And Whoever Kills A Believer Intentionally, His Recompense Is Hell

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% :Despite its alleged devotion to Islam - whose compassionate God in the Qur'an urges Muslims to use "beautiful preaching" to bring people to faith and argues "there is no compulsion in religion" (2:256) - Iran is one of the world's top executioners, invariably in the name of a Holy War, usually by hanging, often with the condemned still alive when it begins.
46% : E.U. foreign ministers voted to step up sanctions, but have yet to recall ambassadors; Amnesty urges the international community to "take all necessary measures to pursue accountability"; Germany declares Iran's "contempt for humanity knows no bounds"; the UN Human Rights Council will establish another "fact-finding mission," but Tehran won't cooperate.
42% : Iran has also re-imprisoned Baha'i leaders for 10 years for their activism; arrested dozens of artists, including two rappers both sentenced to death for their songs; and turned to blacklisting multiple European groups and individuals, notably those focused on human rights and climate change.
40% : So far this year, Iran has killed over 500 people, the largest number in several years according to Oslo-based Iran Human Rights.
39% : In an already brutal crackdown on protests against the country's repressive theocracy, another 25 people face execution by a "regime (that) has taken justice and freedom to the slaughterhouse."
38% : Days after dictates from their leaders, including President Ebrahim "Butcher of Tehran" Raisi, to show "firmness" by "sending the first rioter to the gallows," Iran has swiftly executed two young protesters found guilty in "proceedings that bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial" before a Revolutionary Court of "enmity against God" and "corruption on earth" by protesting the country's repressive theocracy.
38% : Though no one has been held accountable for hundreds killed protesting a woman's murder for removing her hijab, or thousands in earlier protests, all 25 now face execution.
37% : Thus, it was both shocking and not that Iranian authorities on Thursday executed Mohsen Shekari for "waging war against God" by closing off a main street in Tehran, wounding a member of the Basij in the shoulder with a machete, and "creating fear and depriving people of their freedom and security" (sic) during September protests.
35% : Meanwhile, we have the "disgraceful saga" of western officials and human rights bodies largely helpless before an authoritarian regime that meets protest with execution.
34% : Comments online: "Where are you EU?," "We will take revenge for every drop of the blood you shed," "StopExecutionsInIran," and "You remain silent and the next victim will follow."
30% : Since protests began in September, activists say at least 488 people have been killed and over 18,000 detained in what Iran still doggedly calls "riots" sparked by foreign enemies.

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