Iran has hanged two men convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as executions surge across the country following months of unrest. Iran remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners since the start of this year alone, according to the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

 

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