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Iran executed at least 289 people in 2014, according to Amnesty International, making the Islamic republic the world's second most prolific practitioner of capital punishment. Women and children in Iran also struggle under harsh, discriminatory laws despite numerous calls for reform from human rights groups and the international community. (Associated Press)
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Iran executed at least 289 people in 2014, according to Amnesty International, making the Islamic republic the world's second most prolific practitioner of capital punishment. Women and children in Iran also struggle under harsh, discriminatory laws despite numerous calls for reform from human rights groups and the international community. (Associated Press)

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