Iran hangs two on blasphemy charges as executions continue to spike
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Iran hanged two men on rare blasphemy charges Monday as executions continue to surge across the country following months of unrest.
Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed at the Arak Prison in central Iran after being arrested in May 2020 for their participation on a Telegram channel dubbed "Critique of Superstition and Religion," according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.
It is unclear what exactly the two men wrote on the messaging channel, but both were forced to face months of solitary confinement and were barred from contacting their families.
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