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Communist Vietnam's secret death penalty conveyor belt: How country trails only China and Iran for 'astonishing' number of executions

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Prisoners are dragged from their cells at 4am without warning to be given a lethal injection Vietnam's use of the death penalty has been thrust into the spotlight after a real estate tycoon was on Thursday sentenced to be executed in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's history. Truong My Lan, a businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022.

Iran: six hanged

Iran executed 6 people convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes in a prison in the northeastern province of Khorasan Rasavi, local media reported on Sunday.

All the convicts were executed by hanging in a prison in one of the province's centers, the media reported without saying when the executions took place.

Since the start of this year, Iran has executed around 35 people.

Iran holds the 2nd place in the world after China by the number of executions. Iran rejects accusations by the West that it is violating human rights.

Source: Ria Novosti, January 26, 2009

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