My Comment:  This is the new Iran, the one that the world is bowing to according to them.  This is horrific, and just in time for the deal with these loving, misunderstood people.  Pray like never before for those imprisoned there.  Pray for their safety, pray for Pastor Abedini, pray for the lost.  Pray for God to show himself to this nation.

(Washington Free Beacon) Iran has gone on an execution binge in the past two weeks, hanging some 40 people, including 19 in one day, according to international human rights groups inside and outside of Iran.

Iran hanged a total of 19 prisoners on Tuesday, including one who was executed publicly, according to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), which tracks the Islamic Republic’s flawed judicial system.

Forty executions have taken place since the beginning of January, including 33 in just the past week, according to human rights group Amnesty International.

Iran, which human rights activists say is one of the world’s leaders in the abuse of prisoners, hit an all time execution peak in 2013 when it killed some 529 citizens.

The rate of executions has spiked under the leadership of President Hassan Rouhani despite his claims to be a “moderate” reformer.

More than 300 people were killed in the months after Rouhani assumed office, prompting criticism from human rights activists who criticized him for not living up to his moderate claims.

Alireza Mafiha is hung in public from a crane in Tehran, Iran / AP

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