Nobel Laureate Says Iran Using Execution as 'Tool of Repression'.

The article focuses on the worsening state suppression in Iran, as articulated by Narges Mohammadi, a prominent rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Mohammadi, currently serving a sentence in Tehran's Evin prison, highlights the increasing targeting of activists, teachers, and academics, with a notable rise in executions used as a tool of repression by the Iranian government. She criticizes the Islamic Republic's discriminatory laws against women, describing the regime as a "tyrannical theocracy" that imposes a system of "gender apartheid." The article also notes the broader context of regional isolation and economic crises facing Iran, exacerbated by international sanctions and internal unrest following the death of Mahsa Amini. Mohammadi calls for global solidarity to combat violations of women's rights and promote democracy. [Extracted from the article]