UN rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution after protests

GENEVA, Feb ⁠27 (Reuters) - The U.N. human ⁠rights chief Volker Turk ‌on Friday called for an immediate moratorium on the use ​of the death ⁠penalty in Iran, ⁠warning that dozens more people ⁠risk ‌execution after the first death ⁠sentence linked to January mass protests ​was ‌issued this week. Read full story