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Human rights organizations have warned of a sharp rise in executions and death sentences in Iran, including a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social media post, and the execution of mountaineer Ali-Sina Mostafavi despite international appeals. Amnesty International detailed how Iran's legal and judicial system shields security forces accused of killing protesters, citing impunity built into investigations of the 2022 crackdown, while Iran International reported police killed two teenage brothers near Tehran after they honked their horn celebrating the death of then-supreme leader Khamenei. Authorities in Kerman also announced the arrest of members of an alleged 'counter-revolution' group.