Iran is allegedly set to carry out its first hanging execution connected to the ongoing anti-government protests, according to multiple human rights organisations and international media reports.

Erfan Soltani faces execution on 14 January after being arrested during the Iranian protests. Human rights groups warn of mass executions amid crackdown.

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A lawsuit filed by three Japanese death row inmates seeking a suspension of their execution by hanging was dismissed.