{
  "id": 2121659,
  "title": "Iran executes Afghan national over 2026 protests: rights group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/iran-executes-afghan-national-over-2026-protests-rights-group",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:30:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/iran-executes-afghan-national-over-2026-protests-rights-group"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iran on Thursday executed an Afghan national convicted over the killing of police officers during anti-government demonstrations, the 30th in a wave of hangings since the start of the Middle East war, a rights group said. Ghaem Hosseini was executed after being convicted of involvement in the deaths of four police officers, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan Online website reported.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}