Death row inmates in Iran stage mass hunger strike

Hundreds of death row inmates in Iran have been on hunger strike for six days to protest executions.

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The strike coincides with a military escalation between Tehran and Washington.

Iranian authorities use the death penalty as a tool for political repression.

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