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Two jailed Iranian educators have launched hunger strikes after authorities detained three more of their colleagues -- bringing the total to 16 -- for supporting nationwide protests over what is seen as the government's trampling of rights and freedoms.

PARIS: Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges Wednesday, a rights group said. Three men were executed on drug-related charges in Ghezal Hesar Prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO said. It added that four other men were hanged on rape charges in Rajai Shahr Prison, also in Karaj.

IHR says the latest hangings mean Iran has seen at least 64 executions in the last 12 days alone.

Iran executed seven men Wednesday on drug and rape charges, rights groups said, amid the UN denouncing of the "frighteningly" high number of executions in the country in the first five months of the year. Three men were executed on drug-related charges in Ghezal Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran, said Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based NGO. It added that four other men were hanged on rape charges in Rajai Shahr prison, also in Karaj.

IHR said the latest hangings mean Iran has seen at least 64 executions in the last 12 days alone

The United Nations estimated that more than 200 people have been executed this year so far, as authorities battle internal protests.

Iran executed seven men Wednesday in two prisons outside Tehran on drug and rape charges, a rights group said, accelerating what activists describe as a hanging spree over the past two weeks. The United Nations had warned on Tuesday of a "frighteningly" high number of executions in the country after a rare execution on Monday…

Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi, and Saleh Mirhashemi, all three of whom were arrested during the recent nationwide protests and charged with "waging war against God," a crime often applied to political dissidents.

Middlemen inside the million-dollar industry in Iran are said to buy kidneys, liver, bone marrow and cornea to sell to high-paying buyers in countries including the UAE, Turkey and Iraq.

Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges Wednesday, a rights group said, accelerating what activists describe as a hanging spree over the past two weeks.