Germany Summons Iran Envoy Over Latest Execution

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on January 16 summoned Iran's ambassador to Berlin for the second time in a week over a rash of executions by Tehran, her spokesman said. The spokesman, Christofer Burger, confirmed the move when asked about reports that the envoy had been summoned "over massive human rights violations and a wave of executions." Tehran has launched a brutal crackdown during unrest over the death of a young woman while in police custody for how she wore a head scarf. Several people have been executed, and dozens of others have been handed death sentences.