An alarming truth is that executions have skyrocketed in Iran, with at the least 834 individuals executed final yr, the best quantity since 2015. This grim statistic was reported by the Norway-based Iranian Human Rights Organization (IHR) and the Iranian Human Rights Organization. The Paris-based Movement Against the Death Penalty displays a 43% year-on-year improve.
“Iran has executed 9 individuals allegedly concerned in assaults on safety forces through the 2022 protests, however there was a notable improve in executions for different fees, particularly drug-related circumstances.” The report emphasizes. Particularly worrying is the dramatic improve in drug-related executions, which soared to 471 in 2023, a staggering improve from the earlier yr.
The report additionally highlights the disproportionate impression of executions on ethnic minorities, notably the Sunni Baluch group in southeastern Iran, which is considerably overrepresented amongst these executed for drug-related crimes. At least 167 Baluchs have been executed in 2023, accounting for 20 p.c of the entire variety of executions, regardless of solely making up about 5 p.c of Iran’s inhabitants.
The report additionally famous a rise in public hangings, with seven such executions recorded in 2023, 3 times as many because the earlier yr. It additionally highlights the best variety of feminine executions within the final 10 years, with 22 girls executed, primarily for homicide.
As human rights watchdogs sound the alarm over Iran’s escalating use of the dying penalty, worldwide consideration and condemnation has grown louder and requires concerted efforts to deal with the alarming developments in executions within the Islamic Republic. It has been demanded.