Iran’s Rising Execution Rate Brings Calls for International Jurisdiction for Regime Officials
With at least 16 executions carried out in Iran just in the second week of October alone, and with barely two months left until 2021 draws to a close, the Iranian regime has already overtaken the number of executions that took place the previous year. In figures reported by the Iran Human Rights Monitor, the […]
Raisi to Speak to UN as Iran Mourns Executed Wrestling Champion Navid Afkari
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported on September 12 that as Iranian citizens acknowledged the first anniversary of the execution of Iranian wrestling champion, Navid Afkari, it was announced that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was involved in the execution, is set to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 20. […]
Iran: July 2021 Has Seen an Increase in Executions
The Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) has recently reported that in July 2021 alone, at least 52 executions have taken place in Iran. This sharp increase following the presidential election in late June has taken the current total for 2021 to 192. Despite the vast number that have taken place, only five of these […]
Iran: 27 Executions in January 2021
The Iranian regime executed at least 27 prisoners during January 2021, according to Iran Human Rights Monitor, although due to the regime’s secrecy the true number may be much higher. Of those executed that we do know about, there were four political prisoners, six non-violent drug convicts, and one person found guilty of rape, but […]
Executions Six-Month Record in Iran in 2020 – on the Occasion of October 10, World Day Against the Death Penalty
Execution in Iran under the Mullahs’ regime continue While the whole world is moving towards abolishing executions with decent speed, Khamenei’s declining regime is moving in the opposite direction of evolution with incredible speed in executions. In the first six months of the Iranian year 1399(April to September 2020), they executed 136 prisoners in various […]
Campaign: “#Dont_Execute”, Inside and Outside Iran to Save the Lives of Protesters
In recent weeks and days, a large-scale campaign has been launched to save the lives of political prisoners, including young people who took part in the protests of 2017, 2018, November 2019 and January 2020. This campaign, entitled “اعدام_نکنید# (#Dont_Execute)” with various hashtags, including “#StopExecutionsInIran” and other hashtags, has become a nationwide protest by the […]
The death penalty in Iran should be stopped
The death penalty in Iran should be stopped Since the year 2002, October 10, has been named the International Day against the Death Penalty by dozens of human rights organizations. The death penalty has been canceled in 104 countries, and in some of these countries, it has been done through a referendum. Also, 50 countries […]
