{"id":21900,"date":"2021-04-22T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=21900"},"modified":"2021-04-21T18:34:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T16:34:23","slug":"irans-regime-uses-the-death-penalty-as-a-weapon-of-political-repression-against-dissidents-and-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/04\/irans-regime-uses-the-death-penalty-as-a-weapon-of-political-repression-against-dissidents-and-protesters\/21900\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Regime Uses the Death Penalty as a Weapon of Political Repression Against Dissidents and Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amnesty International\u00a0published<\/a>\u00a0its annual report on the inhumane death penalty in the world in 2020. This report is a reference to the executions announced by the governments. The actual number is much higher than the announced statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amnesty International reports on executions in 2020, referring to the Iranian regime, which uses executions to suppress political dissidents and protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cthe country increasingly used the death penalty as a weapon of political repression against dissidents, protesters, and members of ethnic minority groups, in violation of international law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran's regime uses #deathpenalty<\/a> as weapon to carry out pol. repression on dissidents, #IranProtests<\/a> & ethnic minorities #StopExecutionsInIran<\/a>
Abolition of state-killings must be tackled globally https:\/\/t.co\/Yt66hgfn6u<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IxgBJnMbY4<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) April 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>