Iran carried out highest number of executions in decades

Human rights groups report Iran executed more people in 2023 than in any year since 2015, with fears of a further surge following last year's protests. | Contesto: cronaca

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Iran carried out at least 834 executions in 2023, the highest number recorded in the country in eight years, according to a joint report from two leading human rights organizations. The figure, compiled by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), represents a 43% increase from 2022 and marks the second consecutive year of a sharp rise in state-sanctioned killings. The vast majority of these executions—more than two-thirds—were for drug-related offenses, a significant shift from historical patterns where murder charges typically dominated. The report, released on Tuesday, underscores a severe and accelerating crackdown by the Islamic Republic's judiciary and security apparatus. The surge in executions comes in the wake of the nationwide 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protest movement that swept Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. While the report's figures primarily cover the period before the most recent wave of protest-related death sentences, human rights monitors warn that the judicial groundwork laid in 2023 creates a dire precedent. 'The international community must increase the cost for the Islamic Republic for its execution spree,' said Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of IHR. He emphasized that the high number of executions, particularly for non-violent drug crimes, is a tool of political repression designed to instill fear in a restive population. Beyond the headline figure, the data reveals alarming trends in application. At least 22 women were executed, a 85% increase from the previous year. Furthermore, the report documents a significant rise in executions of ethnic and religious minorities, with the Baluch minority disproportionately affected. Despite constituting only about 5% of Iran's population, Baluch individuals accounted for 20% of all recorded executions. This, activists argue, points to a systematic use of the death penalty to suppress marginalized communities and perceived dissent on the periphery of the state. The international response has been one of condemnation but limited concrete action. United Nations experts have repeatedly called on Iran to halt executions, especially those...

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