Donnerstag, 01.06.2023 / 22:27 Uhr

Hinrichtungen im Iran haben 2023 dramatisch zugenommen

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A new report on Thursday has revealed alarming figures for Iranian executions this year, a killing spree that rights groups say is intended to intimidate the Iranian people.

In May alone, at least 142 people were executed in the country, the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights (IHR) said in its report. The number, which averages to over four people executed per day, is the highest monthly figure in the country since 2015.

At least 307 people have been executed this year, a 76% increase compared to the same period last year, the report showed.

In the report, IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam called on the international community to urgently intervene to stop the country’s “killing machine,” writing, “The purpose of the Islamic Republic’s intensification of arbitrary executions is to spread societal fear to prevent protests and prolong its rule.” 

Executions have surged in the Islamic Republic after anti-regime protests erupted across the country last September in response to the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini. Authorities responded to the protests with a violent crackdown, killing hundreds and arresting thousands. The judiciary has issued several death sentences in relation to the protests, but many have been sentenced for other violations, including drug and blasphemy offenses. The IHR report found that at least 78 people were executed last month for drug-related offenses.

“Imposing the death penalty for drug offenses is incompatible with international human rights norms and standards,” UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said in a press release last month.