Nearly 5,000 Executions In Iran Since 2013
In the last 10 years, approximately 5,000 executions have taken place in Iran, including dozens of children.
The news was released this week in the latest recent report by Dadgostar, the news agency of US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA).
Over the past decade, Iran has witnessed an alarming rate of executions with at least 4,800 individuals put to death by the Islamic Republic. The report highlights the concerning trend of an average of 10 citizens being executed every week since May of the current year alone.
Of the executed individuals, 2,196 faced drug-related charges, raising serious concerns about the use of capital punishment for offenses that do not qualify as the "most serious crimes."
Disturbingly, the report also reveals that 41 "child-criminals" were among those executed, with at least one of them being charged with drug-related offenses.
Human rights organizations have also expressed deep concern over the imminent execution of six Arab prisoners, further emphasizing the need for urgent international attention on Iran's approach to capital punishment.
HRANA, in its report, underscored that Iran, as a member of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is bound by the principle that the death penalty should only be applied to the "most serious crimes." Any deviation from this principle is considered a violation of the right to life, as stated by international law.
