The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran has indicated that in 2015 alone, the regime carried out executions of at least 966 people. Groups like the NCRI have been keeping track of hangings so far this year and have seen similar trends. The NCRI indicates that at least 55 people were executed in the month of April alone, and that another 10 were hanged in just the first three days of May.
Most of the victims of this capital punishment are reportedly
non-violent drug offenders. Meanwhile, some individuals are condemned to death
in Iran for offenses that would not be recognized as crimes in other modern
nations. Many of these are vaguely defined under terms like “enmity against
God,” which clearly reflect the government’s ongoing commitment to its
theocratic identity.
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