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UN experts condemn 'staggering scale' of executions in Iran

19 hours ago
  • #death penalty
  • #human rights
  • #Iran
  • UN human rights experts condemn the 'staggering scale' of executions in Iran, with over 1,000 executions in the first nine months of 2025.
  • Half of the executions were for drug-related offenses, averaging nine hangings per day in recent weeks.
  • Iran defends its use of the death penalty, limiting it to 'the most severe crimes'.
  • A man accused of spying for Israel was executed, marking the 11th such execution this year.
  • Amnesty International and Iran Human Rights report 1,000 executions since January, surpassing last year's total.
  • 50% of executions were for drug-related charges, 43% for murder, and 3% for security-related charges.
  • Executions included 28 women, 58 Afghan nationals, and a disproportionate number from minority communities.
  • Trials were routinely unfair, with allegations of torture and ill-treatment.
  • UN experts warn of an 'industrial scale' of executions, violating human rights standards.
  • Iran's Guardian Council is reviewing a draft espionage bill that expands the death penalty to include online communication and foreign media collaboration.
  • The international community is urged to take diplomatic action to pressure Iran to halt executions.