UN experts condemn 'staggering scale' of executions in Iran
16 hours ago
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- 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.