Iran#: Human rights situation# worsens with recent spike in the number of executions#

Killings and executions have intensified in Iran

The regime of Iran holding the world’s highest record in the number of death penalty per capita, saw a spike in the number of people it executed in September. Some even took place while President Hassan Rouhani was participating in the U.N. General Assembly meetings.

The Media Express, October 1, 2016 - Last year, Iran saw an unprecedented spike in its execution rate, with roughly 1,000 executions having taken place by year’s end. The streak has continued this year, and September has seen another spike in executions.

From September 13 to 24, 19 prisoners in Shiraz, Gorgan, and other prisoners were hanged, while 13 prisoners in solitary confinement in Karaj’s Gohardasht and Varamin’s Khorin prisons, and seven 25-30 year old prisoners in Minab Central Prison, were placed on death row. Thousands of prisoners are on death row in prisons throughout Iran, especially Ghezel Hessar prison.
Most of Iran’s death sentences stem from drug charges or, less commonly, “crimes against God”. The Iranian justice system is notorious for its unfair trials in which prisoners are sometimes detained for weeks or months without access to lawyers or their families. Individuals are often detained without explanation and are unable to see their families. It is not uncommon for political dissidents, union organizers, and activists to be jailed without warning, especially those belonging to religious or ethnic minorities.
Blinding, flagellation, and removal of fingers or hands are common and sometimes practiced in public, in violation of international anti-torture and anti-cruelty laws.  Iran also executes minors and has executed pregnant women in the past.

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