Amnesty International Reports: About 100 Executions in Iran in January and February Harry and Meghan Must Leave House on Windsor Castle Grounds

According to information from the human rights organization Amnesty International, about 100 people were executed in Iran in the first two months of the year. In January and February alone, authorities carried out at least 94 death sentences, the human rights organization reported on Thursday. According to research by the human rights organization Abdorrahman Boroumand Center in the US and Amnesty, the number of executions has increased significantly compared to last year. The organizations also recorded cases of “heinous sexual assault and other allegations of torture”.

Amnesty accused the authorities in Iran of using the death penalty as an “oppression tool” against ethnic minorities. At least one Iranian Arab, 14 Kurds and 13 members of the Baloch ethnic minority were executed in January and February. The death penalty in Iran is usually carried out by hanging.

Human rights activists have for years criticized Iran’s use of the death penalty. There are no official figures on executions. At least 250 people were executed in Iran in the first half of 2022, mostly for drug-related crimes, according to Amnesty International. Iran also executed four participants in the recent wave of protests. (sda/dpa)