According to information from the human rights organization Amnesty International, around 100 people were executed in Iran in the first two months of the year. The authorities carried out at least 94 death sentences in January and February alone, the human rights organization reported on Thursday. According to research by the human rights organization Abdorrahman Boroumand Center and Amnesty, the number of executions has risen significantly compared to the previous year.
The organizations also recorded cases of “horrific sexual violence and other allegations of torture”. Amnesty has accused the authorities in Iran of using the death penalty as an “instrument of oppression” once morest ethnic minorities.
At least one Iranian Arab, 14 Kurds and 13 members of the Baloch ethnic minority were executed in January and February. Death penalty in Iran is usually carried out by hanging.
Human rights activists have criticized the use of the death penalty in Iran for years. There are no official figures on executions.
According to Amnesty International, at least 250 people were executed in Iran in the first half of 2022, mostly for drug-related offences. Iran also executed four participants in the recent wave of protests.
