Report: 75% Surge in Iran Executions
The Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty published a report on Thursday claiming that Iran's 'execution machine' hanged 75% more people in 2022 than in previous years....
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Facts
- The Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty published a report on Thursday claiming that Iran's 'execution machine' hanged 75% more people in 2022 than in previous years.1
- There were at least 582 executions in 2022, reportedly the highest since 2015 and well above to 333 hangings reported in 2021.2
- Citing the September protests last year, the groups said four protesters have been executed and that 100 others 'remain at risk of death penalty charges, sentences, and execution.'3
- The report alleges that Iran uses the death penalty 'to instill fear among the population' and to intimidate and oppress people 'to maintain the stability of its power.'4
- This comes after Amnesty International reported in March that children as young as 12 are being raped, electrocuted, and flogged for participating in protests against Iran's morality police.5
- Anti-government demonstrations broke out across the country in September 2022, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, who was arrested for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code.6
Sources: 1France 24, 2Al arabiya english, 3Voa, 4Euronews, 5Daily Mail and 6NPR Online News.
Narratives
- Pro-establishment narrative, as provided by The times of israel. The brutality of Iran's autocratic leaders in stifling dissent knows no bounds, as Iranians are being slaughtered in their quest for freedom from the Middle East's most ruthless regime. These protesters deserve the world's support, as human rights are being weaponized in the country.
- Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by Presstv. Though the West prefers to hype Iran's executions, it deliberately ignores the fact that Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei recently pardoned 90k people to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Western-backed rioters tried to set Iran on fire, but, thankfully, they failed, as Iran has implemented strict but fair enforcement of the rule of law.
