Human rights: At a rate of one case every 3 hours.. 32 prisoners executed in 4 days in Iran

At a rate of one case every 3 hours.. 32 prisoners executed in 4 days in Iran

Human rights organizations reported that at least 32 prisoners were executed in Iran in the past four days, and according to these figures, the Tehran regime has carried out 8 executions per day, at a rate of one person executed every 3 hours.

These prisoners were executed between Wednesday, February 26, and Saturday, March 1, in various prisons inside Iran, including the cities of: Arak, Isfahan, Amol, Ahvaz, Bojnurd, Birjand, Rasht, Sari, Karaj, Kermanshah, and Mashhad.

Seven prisoners, including a woman, were executed on Saturday, March 1, in Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad, two prisoners in Amol Prison, and one prisoner in Arak Prison.

A public execution of a prisoner was also carried out in Bojnurd on Friday, February 28, and two prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan on Thursday, a prisoner in Sari Prison, and two prisoners in Lakan Barasht Prison.

Nine prisoners were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on Wednesday, five prisoners in Kermanshah Prison, one prisoner in Birjand Prison, and another in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.

These executions were carried out on various charges, including "killing citizens, possession or transportation of drugs, and fighting by participating in armed robbery."

These executions were documented by several human rights sources, such as the HRANA News Agency, the Human Rights Organization in Iran, the Hal Wash website, which is concerned with the rights of Baloch citizens, in addition to some local Iranian media outlets.

Recent months have witnessed an escalation in the implementation of death sentences in Iran, which has sparked a wave of protests inside and outside the country.

In the latest form of these protests, the “No to Executions” campaign, which began in February 2024, has continued for the 57th week; on the 27th of last month, a number of prisoners organized a hunger strike in 37 prisons in Iran.

The Human Rights Organization in Iran also reported in its annual report that during 2024, at least 975 death sentences were carried out in Iran, representing a 17 percent increase compared to 2023, when at least 834 executions were recorded.

It is noteworthy that only 10 percent of the executions last year - that is, 95 cases - were officially announced by the authorities or local media.