Nearly three quarters of all publicly documented executions were enacted by the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amnesty International found.
Iranian members of the diaspora and activists gather at the Lincoln Memorial in the National Mall, Washington D.C., during the 'United Against Executions in Iran' protest on Jan. 27, 2024.he number of executions around the world soared last year to its highest since 2015, driven by a sharp rise in the use of the death penalty in Iran. At least 1,153 people were executed by governments in 2023, the highest number in eight years, according toreleased on May 29.
“The Iranian authorities showed complete disregard for human life and ramped up executions for drug-related offenses, further highlighting the discriminatory impact of the death penalty on Iran’s most marginalized and impoverished communities,” Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General said in a press release.
Iran has ramped up its number of executions, with numbers rising by 48% in 2023, up from 576 executions in 2022 Religious and ethnic minorities were disproportionately subjected to the death penalty, particularly Iran’s Baluchi ethnic minority which makes up only 5% of the population but represented 20% of all executions in 2023, Amnesty found. after mass demonstrations swept the country in 2022, according to Amnesty.
The United States carried out 24 executions in 2023, up from 18 the previous year. These executions took place in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama, and Florida. Internationally, at least 508 executions took place for drug-related offenses in 2023, in violation of international law. Though international law does not bar the death penalty, it prohibits its use in cases of drug related charges, espionage and robbery. At least 545 executions carried out in Iran are believed to be in violation of international law, and more than half were due to drug-related charges, Amnesty said.
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