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Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, marking a 17 percent increase from 2023, according to the seventeenth Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran released on Thursday. Jointly published by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), the report said the figure was the highest recorded rate in over two decades.
The data identified a nexus between the duration of the executions conducted and geopolitical developments. The execution rate particularly intensified during the heightened Iran-Israel tensions, reaching five to six executions daily in the final quarter.
Additionally, drug-related offenses accounted for 503 executions, primarily affecting marginalized communities and ethnic minorities, notably the Baluch groups. Despite the concerns raised by 84 human rights organizations to suspend cooperation, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime continued its law enforcement projects with Iran.
According to the report, administrative transparency has also declined significantly, with only 95 executions, less than 10 percent of the total, officially announced, compared to 15 percent in 2023. Moreover, at least 31 women were executed in 2024, the highest number since IHRNGO commenced documentation in 2007.
The report also pointed out the usage of qisas (retribution-in-kind) laws of Iran, under which 419 people were executed for murder charges. This was evident in cases like those of Abbas Karimi, executed because his family could not afford blood money exceeding one million euros, and Ahmad Alizadeh, who was hanged, resuscitated upon request, then executed again, weeks later.
The report said that the vast majority of those executed for political affiliations were ethnic minorities, primarily from the Kurdish community. As per the records, at least 164 executions were carried out for ties to banned political or armed groups, including 52 percent Kurds, 26 percent Baluch and 16 percent Arabs, most of whom were Sunni Muslims. Following Mahsa Amini’s state killing, the Kurdish regions and Baluchistan had seen the longest protests, with nearly half of all street protester deaths from these areas.
Based on its findings, the report concludes that the surge in political executions is primarily driven by a crackdown on dissent. It attributes the use of death penalty to the government’s efforts to reinforce state repression by increasingly relying on capital punishment as a tool to suppress public opposition.
Notably, in response to the escalating state violence, Iranian prisoners had launched the “No Death Penalty Tuesdays” campaign, a protest movement that has garnered international solidarity and sustained momentum for over a year.
Commenting on the initiative, IHRNGO Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam stated, “The ‘No Death Penalty Tuesdays’ … marks the beginning of a broader social movement challenging the death penalty in its entirety. The people of Iran, human rights organizations, and the international community must support this movement.”
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The data identified a nexus between the duration of the executions conducted and geopolitical developments. The execution rate particularly intensified during the heightened Iran-Israel tensions, reaching five to six executions daily in the final quarter.
Additionally, drug-related offenses accounted for 503 executions, primarily affecting marginalized communities and ethnic minorities, notably the Baluch groups. Despite the concerns raised by 84 human rights organizations to suspend cooperation, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime continued its law enforcement projects with Iran.
According to the report, administrative transparency has also declined significantly, with only 95 executions, less than 10 percent of the total, officially announced, compared to 15 percent in 2023. Moreover, at least 31 women were executed in 2024, the highest number since IHRNGO commenced documentation in 2007.
The report also pointed out the usage of qisas (retribution-in-kind) laws of Iran, under which 419 people were executed for murder charges. This was evident in cases like those of Abbas Karimi, executed because his family could not afford blood money exceeding one million euros, and Ahmad Alizadeh, who was hanged, resuscitated upon request, then executed again, weeks later.
The report said that the vast majority of those executed for political affiliations were ethnic minorities, primarily from the Kurdish community. As per the records, at least 164 executions were carried out for ties to banned political or armed groups, including 52 percent Kurds, 26 percent Baluch and 16 percent Arabs, most of whom were Sunni Muslims. Following Mahsa Amini’s state killing, the Kurdish regions and Baluchistan had seen the longest protests, with nearly half of all street protester deaths from these areas.
Based on its findings, the report concludes that the surge in political executions is primarily driven by a crackdown on dissent. It attributes the use of death penalty to the government’s efforts to reinforce state repression by increasingly relying on capital punishment as a tool to suppress public opposition.
Notably, in response to the escalating state violence, Iranian prisoners had launched the “No Death Penalty Tuesdays” campaign, a protest movement that has garnered international solidarity and sustained momentum for over a year.
Commenting on the initiative, IHRNGO Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam stated, “The ‘No Death Penalty Tuesdays’ … marks the beginning of a broader social movement challenging the death penalty in its entirety. The people of Iran, human rights organizations, and the international community must support this movement.”
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