producing and publishing pornography; using pornographic materials to solicit sex
recidivist false accusation of capital sexual offenses causing execution of an innocent person; recidivist theft; certain military offenses (e. g., cowardice, assisting the enemy); “waging war against God”;
spreading corruption on Earth”; espionage; and treason. Iran carried out at least 977 executions in 2015, at least 567 executions in 2016, and at least 507 executions in 2017. In 2018 there were at least 249 executions, at least 273 in 2019, at least 246 in 2020, at least 290 in 2021, at least 553 in 2022, and at least 309 so far in 2023.
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Executions in Iran 2007–2018 (Official, true number probably higher due to unreported cases. From 2015 onward, some established unreported cases have been taken into account as well.)
In January 2023, Iran executed a British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari who once served as Iran’s deputy defense minister, despite calls from London for his release.
The execution was condemned by the UK as politically motivated and a “callous and cowardly act” carried out by a “barbaric regime.” Prime minister Rishi Sunak referred to it as such. State-sanctioned executions have witnessed a rapid spike in numbers during 2023.
In May 2023 alone, Iran executed at least 142 individuals, its highest monthly rate since 2015. At least 30 of those killed were from the predominantly Sunni Baluch ethnic minority.
Iran is believed to execute the most people per capita. Iran insists that the execution numbers human rights groups allege are “exaggerated,” and that executions are only carried out “after a lengthy judicial process.” Iranian officials cite that they are “fighting a large-scale drug war along its eastern borders, and the increase of drug lords and dealers causes a rise in executions.” According to the BBC, Iran “carries out more executions than any other country, except China”.
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