Amnesty: Nearly 100 people executed in Iran in January and February

Iran executed nearly 100 people in January and February: Amnesty

Death sentences in Iran are usually carried out by hanging, sometimes from a construction crane in public.

Amnesty: Nearly 100 people executed in Iran in January and February

The Iranian regime executed at least 94 people in January and February, according to human rights organizations Amnesty International and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, an Iranian organization based in the United States. “The Iranian authorities are carrying out executions on a frightening scale,” said Roya Boroumand, executive director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center.

Iran has already executed more than 90 people so far this year and they warn about persecuted minorities

The figures released recently showed a sharp increase in these penalties compared to 2022 and called for their immediate cessation.

Almost 100 executions in Iran since the beginning of the year

According to research by human rights activists, at least 94 death sentences were carried out within two months. “Confessions” systematically extracted through torture served as the basis for the Iranian judiciary's verdicts.

Iran executes almost 100 in 2 months with prisoners tortured

Tehran's regime has become even more authoritarian in recent months as protests are held across the country.

Iran: nearly 100 people executed in first two months of this year

At least 94 put to death in January and February, with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities Horrific sexual violenc