Escalating Repression in Iran in the Form of a Multi-Dimensional Campaign of Intimidation

Iran’s Execution Machine: A Regime’s Weapon Against Dissent

As political prisoners and athletes face death sentences, Tehran’s escalating use of executions reflects growing fears of social unrest rather than the pursuit of justice. Executions Are Not Justice—They Are a Political Strategy In Iran, executions have long ceased to function as instruments of criminal justice. Instead, they have become a central pillar of the regime’s political survival strategy. The latest death sentences handed down to polit…

Escalating Repression in Iran in the Form of a Multi-Dimensional Campaign of Intimidation

Simultaneously with the heightening of geopolitical challenges and internal legitimacy crises, the Islamic Republic has launched an extensive campaign aimed at escalating repression in Iran across the entire country. This survival strategy relies, on one hand, on the issuance and hasty execution of political death sentences to maintain an atmosphere of dread. On the other hand, it has led to the initiation of a new wave of arbitrary arrests and …