Rights group: 75% surge in Iran executions last year as it sought to spread fear

Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to 'instill fear' in protesters, rights groups say

By Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman, CNN Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran to “instill fear” among anti-regime protesters. It was the highest number of executions in the Islamic republic since

Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to 'instill fear' in protesters, rights groups say

Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran to "instill fear" among anti-regime protesters.

Iran 2022 executions surge in bid to ‘spread fear’: Rights groups

The figure of at least 582 executions was the highest since 2015 in Iran and well above the figure of 333 in 2021.

Iran executed 582 people in 2022, rights groups say

(Image courtesy Unsplash) (DW) – Iranian authorities executed last year 582 individuals, human rights groups said, a 75% increase from the year 2021. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said in the Thursday report that four were hanged following taking part in the protests which ignited late last year. WND is now on Trump's Truth Social! Follow us @WNDNews Iran witnessed mass protes…

Iran executions surge in bid to 'spread fear' - rights groups

Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 than the previous year, two rights groups said on Thursday, warning this “killing machine” risked putting even more people to death this year after protests rocked the country. The figure of at least 582 executions was the highest for Iran since 2015 and well above the figure of 333 for 2021, the report by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) sai…

Executions surge in Iran in bid to "spread fear," rights groups say

Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 than the previous year, two rights groups said on Thursday.