2023: Hinrichtungsrekord im Iran

2023 fanden im Iran so viele Hinrichtungen wie seit langem nicht mehr statt:

 At least 834 people were executed across Iran in 2023, marking the country’s highest rate in eight years, according to a human rights watchdogs' report on Tuesday.

Oslo-based Iran Human Rights Organization (IHR) and Paris-based Together against the death penalty (ECPM) on Tuesday published their joint annual report on the death penalty in the Islamic republic, reflecting a dramatic 43% increase in the number of executions compared to the previous year.

Of the 834 executions carried out by Iranian authorities last year, only 125 were reported by official sources, accounting for only 15 percent of the total number. Suspects of drug-related charges made up over 55 percent of all the executions, with at least 471 suspects executed on said grounds.

Tehran has heavily cracked down on drug trade in recent years, carrying out an alarming number of executions. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in April 2023 described his country as being “at the forefront of the fight against drugs.”