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Capital Punishment

Italian City Council Condemns Iran’s Executions and Endorses Global “No to Execution” Campaign

On November 26, the city of Cuneo reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Iranian Resistance by unanimously approving a resolution condemning the Ayatollah regime’s human rights...

Iran condemned 14 political prisoners to death last month, rights groups say

ran sentenced at least 14 political prisoners to death in November and carried out at least 135 executions, the second-highest monthly total in 2024...

Six Political Prisoners Sentenced to Execution for PMOI Membership in Iran

The Iranian regime’s judiciary has sentenced six political prisoners—Abolhassan Montazer, Pouya Ghobadi, Vahid Bani-Amrian, Babak Alipour, Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar, and Mohammad Taghavi—to execution following...

Rights groups call for annulment of death sentences for Verisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and 17 other human rights organisations have issued a joint statement condemning the death sentences handed down to...

Hunger Strike Highlights Iran’s Escalating Execution Crisis

On November 26, prisoners involved in the “No Execution Tuesdays” campaign across 25 Iranian prisons marked their 44th week of a hunger strike. In...

Iran bucks UN resolution condemning death penalty for minors, rights abuses

On November 20, the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee, whose focus includes humanitarian matters, approved a draft resolution on the deteriorating human rights...

Two political prisoners sentenced to death as Iran’s execution rate soars

Two Iranian political prisoners have been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in Urmia in separate cases. The sentences for Mehran Hasanzadeh and Hamid...

Iran Executes Three More Prisoners as Execution Rates Reach Record Highs

The Islamic Republic’s authorities have executed three more prisoners amid a significant spike in the use of capital punishment. The executions of Arslan Habibi, Jabbar...