{"id":52820,"date":"2025-09-26T15:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-carried-out-1000-executions-this-year-says-amnesty\/26\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:32:07","slug":"iran-carried-out-1000-executions-this-year-says-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-carried-out-1000-executions-this-year-says-amnesty\/26\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran carried out 1,000 executions this year, says Amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people so far this year, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This was the highest number of yearly executions in Iran recorded by Amnesty in at least 15 years, the organization reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The ongoing escalation of executions in Iran has reached horrific proportions as the Iranian authorities continue to systematically weaponize the death penalty as a tool of repression and to quash dissent while displaying a chilling assault on the right to life,&#8221; said Heba Morayef, regional director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_2ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_4ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_4ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_4ot56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the end of August, the United Nations observed 841 executions since the beginning of the year, a sharp increase in executions compared to previous years. According to UN figures, there were at least 975 executions in total in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the war against Israel in June and after a ceasefire came into force, Iran&#8217;s security authorities cracked down on alleged collaborators with the country&#8217;s arch-enemy. Iranian media reported a number of executions for alleged espionage for Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iran-carried-1-000-executions-191725266.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people so far this year, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday. 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