Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:02pm on 07 Jan 2025,Tuesday International
Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including 40 in a single December week, according to UN rights chief Volker Turk. The Islamic Republic, second only to China in annual executions, uses the death penalty for crimes like murder, drug trafficking, and sexual assault. The UN expressed alarm over rising executions, particularly targeting dissidents and women, with 31 women executed last year. Activists accuse Iran’s leadership of instilling fear through capital punishment, especially following the 2022 protests. "It’s high time Iran stemmed this tide of executions," Turk urged, advocating for a moratorium and eventual abolition of the death penalty.
