Hengaw: At Least 74 Executions in Iran in One Month

The human rights organization Hengaw reported that at least 74 prisoners were executed in the prisons of the Islamic Republic in just the last month. According to this report, this figure represents a 21% increase compared to July. The statistics published on the organization's website indicate that '16 Baluch prisoners, 10 Kurdish prisoners, and 8 Turkish prisoners' were executed in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. Hengaw noted that out of the 74 cases, 53 executions were related to drug offenses. The Iran Human Rights Organization also stated on Thursday: 'The execution of prisoners convicted of drug-related charges has seen a continuous and significant increase over the past three years.' According to this organization, 'this year, compared to the first six months of last year, during which 91 people were executed for drug-related charges, there has been a 126% increase, with 206 executions recorded for this charge.' In this context, Amnesty International described the 'tripling' of drug-related executions in Iran as 'shameful' and reported that most individuals did not receive a fair trial. In this regard, lawyers and defenders such as Shirin Ebadi, Mehrangiz Kar, Ghasem Sholehsadi, Mohammad Oliayi-Fard, Hossein Raeisi, and Saeed Dehghan sent a letter to Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, calling for 'control or limitation' of the death penalty in Iran and other countries. The report also disclosed 'brutal torture' of Mohammad Hosseini and Mohammad Mehdi Karami before their execution. A conversation with Niaz Zam, the daughter of Rouhollah Zam, was held on the occasion of the screening of the documentary 'The Mullah's Son' about the life and execution of her father. The report also included fabricated executions leading to broken noses; another account of what happened to Saman Yasin before being transferred to Evin Prison. Shirin Ebadi stated at the Nobel Peace Conference: 'The people of Iran want to peacefully change the Islamic Republic.' An exclusive report from a prisoner indicated that Karami and Hosseini shouted before their execution, 'Our lives are for Iran.' A meeting was held between the Deputy Special Envoy of the United States on Iran and the children of Sharmeh, stating that he should not have been arrested.