Iran Human Rights Organization Expresses Concern Over Imminent Execution of 22 Prisoners

The Iran Human Rights Organization has reported the imminent execution of 22 prisoners, including 6 women, in Isfahan prisons in the coming days and has called for global action to halt executions in Iran. According to this human rights website, one of the women sentenced to death, named Samira Abbasi, a victim of child marriage in Iran, is currently on the verge of execution for the murder of her husband. Under Iranian law, the marriage age for girls is set at 13 years, and for boys at 15 years. However, children can marry at a younger age with parental consent and court approval. The director of the Iran Human Rights Organization criticized the ongoing 'unprecedented trend of executions in Iran' and urged the international community to take serious action to 'stop the killing machine of the Islamic Republic.' Mahmoud Amiri Moghaddam warned that if the international community does not act, 'hundreds of people will fall victim to this regime in the coming months.' According to the Iran Human Rights website, these 22 individuals, sentenced to death for drug-related offenses or murder, are being held in Dastgerd and Dowlatabad prisons in Isfahan. Human rights organizations and civil activists have warned in recent months about the rising number of executions in Iran. Human Rights Watch, in a statement on Friday, May 22, called for international efforts to condemn executions, referencing the 'increase in executions in Iran.' Meanwhile, a number of Iranians residing in Malmo, Sweden, gathered in protest against executions in Iran in front of the Swedish national television. Recently, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights described the execution statistics in Iran as 'horrific' and urged Iranian officials to halt the death penalty. Volker Turk stated: 'The imposition of the death penalty for drug-related offenses is inconsistent with international human rights standards.' The execution of 64 prisoners in just the past 12 days in Iran; the Islamic Republic does not relent. Graffiti protesting the issuance of death sentences for three prisoners in the 'Isfahan House' case. Amnesty International has called for the 'immediate cancellation' of the death sentences for six Arab Iranian prisoners in Ahvaz. Human Rights Watch condemned the increase in executions in Iran and called for global efforts. A call for the international community to stop executions in Iran; reactions from French parliament representatives.