TEHRAN. Iran in the present day hanged no less than seven folks, together with two girls, because the Islamic Republic additional intensified its use of capital punishment. This was denounced by the Norwegian NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR), as reported by Haartez. Parvin Mousavi, 53, a mom of two grownup youngsters, was hanged in Urmia jail in northwestern Iran, together with 5 males convicted in varied drug-related circumstances. In Nishapur, jap Iran, a 27-year-old girl named Fatemeh Abdullahi was hanged on fees of killing her husband, who was additionally her cousin.
Parvin Mousav, 53 years previous. She is one in every of two girls executed in Iran
IHR says it has recorded no less than 223 executions this 12 months, together with no less than 50 to date in May alone. A brand new wave started after the top of the Persian New Year and Ramadan holidays in April, with 115 folks together with six girls hanged since then.
A screenshot of the web site of the NGO Iran Human Rights with up to date statistics on capital punishment within the nation
Iran information extra executions of ladies than another nation. Activists say many of those detainees are victims of pressured or abusive marriages. Iran carried out extra hangings final 12 months than in any 12 months since 2015, based on NGOs, which accuse the Islamic republic of utilizing capital punishment as a way to instill worry within the wake of protests that erupted in autumn 2022. «The silence from the worldwide group is unacceptable,” stated IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam. “The executed folks belong to the poor and marginalized teams of Iranian society and haven’t had truthful trials with due course of.”