United Nations reaction to Iran: abolish the death penalty

In his written statement, Türk noted that at least 209 people have been executed in Iran this year, and these people are generally prisoners of drug crimes and members of minorities.

Using the phrase “The exact number of executions is unknown due to a lack of government transparency, and these numbers are likely to be higher,” Türk said that Iran is one of the countries that uses the death penalty the most in the world. .

Recalling that Iran also executed 580 people last year, Türk said: “This is an abhorrent record, especially given the growing consensus on the universal abolition of the death penalty.” he performed the assessment of it.

Noting that few countries in the world still apply the death penalty, Türk called on the Iranian authorities to abolish the death penalty and stop all executions, as many other countries do.

2 PEOPLE EXECUTIVE IN IRAN

Two people were executed yesterday for insulting religious values ​​in Iran.

According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), in a written statement made by the judiciary, details of the death sentences and executions of Sadrullah Fazili Zari and Yusuf Mihrdad were shared.

In the statement, it was claimed that Zari and Mihrdad insulted the Prophet Muhammad and holy values, and that they were active on this issue through dozens of social media accounts.

Zari was also recorded to have shared pictures of setting fire to the Quran on social media. (AA)