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120 Belgian Lawmakers Condemn Iran's Surge in Executions, Call for EU Policy Shift
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On Monday, the UN urged Iran to stop the use of the death penalty, citing a "disquieting increase in the number of executions" this year.
The UN has urged Iran to stop using the death penalty, calling for "an alarming increase in the number of executions", with a total of at least 612 since the beginning of the year. In response, the Tehran noted that its judicial system limits...
The number of at least 612 persons executed in the first half of 2025 is more than twice that of the same period in 2024. According to the United Nations, judicial proceedings often take place in camera and do not comply with fair trial standards.
The UN called on Iran on Monday (July 28) to end the use of the death penalty, citing a “worrying increase in the number of executions” in the country. Iran responded that the country’s judicial system limits the imposition of the death penalty “to the most serious crimes. The death penalty is provided for by Iranian justice for a number of the most serious crimes,” Esmail Baghai, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, told reporters. At least 61…
Iran: United Nations Judges the Resurgence of "Profoundly Disturbing" Executions, Tehran Relativizes
"It is alarming to see reports indicating that there are at least 48 people currently on death row, 12 of whom are considered to be in imminent danger of execution," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
120 Belgian Lawmakers Condemn Iran's Surge in Executions, Call for EU Policy Shift
As international attention shifts away from the recent military escalation between Iran and Israel, concerns are mounting over a sharp increase in executions within Iran. According to Iran Human Rights Monitor, at least 81 prisoners were executed between 21 June … Read more Continue reading 120 Belgian Lawmakers Condemn Iran’s Surge in Executions, Call for EU Policy Shift at The Brussels Morning Newspaper.
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