Iran Human Rights (IHR) said at least 307 people have been executed in 2023, which is a rise of over 75% compared to the same period in 2022.
PARIS - Iran has executed over 300 people this year, with the rate in May during the current surge in hangings the highest monthly figure in the country since 2015, a rights group said on Thursday.
At least 142 people were executed in May, the highest monthly figure since 2015, meaning an average of over four people were hanged every day last month in the Islamic Republic, it added. Seven men have been hanged in cases related to the protests but activists say executions have surged in less high profile cases, particularly over drug and murder convictions, with ethnic minorities disproportionately targeted.
"If the international community doesn't show a stronger reaction to the current wave of executions, hundreds more will fall victim to their killing machine in the coming months."Over 20% of those executed in May, 30 people were from the largely Sunni Baluch minority concentrated in the southeast of the country, it added.
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