{"id":248713,"date":"2021-10-09T13:15:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T18:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=248713"},"modified":"2023-02-01T22:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T21:33:18","slug":"world-day-against-death-penalty-and-iran-under-the-mass-murderers-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/world-day-against-death-penalty-and-iran-under-the-mass-murderers-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"World Day Against Death Penalty And Iran Under the Mass Murderers Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Demonstrations of Iranians, Supporters of the MEK in Stockholm, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Rome, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London, on the Eve of the World Day Against The Death Penalty \u2014 October 8, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 10 marks World Day against Death Penalty. While many countries have abolished this cruel sentence or are on the verge of abolishing it, Iran, under the mullahs\u2019 regime<\/a>, holds the world record of executions per capita.\u00a0The death penalty is a violation of Articles 3 and 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which underlines the right to life of every human being.<\/p>\n

Since the mullahs took power in Iran, they started systematic human rights violations. Thousands of Iranians have been executed in the last four decades. The Iranian regime has been using executions as a method to intimidate the public and prevent popular uprisings.<\/p>\n

According to independent sources like Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran-HRM), 255 people were executed in 2020. In 2021, there have so far been 267 executions<\/a>. While the actual number of executions in Iran is much higher due to the regime\u2019s secrecy, the rising trend of executions in Iran in 2021 foretells a tragedy.<\/p>\n

This rising trend of executions was predicted once Ebrahim Raisi ran for the presidency as the Supreme Leader\u2019s favorite candidate. The regime\u2019s sham 2021 presidential election ended with Raisi as the new president in June 2021. Raisi is known for his role as a member of the Tehran \u201cDeath Commission,\u201d which decided the fate of thousands of political prisons during the 1988 massacre. During that massacre, over 30,000 political prisoners, mostly members, and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In a message on this occasion, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the NCRI<\/a> said: \u201cThis year\u2019s World Day Against the Death Penalty has been dedicated to women, which is a further cause for condemnation and expression of abhorrence toward the misogynist regime, more than any other regime. The ruling theocracy in Iran carries out the highest number of executions against women in the modern world,\u201d
\n\u201cThe Iranian people demand the international prosecution of Khamenei, Raisi, [regime Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein] Eje\u2019i, and other henchmen responsible for massacres and murders in Iran.”<\/p>\n

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No to the Regime of Executions & Massacres
The Imperative of International Prosecution of Khamenei & Raisi
Maryam Rajavi\u2019s message on World Day Against the Death Penalty #StopExecutionsinIran<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/RKhVzhJner<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/sbxst5zrWG<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n