{"id":334859,"date":"2025-07-29T06:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334859"},"modified":"2025-07-29T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:39:23","slug":"un-commissioner-condemns-irans-surge-in-executions-urges-immediate-moratorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/stop-executions-in-iran\/un-commissioner-condemns-irans-surge-in-executions-urges-immediate-moratorium\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Commissioner Condemns Iran\u2019s Surge in Executions, Urges Immediate Moratorium"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334860\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad.jpg\" alt=\"Volker T\u00fcrk warns of systemic abuses and calls new espionage bill \u201cdangerously broad\u201d\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volker-Turk-warns-of-systemic-abuses-and-calls-new-espionage-bill-dangerously-broad-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volker T\u00fcrk warns of systemic abuses and calls new espionage bill \u201cdangerously broad\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/07\/turk-calls-iran-halt-use-death-penalty-amid-worrying-surge-executions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">powerful rebuke<\/a> of Iran regime\u2019s alarming rise in executions, calling for an immediate moratorium and denouncing the Iranian regime\u2019s expanding use of capital punishment, including through vague and politically motivated charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cReports that there have been several hundred executions in Iran so far this year underscore how deeply disturbing the situation has become and the urgent need for an immediate moratorium in the country on the use of the death penalty,\u201d T\u00fcrk said in a statement from Geneva.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to data gathered by the UN Human Rights Office, at least 612 people were executed in Iran in the first half of 2025\u2014more than double the number in the same period of 2024, when 297 executions were reported. Among those executed, over 40 percent were convicted of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-regime-hangs-drug-users-while-irgc-are-drug-pushers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug-related offenses<\/a>, while many others faced vague charges such as \u201cenmity against God\u201d and \u201ccorruption on earth.\u201d These terms are \u201coften used by the authorities to silence dissent,\u201d T\u00fcrk warned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s execution spree met by nationwide resistance as \u2018No to Executions\u2019 campaign marks 75th week <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dMmzZEa2XL\">https:\/\/t.co\/dMmzZEa2XL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1940150196555411921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UN human rights chief also raised concerns about the lack of judicial transparency and fairness in many of these cases. \u201cInformation received by my Office also indicates that judicial proceedings in a number of cases, often held behind closed doors, have consistently failed to meet due process and fair trial guarantees,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a particularly disturbing development, T\u00fcrk pointed to the fate of dozens currently awaiting execution: \u201cIt is alarming to see the reports that indicate there are at least 48 people currently on death row \u2013 12 of whom are believed to be at imminent risk of execution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement highlighted the disproportionate impact of executions on ethnic and religious minorities and drew attention to new legislation that could worsen the crisis. The Iranian regime\u2019s Guardian Council is reportedly finalizing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/irans-regime-tightens-grip-with-harsh-new-espionage-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">draft espionage bill<\/a> that expands the definition of \u201ccollaboration with hostile States\u201d to include acts such as online communication, collaboration with foreign media, and \u201cideological alignment\u201d\u2014all punishable by death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Global Condemnation of the Execution of Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hsFdq4x0P7\">https:\/\/t.co\/hsFdq4x0P7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POszF8OpGn\">pic.twitter.com\/POszF8OpGn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Focus (@Iran_Focus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iran_Focus\/status\/1949772896479359170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis bill dangerously broadens the scope of capital punishment for espionage, and I call for it to be rescinded,\u201d T\u00fcrk said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He concluded with a firm appeal to Iranian authorities: \u201cThe death penalty is incompatible with the right to life and irreconcilable with human dignity. Instead of accelerating executions, I urge Iran join the worldwide movement abolishing capital punishment, starting with a moratorium on all executions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite mounting international criticism, Iran\u2019s regime remains the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibanet.org\/Iran-the-worlds-worst-executioner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world\u2019s top executioner per capita<\/a>. The regime has intensified executions in the aftermath of its twelve-day war with Israel, using the death penalty as a tool of domestic repression and political control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T&uuml;rk has issued a powerful rebuke of Iran regime&rsquo;s alarming rise in executions, calling for an immediate moratorium and denouncing the Iranian regime&rsquo;s [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":334860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,15],"tags":[244,276],"class_list":{"0":"post-334859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stop-executions-in-iran","8":"category-human-rights","9":"tag-iran-political-prisoners","10":"tag-iran-human-rights"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin 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