IRAN - Monthly report: 73 executions in September

IRAN - 73 executions in September

03 October 2024 :

October 1, 2024 - IRAN. The Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) has calculated that the executions in September totaled 73
Although we emphasize that the actual figures are significantly higher, as most executions in Iran are carried out without media coverage and in media silence.
Total Number of Executions
In September 2024, the judiciary in Iran executed 73 prisoners.
In September 2024, there was a threefold increase compared to September 2023 when 25 individuals were executed. These calculations indicate that the hypothesis of accelerating the implementation of death sentences in the month of October is likely.
Excluding the month of August, during which 110 individuals were executed, marking the highest number of executions in 2024, the statistics show that the number of executions in September was higher than the past six months. The judiciary in Iran has employed a ruthless trend in executions, sparking serious concerns among human rights activists.
Execution of Child Offenders
Despite Iran’s accession to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1993, the regime continues to violate the provisions of the convention regarding the prohibition of executing individuals who committed crimes while under the age of 18. In 2023, the Iranian Judiciary executed five individuals under the age of 18. In 2024, the execution of the first Child Offender also took place in the month of September.
Mehdi Jahanpour was hanged in Shiraz Central Prison on Monday, September 16, 2024. Mehdi was born on December 8, 2002. And in April 2019, when he was only 16 years and three months old, he was arrested on charges of murder and sentenced to death.
Public Execution
The Iranian judiciary carried out the execution sentences of two prisoners on September 30 in public at one of the squares in the city of Khomein.
According to the statistics recorded by Iran HRM, this is the third prisoner to be publicly executed in Iran over the past nine months since the beginning of the year 2024.
Death Sentences for Political Prisoners
With the surge in executions in Iran, the Iranian judiciary issued or confirmed death sentences for 4 political prisoners in September, raising concerns among human rights groups. The political prisoners who received these sentences include Mohammad Javad Vafaei Thani, Behrouz Ehsani, Mehdi Hassani, and Hatem Ozdemir.
Media-Uncovered Executions and Media-Covered Execution
In September 2024, 97% of the executions were carried out in boycott and silence by the media, with only 3% of the executions being announced by state media or media close to the Iranian judiciary.
Call on International Human Rights Authorities
Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) calls for an investigation against extra-judicial executions in Iran from Mrs. Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Affairs. It also urges the United Nations, the European Union, and member countries not to remain silent in the face of these executions, to condemn this state-sponsored massacre, and to demand immediate and practical action to halt this bloodshed. Silence in the face of this regime’s crime is a violation of the most fundamental human rights and democratic standards.