Iran Human Rights (IHR); April 13, 2021: According to Iran Human Rights’ reports, at least 4,047 people were executed during the 7.5 years of Rouhani’s presidency. The 13th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran provides an analysis of the number of executions under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad compared to Hassan Rouhani. The following is an excerpt from the Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran. Read the full PDF version of the report.
The 13th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty), shows that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Islamic Republic continued carrying out executions as in the previous years, and remains the only country to have executed juvenile offenders in 2020. The death penalty was also used to suppress protesters, ethnic minorities, and journalists.
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