The 11th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty) is the first report since the implementation of the new amendments to the Anti Narcotic law.

The present report on the Iranian human rights defenders in 2018, is the first report about the condition of human rights defenders that will be published annually by Iran Human Rights (IHR) organization. IHR was able to provide this report with the support of Norwegian Human Rights Fund.

The report sets out the number of executions in 2017, the trend compared to previous years, charges, geographic distribution and a monthly breakdown of executions. Lists of the female and juvenile offenders executed in 2017 are also included in the tables at the end of the report. Drug-related executions before and after the new amendments were passed in Parliament, approval by the Guardian Council and its enforcement are reviewed.

The report sets out the number of executions in 2016, the trend compared to previous years, charges, geographic distribution and a monthly breakdown of executions. Lists of the women and juvenile offenders executed in 2016 are also included in tables at the end of the report. In this report, we will provide data which, in particular, sheds light on the role of the Revolutionary Courts in recent executions.

The 8th annual report on the death penalty in Iran shows that the Islamic Republic of Iran had one of the darkest years of its history with reference to the number of executions. On average between two and three people were hanged every single day in 2015. This stands in contrast to the fact that 2015 also was the year when the Islamic Republic of Iran emerged out of several years of isolation.

This short report shows how the execution pattern in Iran has changed from 2011 to 2015. It shows among others that the average daily number of the executions, number of drug-related executions, months and weekdays when the executions normally take place.