January 1, UN Slams Iran’s Soaring Execution Numbers

Wyatt’s Take

• The UN says Iran’s government is killing an unprecedented number of prisoners this year.
• Prisoners and dissidents are fighting back by going on hunger strikes.
• U.S. leaders and others worldwide are condemning the Iranian regime’s brutal tactics.

The United Nations reported that Iran’s leaders have put more than 1,000 people to death since January, calling it an “unprecedented execution spree.” Most who are killed are charged with murder or drug crimes, with as many as nine people reportedly executed daily at one point.

To demand attention to their plight, roughly 1,500 prisoners waiting on death row in Ghezel Hesar Prison started a hunger strike on October 13, including 17 members of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq opposition group. The protest has since reached other prison wards and the infamous Evin Prison, despite claims from officials to downplay the strike.

A spokesperson for the National Council of Resistance of Iran said two MEK members were executed in July, with their families left without their bodies. The group claimed that in just three days this October, 38 more executions took place, pushing the total under President Masoud Pezeshkian to 2,008—a record high.

Prisoners told reporters, “Our patience has run out over this endless oppression and the taking of the lives of prisoners and young people. Every day and every week, some of our cellmates are sent to the gallows, and many of us spend our nights in the nightmare of death. These are the most agonizing moments of our lives and of our families. We demand the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.”

This harsh crackdown triggered protests at home and abroad, with Iranians in Berlin rallying to demand action against their government’s use of executions. Calls for international pressure are growing, including demands for the U.N. and human rights groups to get involved.

The U.S. State Department blasted the Iranian regime, saying, “We strongly condemn the Iranian regime’s use of executions to kill people for exercising basic human rights, including peacefully protesting for a better life.” The U.N.’s own spokesman added, “We stand firmly against and continue to condemn the use of the death penalty in Iran, and anywhere else in the world.”

Despite these actions, earlier this month, Iran was controversially elected to a U.N. Human Rights Council advisory committee, drawing sharp criticism.

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Wyatt Matters

When foreign leaders crank up executions while the world turns a blind eye, it’s a powerful reminder why Middle America stands for the rights and dignity of every human being—no matter where they live.

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