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16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

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Iranwwire - June 2, 2023 - By ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<Will Lawyers' Letter to Guterres Help Stop the Execution Machine in Iran?
A few days ago, six prominent Iranian jurists and human rights lawyers penned a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expressing their grave concerns over the escalating number of executions in Iran following months of nationwide protests. The signatories - Mehrangiz Kar, Shirin Ebadi, Qasem Sholeh Sa'adi, Hossein Raisi, Mohammed Olyaiefard and Saeed Dehghan - outlined proposals to abolish, or at least limit, the use of capital punishment across the world and urged Guterres to present them to the UN General Assembly. IranWire discussed whether such initiatives can help put an end to the Islamic Republic's execution machine with two signatories of the letter.
What Does the Letter Tell Guterres? In addition to executing protesters and dissidents, the Iranian judicial authorities hang hundreds of people on drug-related charges after trials that fail to comply with human rights standards in an attempt to suppress dissent. The authors of the letter emphasized that the Islamic Republic and other countries exploit the principle of national <sovereignty> to carry out large-scale executions without fear of being held accountable. The international community only offers condemnation and expresses repulsion toward mass executions because it lacks the legal means to take effective action against them. Given these shortcomings, the letter called on Guterres to bring the issue of arbitrary executions to the agenda of the UN General Assembly. Emphasizing the need to review and amend existing international regulations and laws, it requested Guterres to engage in discussions and evaluate proposals to reform current regulations or draft new international laws to eliminate or at least control and limit the use of the death penalty. The letter also presented recommendations for ensuring the implementation of a moratorium on executions or, at the very least, reducing their frequency. These suggestions include referring cases to the prosecutors of the International Criminal Court, establishing a fact-finding committee on executions, imposing targeted sanctions on individuals involved in executions, denying leadership positions in UN bodies to entities associated with executions, and considering the revocation of membership from relevant UN bodies or institutions.
Can these Proposals Be Implemented?
One the signatories, Mehrangiz Kar, said that the letter was sent to Guterres because the UN framework offers many opportunities if there is a willingness to take action. She said she expected a further rise in executions in Iran in the coming months because the government <is unable to meet the people's needs and is expecting a surge of discontent.> Executions are intended to <instill fear> and <deter millions of hungry individuals from protesting, even if facing starvation, by creating the perception that the gallows are awaiting them,> she said. <These concerns drove us to write this letter.> <Engaging in discussions on human rights with the Islamic Republic of Iran is discouraging because the government fundamentally disregards humanrights standards,> she also said.
The Proposals Are Technical, Realistic and Applicable
Mohammed Olyaiefard, another signatory of the letter, emphasized that the text takes a technical approach and aims to expose facts rather than grief and dissatisfaction. <These facts are not specific to Iran but rather applicable to all countries carrying out executions,> he said. The lawyer highlighted the realistic aspects of the letter, particularly its emphasis on the fact that countries that cannot abolish the death penalty should limit it to <serious crimes> such as major bombings. The letter addressed important issues specific to Iran such as mock trials and forced confessions, which are used by the Islamic Republic to mislead the world about the judicial processes. But Olyaiefard clarified that the scope of the letter extends beyond Iran and encompasses other countries with high execution rates. The letter was addressed to Guterres because he has the authority to raise important matters with the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, but Olyaiefard said that the lawyers plan to make similar pleas to governments around the world.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/politics/117160-will-lawyers-letter-to-guterres-help-stop-the-execution-machine-in-iran/

Iranwire - June 2, 2023
<<Amnesty Raises Alarm over <Alarming Pace> of Iran Executions
Amnesty International says at least 173 people convicted of drugs-related offenses have been executed in Iran this year <after systematically unfair trials,> adding that the figure was nearly three times higher than at this time last year. Such executions made up two-thirds of all the executions in the country, predominantly impacting <people from marginalised and economically disadvantaged backgrounds,> the London-based human rights group said in a statement on June 2. It said members of Iran's Baluch minority accounted for around 20 percent of the executions, <despite making up only five per cent of Iran's population.> <The shameless rate at which the authorities are carrying out drug-related executions, in violation of international law, exposes their lack of humanity and flagrant disregard for the right to life,> said Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa. Executions in Iran had fallen in recent years after a 2017 amendment to the country's anti-narcotics laws sought to limit the use of the death penalty for drugs-related offenses. But human rights activists now say the Islamic Republic is executing people on all charges in an attempt to instill fear into the population as Iran's clerical rulers seek to quell a protest movement that erupted last September. The Islamic Republic has hanged seven men in cases related to the nationwide protests, while hangings on all charges, particularly drugs-related, have surged in recent months. The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs and member states that provide funding to its projects in Iran are under increasing pressure to condemn the surge in executions. <The international community must ensure that cooperation in anti-drug trafficking initiatives do not contribute, directly or indirectly, to the arbitrary deprivation of life and other human rights violations in Iran,> Eltahawy said. Iran Human Rights (IHR) said on June 1 that the number of executions across the country has reached at least 307 since the beginning of the year, a 76 percent rise compared to the same period in 2022. The Norway-based group said the Islamic Republic executed at least 142 people in May, the highest monthly figure since 2015.
<If the authorities continue to carry out overall executions at this alarming pace, they could kill nearly a thousand prisoners by the end of this year,> Amnesty warned.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/117148-amnesty-raises-alarm-over-alarming-pace-of-iran-executions/

NCRI - Women committee - in Montlies - June 1, 2023
<<May Report: Families Protest as Executions Soar in Iran
Families Protest as Executions Soar in Iran, Targeting Voices of Change
The month of May saw the executions of at least 144 prisoners in Iran, including three women and three political prisoners.
One of the three women executed was the-39-year-old Madineh Sabzevan, the mother of five children. She was hanged on drug-related charges while the mullahs' parliament had approved a bill on August 13, 2017 not to restrict the death penalty to drug lords and crime syndicates and
punish small-time offenders with jail time. Investigations show most drug peddlers are not the actual smugglers or ringleaders, but are dragged and/or tempted into the crime due to poverty, joblessness and hopelessness. (The Financial Times, August 14, 2017)On various instances, these families and their young children gathered outside the mullahs' Judiciary in Tehran and in front of other prisons in Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, Karaj, etc. urging the authorities not to execute their loved ones. They vehemently protested the rising number ofexecutions and demanded an immediate halt to the unjust execution orders imposed on their loved ones. The month of May saw the executions of at least 144 prisoners in Iran, including three women and three political prisoners. One of the three women executed was the 39-year-old Madineh Sabzevan, the mother of five children. She was hanged on drug-related charges while the mullahs' parliament had approved a bill on August 13, 2017 not to restrict the death penalty to drug lords and crime syndicates and punish small-time offenders with jail time. Investigations show most drug peddlers are not the actual smugglers or ringleaders, but are dragged and/or tempted into the crime due to poverty, joblessness and hopelessness. (The Financial Times, August 14, 2017) On various instances, these families and their young children gathered outside the mullahs' Judiciary in Tehran and in front of other prisons in Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, Karaj, etc. urging the authorities not to execute their loved ones. They vehemently protested the rising number of executions and demanded an immediate halt to the unjust execution orders imposed on their loved ones. Carrying heartfelt messages, the children of the prisoners held signs displaying phrases such as <Don't execute my father> and <No to execution,> passionately urging an end to these acts of capital punishment. Of course, the State Security Force dealt with them brutally and fired tear gas at them. Families of death-row prisoners wounded in raid by SSF. During the nightly protests against the execution of three political prisoners in Isfahan on May 19, some 100 individuals, including 40 women, were arrested in Tehran and transferred to Evin, Qarchak, and Greater Tehran prisons. The execution of so many people in just one month has brought tremendous suffering to their mothers, wives, and families, especially the families of protesters detained during the 2022-2023 uprising. The families of executed protesters, Saleh Mir-Hashemi, Majid Kazemi, and Saeed Yaghoubi, suffered greatly as the security services did not allow them to bury their children. Security forces buried the three protesters in three distant locations and did not allow their families to hold funeral ceremonies for them. Intelligence authorities called Majid Kazemi’s brother and told him to join them without telling anyone. Then they took the body to a remote location and put Majid Kazemi in a ditch that was too small for him. After burying him, the authorities told his brother to call home and let their family know he was buried. Even worse, the regime violently arrested and detained the sister and two brothers of the executed protester, Majid Kazemi. As for Saleh Mir-Hashemi, the prison authorities assured his mother that they would not execute him, but they did. His mother said, <They handcuffed his father and took Saleh's body to a remote village and buried him there. They didn't allow us to hold a ceremony.>
The regime's tactics to prevent the outbreak of another uprising>>
Read the answer and more to that here:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/06/01/families-protest-executions/
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https://women.ncr-iran.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Monthly-May-2023_EN.pdf

NCRI - Womens committee - in Women's news - May 29, 2023
<<In protests against executions of three political prisoners, 100 were arrested in Tehran
During the nightly protests against the execution of three political prisoners in Isfahan, some 100 individuals were arrested in Tehran and transferred to Evin, Qarchak, and Greater Tehran prisons. On Friday night, May 19, 2023, during the protests against the execution of three political prisoners, Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mir-Hashemi, and Saeed Yaghoubi, around 60 men and 40 women protesters were arrested and transferred to Greater Tehran Penitentiary, Evin Prison, and the notorious Qarchak Prison for women. The detainees were subjected to severe beatings and were dragged on the ground during their arrest. According to human rights sources, some 60 men have been transferred to Tehran's Greater Pentitentiary and Evin Prison, and at least 40 women protesters have been transferred to Qarchak Prison. Three of the detained women, Ghazal Kompani, Maryam Mirzaii, and Nasrin Safavi, are currently imprisoned in the women's ward of Evin Prison. Ghazal Kompani, 22, was arrested on Sattarkhan Street in Tehran. Maryam Mirzaii, 68, Ghazal's grandmother, was also detained after protesting and attempting to prevent the arrest of her granddaughter. Both women were subjected to beatings during the arrest and sustained bruises on their heads and faces. Ms. Nasrin Safavi, 45, is another detainee who has been transferred to Evin Prison.
three political prisoners
Javad Khezri Javadi and his daughter, Natasha Khezri Javadi
Two other detainees are Javad Khezri Javadi, 80, and his daughter, Natasha Khezri Javadi. The father and daughter were arrested while helping a young woman brutalized on Sattarkhan Street. Mr. Khezri is currently imprisoned in Greater Tehran Penitentiary, while his daughter Natasha is incarcerated in Qarchak Prison. People also staged protests against the execution of the three political prisoners in Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan, in Isfahan, Mashhad, and other cities.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/05/29/three-political-prisoners/

NCRI - Women committee - May 28, 2023 - 2023 - in Women's News
<<Monir Noori-Kia, 212th woman to be executed in Iran since 2007
Monir Noori-Kia was hanged this morning in the Central Prison of Mashhad
On Sunday, May 28, 2023, the clerical regime's Judiciary hanged a woman named Monir Noori-Kia in the Central Prison of Mashhad. Further information about this woman and the reason for her execution is unavailable now. Fearing the eruption of the Iranian people's anger and discontent and to prevent further uprisings, the mullahs' regime has executed at least 150 prisoners, including 3 women, since April 21, 2023. With the execution of Monir Noori-Kia, the number of women executed in Iran reaches 212 since 2007.
The world's record holder of the executions of women
The Iranian regime is the world's top record holder of the executions of women. The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran has compiled these women’s names in a list called <List of Women Executed in Iran since 2007.> No government in the world has executed so many women. The list does not account for the tens of thousands of women executed in Iran on political grounds.
The Iranian regime is the world's top record holder of executions of women. The NCRI Women's Committee has previously mentioned that many women executed by the mullahs' regime are victims of domestic violence against women and have acted in self-defense.
An average of 15 women are executed in Iran per year
The Iranian regime open-handedly uses the death penalty as a form of punishment. In many cases, religious and ethnic minorities, political dissidents, and women are targets of the death penalty in a discriminatory manner. In 2019, the mullahs' regime hanged 16 women in tandem with increasing suppression and executions in Iran. In December 2019 alone, six women were executed by the regime in various Iranian prisons. The regime also executed 18 women in 2021, seven from November 22 to December 21, 2021. According to the statistics on the executions of women in Iran, compiled by the NCRI Women’s Committee, at least 15 women were executed in Iran in 2022.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/05/28/monir-noori-kia-212th-executed/

NCRI - Women Committee - May 26, 2023 - 2023- in Maryam Rajavi Speeches
<<Maryam Rajavi calls for an international campaign to stop executions in Iran
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, addressed a conference at the European Parliament entitled “Iran: Prospects for Change and EU Policy” on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. She called for an international campaign to stop executions in Iran. Following are excerpts from her speech at EP:
As I speak to you today, the Iranian regime has started a new and unprecedented wave of executions. One hundred and sixteen prisoners have been executed since the beginning of May. It means one execution every 5 hours. Three young protesters, who had been detained and tortured for months in Isfahan, were executed last Friday. The regime uses executions to create an atmosphere of terror and prevent an uprising. Despite massive repression, however, people protested these brutal executions in Tehran and various other cities. Unfortunately, we are witnessing a lack of action from the European Union and its member states. Isn't opposing executions one of the well-known principles of the European Union? So why do economic interests and political considerations downplay the importance of the human rights situation when it comes to Iran?
Echoing the voice of Iranian women
I am here today to echo the voice of the protesters in Iran, especially women, who have risen up against religious dictatorship. The message is that the Iranian people have risen to overthrow religious fascism. They reject tyranny in all forms and persist in fighting until they achieve freedom and democracy. The uprising that began last September has created several significant developments: The regime's overthrow is inevitable, the clerical regime has reached an impasse, the organized resistance within Iran has made a big leap forward, and the false alternatives have failed.
Let me briefly explain each of these developments:
One of the main reasons for the uprisings is the widespread anger and discontent in Iranian society. Such explosive capacity is particularly visible in the courageous confrontation of Iranian women against the regime's forces. Iranian women play a leading role in the protests, now more than ever, impressing the world with their bravery. A brave and dedicated young generation is determined to overthrow the regime. At night in Tehran and other cities, people chant <death to Khamenei> from the roofs of their homes. Every Friday, anti-regime protests take place in Zahedan. Moreover, teachers’ protests, workers' strikes, and demonstrations by retired people continue across the country.
Maryam Rajavi calls for an international campaign to stop executions in Iran
Iran: Prospects for Change and EU Policy, Conference at the European Parliament
Growth of the Resistance's Social Networks inside Iran Another significant development is the remarkable growth of social networks. In its internal assessment, the regime considers the MEK as a group with unity, an organized structure, and the ability to infiltrate the country. The regime also acknowledges its ability and a history of struggle and demonstrates a high intelligence capacity to mislead intelligence services. It also states that the MEK is the only organization with a clear alternative plan. They are, therefore, both shrewd and subversive. A high-level committee has been formed to counter the People's Mojahedin. Seven out of thirteen departments of the Foreign Ministry participate in this committee. Their objective is to discredit the Iranian Resistance. By spreading false information, the regime aims to target the just and legitimate resistance of the Iranian people and undermine democratic foundations and the free flow of impartial information in Europe.
Failure of false alternatives
Another important outcome of the uprising is the failure of false alternatives, particularly those related to the remnants of the Shah and clerical dictatorships. Some thought they could present these groups as uprising leaders through extensive propaganda, but they failed. A strong democratic and organized movement exists in Iran, and 120,000 political dissidents have sacrificed their lives for freedom. The people of Iran will not accept to return to the previous dictatorship that subjected them to years of oppression, with countless imprisonments and political executions under a single-party rule. The ongoing developments during the uprising demonstrated that the protests alone are insufficient to overthrow the regime.
A committed and well-organized resistance movement is needed to confront a brutal regime.
The alternative to this regime is the very force that maintains the flame of resistance and plays a key role in organizing and spreading the protests.
19 years ago, during a meeting in the European Parliament, I said the mullahs in Tehran claim that any significant change requires a foreign war, and there is no option other than appeasement. But I said there is a third solution: change by the Iranian people and Resistance. Now, I want to emphasize that this solution has emerged from the heart of the Iranian people’s uprising, and everyone can see it. The real alternative has been born from a long-lasting battle, with generations sacrificing their lives for it. The National Council of Resistance of Iran, established in Tehran four decades ago, represents various beliefs.
EU Reporter: international campaign to stop executions in Iran
Iranian Resistance, the anti-thesis of religious tyranny
The Iranian Resistance's platform is based on a republic, separation of religion and state, full individual and social freedoms, gender equality, autonomy for ethnic nationalities, elimination of the death penalty, an independent judiciary, dissolving the IRGC, a non-nuclear Iran, and international and regional coexistence and cooperation. At the center of this alternative is the MEK, which believes in democratic Islam and advocates for the separation of religion and state. Therefore, this resistance represents the antithesis of the religious dictatorship.
Blacklisting the IRGC
Dear friends,
Today, it is widely accepted that the clerical regime has significantly weakened and lost its strategic abilities and resources. However, its hostilities have intensified, whether in seeking nuclear weapons or in supporting terrorism and warmongering even into the heart of Europe. The contradiction in the Western approach to Iran is the outcome of the policy of appeasement. The regime has repeatedly targeted global peace and security and constantly violated international laws without facing any consequences. Even worse, it has received rewards and incentives. Every hour of delay in adopting the right policy towards the religious dictatorship in Iran results in more executions for the people of Iran, more hostages for the world, and more drones for Europe.
The Iranian Resistance calls on the European Union to reconsider its previous policies towards Iran and:
• Include the IRGC in its list of terrorist organizations.
• Trigger the snapback mechanism and restore the sanctions stated in the six UN Security Council resolutions against the regime.
• Designate the regime as a serious threat to global peace and security under Article 41 of Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.
• Recognize the Iranian people’s right to struggle to overthrow the regime and the Iranian youth’s legitimate struggle against the occupying IRGC.
• Finally, I ask you, honorable representatives, to urge your governments to join the international campaign to stop executions in Iran and stand with the Iranian people.
Thank you all very much.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/05/26/international-campaign/
 
 
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