Iran: 853 executions in 2023, Amnesty denounces “appalling” results. More than half of which were in relation to drug-related offenses.
Executions in Iran are generally carried out by hanging in prisons, sometimes in public. “In the absence of a strong global response, Iranian authorities will feel entitled to execute thousands more people in the years to come, with impunity,” says Diana Eltahawy, deputy regional director for the Middle East.