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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Iran. [2] The list of crimes punishable by death includes murder; rape; child molestation; homosexuality; drug trafficking; armed robbery; kidnapping; terrorism; burglary; incest; fornication; adultery; sodomy; sexual misconduct; prostitution; [3] [4] plotting to overthrow the Islamic government; political dissidence; sabotage; arson; rebellion ...
Public hanging of Mohammad Bakhshian, a bank robber executed in 2006. In Iran, public executions occurred regularly during the Qajar dynasty but declined with the Persian Constitutional Revolution and became a rare occurrence under the Pahlavi dynasty. With the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, capital punishment and public ...
The government of Iran alleged that the pair ran at least a dozen other online groups and channels, and that the pair had promoted content that insulted Islam, the prophets, and was pro-atheism. The Iranian judiciary also reported that Mehrdad's phone contained a video of a burning Quran, which was shared publicly.
Mohsen Chavoshi, one of Iran's most famous singers, has helped rescue more than 50 people from the gallows in a country where justice can be harsh. He had two days to live before his execution in ...
Capital punishment in Iran remains a matter of international concern. Restrictions and punishments in the Islamic Republic of Iran which violate international human rights norms include harsh penalties for crimes, punishment of victimless crimes such as fornication and homosexuality, execution of offenders under 18 years of age, restrictions on ...
Navid Afkari Sangari (Persian: نوید افکاری سنگری; 22 July 1993 – 12 September 2020) [2] [3] was an Iranian wrestler who was sentenced to death and executed in Shiraz [4] after having been accused and convicted of murdering a security guard during the 2018 Iranian protests; [5] sources from outside Iran also cited convictions on other charges related to Afkari's participation ...
After the Cold War, many more countries followed: 36 countries abolished capital punishment in the 1990s, with 9 in 1990 alone, 23 in the 2000s, 11 in the 2010s, and 7 so far in the 2020s. Since 1985, there have been only 6 years when no country has abolished the death penalty: 2001, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2018 and 2023.
02:25. TEHRAN — As the world waits for Iran ’s next step abroad, the talk inside the Islamic Republic is not just of what a retaliatory strike against Israel would mean for the Middle East ...