Amid the intensifying regional conflict and escalating tensions in October, Iran witnessed a brutal violation of human rights and a new wave of repression and executions by the Iranian regime. The harsh increase in death sentences and the arrest of human rights activists and claimants was part of the ongoing pattern of human rights abuses in Iran.
Those detained have attempted to provide daily coverage of prison news and human rights violations, and now, at the end of October, they have issued a general summary of developments.
The State of Repression and Human Rights Violations in Iran in October 2024
Executions:
According to published reports, at least 170 people were executed in various prisons this month. Among those executed were 14 Baluch, 14 Kurds, 12 Afghan nationals, and one Iranian-German citizen. Thus, the number of executions rose from 74 in September to 170 in October, marking a 120% increase.
Detailed Execution Statistics:
Men in prison: 164
Women in prison: 4
Male juvenile offenders in prison: 2
Names of Executed Women:
Akhtar Ghorbanlou: She was executed for murder on October 1, 2024, in Ahar Prison. She had been a child bride.
Leila Ghaemi: She was executed for murder on October 2, 2024, in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
Zahra Faizi: Aged 41, she was executed for murder on October 2, 2024, in Tabriz Central Prison.
An unidentified woman: She was executed in Hamedan Central Prison on October 16, 2024, on drug charges.
Executed Juvenile Offenders:
Mehdi Barahoui: Aged 21 (under 18 at the time of arrest), a Baluch citizen executed in Zahedan Central Prison on October 9, 2024, for murder.
Ali Shirvani: Aged 28 (under 18 at the time of arrest), executed in Shiraz Central Prison on October 12, 2024, for murder.
Torture:
This month, at least two prisoners faced physical torture, two cases of limb amputation, and one case of flogging were reported in various prisons.
Two brothers, Mehrdad and Shahab Teimouri, had four fingers on their right hands amputated by guillotine in Urmia Central Prison.
Flogging sentence: Political prisoner Mohammad Abolhasani was flogged in Qazvin Central Prison.
This month, 39 citizens and fuel couriers were killed by the regime.
Fuel porters: 5
Border porters (kulbars): 4
Other citizens: 30
According to this report, approximately 400 people have been executed since the beginning of the presidency of Massoud Pezeshkian on July 30.
