Execution of drug offenses from reform to implementation/ Mostafa Ahmadian

“منظوری از بالا” “A view from above” Mustafa Ahmadian The execution cycle for drug convicts in the past years was carried out in a chaotic manner. The result was the ineffectiveness and failure of criminal policies towards this phenomenon. The inefficiency of execution in the face of the widespread use of drugs in society and […]...

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In mourning of an execution/ Hossein Raeesi.

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Hossein Raeisi Questioning about the death penalty is one of the most important events that has been entering legal and even public discussions for years. One of the criteria for a civilized society is looking at this issue; the degree of distance from civilization is undoubtedly related […]...

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“A law has been approved through the process of tortoise-like movement/ Amir Salar Davoudi”

This is a caption This is a caption Amir Salar Davoudi The representatives of the Islamic Consultative Assembly approved a bill “Amendment of a Clause to the Anti-Drug Law” as a priority, which leads to a decrease in executions for these crimes, on December 24, 2016. Therefore, as it is quite evident, the purpose of […]...

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Nemat Ahmadi: From the time of Khalkhali until now, we have only intensified punishment / Siavash Khoramgah

Last year, the Islamic Consultative Assembly announced the amendment of the Anti-Drug Law in order to create a glimmer of hope in this area. In this plan, the representatives of the Assembly demanded the elimination of the death penalty for drug-related crimes, except in cases of armed trafficking or organized groups. According to the resolution […]...

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Mohammad Saifzadeh: Drug offenders should not be imprisoned / Morteza Hamounian

Seyed Mohammad Seifzadeh is a human rights lawyer. He is one of the founders of the Human Rights Defenders Association and spent several years in prison after the events of the 2009 presidential election. Seifzadeh has been actively working in various legal and human rights fields for years and has represented many political, security, and […]...

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Death in a Circle of Life; Conversations with Seven Executed Drug Prisoners/ Simin Rouzgar

Simin Rouzgar The rights of prisoners and their families are one of the most important topics in human rights. One of the prerequisites for enforcing these rights is the proper identification and understanding of prisoners accused of various crimes and awareness of their conditions. In addition, achieving such understanding plays a significant role in research […]...

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How well do we know small-scale drug dealers? / Simin Rouzgar

Simin Rouzgar The Glasgow school believes that news does not reflect the world, but rather shapes it. This definition means that the way an event is reported is more influenced by the political and social world surrounding it. The findings of research from this school not only question the impartiality of dominant media, but also […]...

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Infographic of Execution Penalty in the Past Decade

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Escape from the experience of execution cancellers of drug-related suspects/ Ali Kalaei

This is a caption. Ali Kalai “There is no place for punishment without hope. A punishment that lacks the element of hope is in itself a torture and not a punishment.” (1) These words were spoken by the leader of the Catholic world at the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo, in […]...

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Notes on Human and Gender Rights in Combating Drugs / Elaheh Amani

The text is not provided. Please provide the Farsi text so I can translate it to English. Thank you. Goddess Amani More than 55 years have passed since the declaration of the “War on Drugs” in the world. The year 1961 was when the first special convention of the United Nations on drugs was held. […]...

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What should we do with the escaped prisoners from execution? / Amir Salar Davoudi

This is a caption This is a caption Amir Salar Davoudi If the death penalty is removed from the list of common and legal punishments for fighting various crimes related to drugs, what alternative punishment can be considered instead?! The answer to this question is important because many opponents of abolishing the death penalty for […]...

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یUntil when is the death penalty? / Osman Mozini

This is a caption. Osman Mozin The harshest and perhaps oldest punishment determined by humans is execution, which is often imposed for serious crimes such as murder; with the argument that since the individual has caused the death of another human being, in order to respond to the necessity of retaliation, they must be punished […]...

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