Notes on Executions in Iran and the World. “Although I have lost two members of my family to assassination, I am firmly and explicitly against the death penalty for those who have been sentenced to death.” These are the words of Coretta Scott King, a writer, activist, and one of the leaders of the American […]...

These days, news about executions and inhumane punishments, which are still being carried out despite the existence of many opponents, have occupied the minds of human rights activists and supporters of abolishing punishments that violate human dignity. Despite research showing the ineffectiveness of capital punishment, it is still being implemented. In most countries around the […]...

A look at the expansion of the death penalty in Iran. Until the 18th century, we find executions and deprivation of life using various tools and methods in desirable and accepted societies. Through historical examination, it is observable that there was no serious dispute or discussion among intellectuals and jurists about its rejection and abolition. […]...

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to be one of the governments that rigorously carries out the death penalty in its judicial system. The latest statistics show that at least 528 people were executed in Iran during the past year (October 2021 to October 2022) (1). However, this number only includes executions officially announced by […]...

Capital Punishment – including execution, which is the most common type – has been one of the most important tools for social control and criminal reactions in various legal systems from ancient times until now. It still exists and is implemented in some criminal systems around the world. Sufficient deterrence, proportionality of punishment, preservation of […]...

Execution in the legal system of Iran is one of the punishments that results in the loss of life, but in the international human rights system, execution is generally considered equivalent to the death penalty. In this sense, intentionally taking the life of a human being is considered a form of punishment by law and […]...

Human societies have been established since the beginning of history based on a set of rules and laws created by the members of that society. One of these laws that has existed in all societies and throughout different eras, from primitive humans to the present, is the law of retribution, which aims to punish and […]...

The term “qisas” is a verbal noun derived from the root “qassa yuqassu”, meaning to follow up on the effect of something. In jurisprudence and law, qisas refers to the punishment of a criminal in a manner similar to the crime committed. For example, the execution of a murderer for committing murder, or blinding a […]...

“متن راست چین” “Right-aligned text”Mehran Mosadegh Nia In this short article, we try to examine gender equality in Iranian criminal and legal laws, so that we may better understand the issue of inequality between men and women in this field, rather than in other political and social areas that are beyond the scope of this […]...

The restrictions and deprivations imposed on the Gonabadi Dervishes have a long history in terms of media and legal rights. Followers of this mystical community have been repeatedly summoned, arrested, interrogated and sentenced to prison and exile without due legal process by the Iranian government since 2005, after the destruction of the Shari’at Khanqah in […]...