In Iran, 17 people have been sentenced to death for taking part in anti-government protests. Among them is a woman for the first time. The allegations against the defendants are always vague, said the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Minimum guarantees for fair procedures are not respected.
According to his information, alleged confessions are forced by torture. The authorities in Iran use the procedures to punish people who exercise their basic rights. They wanted to instill fear and terror to quell dissent, said the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. The Austrian has already offered to travel to Tehran to speak to officials. He also appealed to the Iranian government to suspend the execution of the death sentences.
Four executions
So far, four participants in demonstrations have been executed. Most recently, on January 7, two young men were accused of murdering a security guard. Two more executions are said to be imminent, UN official Mohammad Asl Nsour said in Geneva. There will soon be a discussion about the situation in Iran.
The reason for the nationwide protests against the repressive course of the government and the Islamic regime was the death of the Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in September. She died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly violating Islamic dress codes.
Headscarf violations must be severely punished by the police
Iran’s police have now been instructed to “severely punish” violations of the headscarf requirement, according to an agency report. The same goes for the country’s courts, which are supposed to try the perpetrators of such violations. “(…) fines, as well as additional punishments such as exile, prohibition to practice certain professions and closure of their workplace,” the Iranian agency said.
Source: Krone
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