Overview

• Iran has seen a 30% rise in executions in the first seven months of 2023, with a total of 419 people put to death, according to a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
• Executions included seven men who were prosecuted in relation to nationwide protests following the death of a woman who violated Iran's Islamic dress code, with Guterres noting their trials did not meet international standards for due process and fair trial.
• More than half of the executions were for drug-related offenses, which represents a 98% increase from the same period in the previous year.
• An estimated 20,000 individuals, mostly children, with an average age of 15, have been arrested for participating in protests, with the Iranian government claiming to have pardoned a 'minimum of' 22,000 people arrested during the protests.
• Issues with human rights violations extend to the inappropriate treatment of detainees, with reports of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, and denial of adequate medical care in detention.