Rights group decries 'execution binge' in Iran

[Turborama]

Source: AP

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iranian authorities have unleashed an "execution binge" with an average rate of one person hanged every eight hours since the beginning of the year, a rights group monitoring the Islamic Republic said Sunday.

"The Iranian Judiciary is on an execution binge orchestrated by the intelligence and security agencies," stated Aaron Rhodes, a spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

A statement by the New York-based group said at least 47 prisoners have been hanged since Jan. 1, including a reported Kurdish activist accused of fighting against the state. It said other jailed Kurds also are at risk of facing the gallows for alleged links to a groups battling for greater rights for Iran's Kurdish minority.

Most of the others executed were convicted of violent crimes such as murder.

The group said the actual number of people put to death this year could be higher because Iranian authorities may not make public all executions.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Too bad the US has no moral high ground to denounce this...

Though they do seem to be more "efficient" than Texas. :mad:

[aquart]

2. Thousands of people have disappeared into Evin.

Some just for tweeting. Still no word on @change_for_iran and @PersianKiwi.