Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation: rights...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Of the 975 people executed, four people were hanged in public and 31 were women, also the highest figure for the past 17 years. - Executions over protests - Human rights groups, who say that Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, accuse the authorities of using the death penalty to sow fear among the public, particularly after nationwide protests broke out in 2022.
35% : The figure "reveals a horrifying escalation in the use of the death penalty by the Islamic republic in 2024," they said in a joint report, accusing Iran of using the death penalty as a "central tool of political oppression".

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