The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is an alliance of more than 160 NGOs, bar associations, local authorities and unions aiming at universal abolition
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Today, on #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty, we unite to challenge the myth that the death penalty protects anyone. Join us in calling for its abolition. #NoDeathPenalty
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Thank you @LilianaSegura @chronic_jordan for this moving interview with Richard Glossip. We are so glad he is finally home.
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Richard Glossip on Life After Decades on Death Row. In an interview at home in Oklahoma City, Glossip describes his first days of freedom in a world he hasn’t experienced for nearly 30 years. theintercept.com/2026/05/30/… @theintercept @LilianaSegura @chronic_jordan @WTIUSA @uscedp
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Afsaneh Zandabadi: Groomed, Abused, Executed
She was 22 when she was executed in Tabriz Central Prison on drug-related charges.
Throughout the proceedings, she said her stepfather had raped, threatened, abused and groomed her from childhood to carry drugs.
He faced no legal consequences.
#StopExecutionsInIran #NoDeathPenalty iranhr.net/en/articles/8800/
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🔴The Islamic Republic has increasingly weaponized the death penalty against protesters and political prisoners – not to deliver justice, but to punish dissent and instill fear.
🔸The cases of Hassan and Hossein Amiri, Benyamin Naghdi, and Arman Ma'refati reflect a disturbing pattern. Facing execution on politically charged accusations, these men come from some of Iran's most vulnerable communities: orphaned brothers raised in state welfare institutions, a young protester swept up in a crackdown, and a laborer and father denied meaningful access to legal representation.
🔸Their cases are a reminder that the death penalty in Iran is not applied in a vacuum. It is often wielded against those least able to defend themselves, while serving as a warning to society of the consequences of dissent.
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The Supreme Court, on 26th April 2026, raised serious concerns about the procedures followed by lower courts in death penalty cases.
Anup Surendranath (Executive Director, The Square Circle Clinic) spoke to DW about the ruling. Swipe to read more.
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Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union who are representing Carruthers ridiculed the botched attempt, deeming it a “tortured, botched execution.”
actionnews5.com/2026/05/26/l…
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Abdolghader Rasouli, a prisoner from Mahabad convicted on drug-related charges, was executed at Mahabad Prison on 25 May, a day after being transferred to solitary confinement.
🔗kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/…
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Hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars spent trying — and so far failing — to execute #TonyCarruthers, a man with a strong innocence claim.
This is not what accountability, fiscal responsibility, or good governance looks like.
End the death penalty.
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The execution of Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi, following security charges and proceedings that fell far short of fair trial standards, is another example of the Islamic Republic’s use of the death penalty as a tool of political intimidation.
Executions of protesters must carry an immediate political cost.
#NoDeathPenalty #AbbasAkbariFeyzabadi
May 25
#urgent: The Islamic Republic executed another protester early this morning. According to the Mizan News Agency, Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi was described as one of the “armed leaders of the riots” in Isfahan and was sentenced to death on charges including “moharebeh” (enmity against God), “intentional destruction of public property with the aim of confronting the Islamic Republic,” “disrupting public order and security,” and “assembly and collusion against national security.” Like many similar cases, this death sentence was issued following proceedings that fell far short of fair trial standards and without access to a lawyer of his own choosing.
Since 18 March, the Islamic Republic has executed at least 38 people on security-related charges, 15 of whom were protesters arrested in relation with the January protests.
We reiterate once again that the primary purpose of these executions is to instill fear in society and prevent future protests. Due to its incompetence and lack of public legitimacy, the Islamic Republic relies on repression and intimidation to maintain power, and the death penalty remains its most important tool for spreading fear.
Unfortunately, in the shadow of war, the political cost of executing protesters has been significantly reduced for the authorities, and over the past two months these executions have effectively carried no serious political consequences for the Islamic Republic. Unless the political cost of executions increases, we are likely to witness the continuation, and even escalation of daily executions in the weeks and months ahead.
The international community, especially European governments, must strongly condemn these executions. An immediate halt to the issuance and implementation of death sentences must be a central condition in any negotiation or agreement with the Islamic Republic. #NoDeathPenalty #AbbasAkbariFeyzabadi
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The Islamic Republic executed another protester early this morning.
According to Mizan News Agency, Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi was executed on charges including moharebeh and other security-related accusations. Like many similar cases, his death sentence was issued after proceedings that fell far short of fair trial standards and without access to a lawyer of his own choosing.
With his execution, the number of people executed in political or security-related cases since 18 March has reached at least 35. Fifteen of them were protesters arrested in connection with the January protests.
These executions are meant to instill fear and prevent future protests. The international community must strongly condemn them.
#NoDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran #AbbasAkbariFeyzabadi
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In March 2026, our colleague, Giada Girelli, attended one of the CND's side events, where she highlighted an important truth: The death penalty affects vulnerable populations and low-level figures, not powerful actors.
#endthedeathpenaltynow
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Gholamreza Khani Shekarab was executed on alleged charges of intelligence cooperation and espionage for Israel.
State media reported his execution on 26 May 2026 without specifying the location. IHRNGO has established that he was hanged in Ghezelhesar Prison.
IHRNGO had warned of his imminent execution after his transfer from Evin to Ghezelhesar.
At least 12 people have been executed on espionage-related charges in Iran so far in 2026.
#GholamrezaKhaniShekarab #StopExecutionsInIran #NoDeathPenalty iranhr.net/en/articles/8770/
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🔴The Islamic Republic’s judiciary announced that the death sentence of Gholamreza Khani Shokrab, a prisoner accused of espionage and intelligence activities on behalf of Israel, has been carried out following confirmation by the Supreme Court.
🔸According to claims made by the judiciary, Gholamreza Khani Shokrab acted as "one of Mossad's operational network leaders abroad," playing a role in recruiting individuals inside Iran and deploying them for "anti-security operations." The institution claimed that he established contact with and was subsequently recruited by the Mossad intelligence service through his athletic activities and numerous travels to neighboring countries.
🔸Official reports state that "#GholamrezaKhaniShokrab was tasked with identifying other individuals inside the country and, upon approval from Mossad officers, recruiting them for various missions." A day prior to the execution, Fars News Agency had reported on his death sentence, stating that the verdict was issued following court proceedings and the presentation of evidence.
🔸However, no independent details regarding the judicial process, the evidence in the case file, Gholamreza Khani Shokrab’s access to legal counsel, or the location of the execution have been made public.
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*New DPRU blog post* from @SaulLehrfreund of the @DeathPenaltyP & Matthew Goldberg of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty on Israel’s new death penalty laws and the legal backlash now unfolding. 👇
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-pen…
#Israel #Law #CapitalPunishment #HumanRights
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The Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council (PHROC) strongly condemns the passing of Israel’s second death penalty law and calls for immediate international measures against Israel.
pchrgaza.org/?p=38361
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May 21
“Tennessee has effectively made the case against the death penalty,” said Laura Porter, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty. Read more in @nytimes ... nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/te… @uscedp
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Ramin Zaleh and Karim Maroufpour, two Kurdish political prisoners sentenced to death on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi), were secretly executed at Naqadeh Prison in the early hours of 21 May. Their families and lawyers were given no prior notice.
The two men were denied a final visit with their families before the execution.
🔗kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/…
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Kurdish political prisoner Rauf Sheikh-Maroufi is at imminent risk of execution after an Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on charges of “spreading corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz).
Sheikh-Maroufi, from Bukan, was arrested during the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising. He was subjected to months of torture and held for three years without a final verdict before being sentenced to death.
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Kurdish political prisoner Mohammad Faraji is at imminent risk of execution after an Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on charges of “spreading corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz).
Faraji, from Bukan, was arrested during the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising. He was subjected to months of torture and held for three years without a final verdict before being sentenced to death.
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Kurdish political prisoner Mohsen Eslamkhah is at imminent risk of execution after an Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh).
Eslamkhah, a 20-year-old man from Bukan, was arrested in August 2025, three years after security forces identified him over his participation in the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” protests, when he was 16. He was sentenced to death by an Islamic Revolutionary Court despite legal provisions barring such courts from hearing cases involving individuals under the age of 18.
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Acquitted of murder but still facing the threat of death sentences.
According to Emtedad, the six defendants in the #EkbatanCase have been cleared of murder charges by Branch 13 of Criminal Court One.
Yet the six “Woman, Life, Freedom” protesters still face a second case: efsad-fil-arz charges before Judge Salavati’s Revolutionary Court.
#StopExecutionsInIran
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