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94 percent of political executions in Iran are Kurds, Baluchis and Arabs

Kurds, Baluchis, and Arabs are the primary victims of repression and execution.

Reporters of the Kurdistan Human Rights Defense Organization:

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran says;
94 percent of political executions in Iran are Kurds, Baluchis, and Arabs.
"Mai Sato," the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, publishing a report on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (Esfand 22, 1403), expressed concern over the human rights situation in Iran, particularly the increase in executions and numerous instances of human rights violations over the past calendar year, and announced that between 2010 and 2023, at least 154 political prisoners were executed in Iran, of whom 49 percent were Kurds, 29 percent were Baluchis, and 16 percent were Arabs.
In other words, 94 percent of those executed in Iran have been Kurds, Baluchis, and Arabs.

The UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights in Iran have called for an immediate halt to executions and the abolition of the death penalty, especially for juvenile offenders.
Mai Sato's report, presented pursuant to UN Human Rights Council resolution 55/19, also emphasizes social and gender discrimination as well as human rights violations.

Date: March 15, 2025 (Esfand 25, 1403)