Iran:Continued violation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed report

Ahmed Shaheed latest Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran


Dr. Shaheed criticizes the current restrictions in Iran and writes: “from January 2016 to date, 15 journalists and bloggers have been arrested and five million websites have been blocked in Iran, which are the main obstacles to the freedom of speech.”

On the number of executions, it has been stressed in Ahmed Shaheed’s report that from January 1, 2016, to the 3rd week of July the same year, between 241 to 253 executions have been carried out in Iran which is significantly less compared to the same period in 2015. Ahmed Shaheed announced that the number of executions in 2015 has been between 966 to 1054.

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