​​​​​​​Amnesty calls on Iranian state to stop "arbitrary executions" against protesters

On Thursday, Amnesty International condemned, in a statement, what it described as the "arbitrary" execution of Muhammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Muhammad Hosseini. Warning that there are others facing the same fate.

The organization called on the Iranian state; Immediately stop all executions related to the protests taking place in the country.

"The continuation of the Tehran regime's killing spree and its endeavor to end the protests by spreading fear among the people is abhorrent," said Diana Eltahawy, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Office of the organization.

Diana added, "The arbitrary execution of Muhammad Mahdi Karami and Sayed Muhammad Hosseini, a few days after their death sentence was upheld, reveals the extent to which the Iranian authorities continue to use the death penalty as a weapon of oppression."

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said that "the Iranian government uses the death penalty as a weapon to spread fear among citizens and eliminate dissent, adding that the executions amount to state-mandated killings."

"Turning criminal procedures into a weapon to punish people for exercising their basic rights, such as those who participated in or organized demonstrations, amounts to state-mandated killing," Türk said in a statement, explaining that "the executions violated international human rights law."

The Iranian state is waging a crackdown on the popular protests taking place in the country, while about 100 people face the death penalty for their participation in these protests, according to networks and human rights organizations.

In addition, hundreds died during the protests, and the authorities arrested thousands of people who participated in the movements that included raising slogans against them.

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