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Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned that Iran has executed at least 56 people on national security charges since 19 March 2026, including 27 linked to protests earlier this year. He urged Iranian authorities to halt all executions and abolish the death penalty, citing its use to intimidate the population and suppress dissent. The crackdown followed widespread protests in late 2025 over economic issues, inflation, and shortages, resulting in thousands of deaths and detentions, as well as prolonged internet blackouts.

A UN fact-finding mission recently called for the immediate halt to executions of 10 men involved in Isfahan protests and condemned the 19 July 2026 executions of two others in the same case. Türk highlighted that over 100 individuals remain at risk of execution on similar charges, while capital punishment for drug-related offences continues at an alarming rate.

The UN rights chief raised concerns over alleged confessions obtained under torture and serious due process violations, including unfair trials, public executions, and death sentences issued after brief closed-door hearings. He noted that some sentences have been carried out within weeks of arrests, with reports of 12 defendants sentenced to death following a single three-hour closed-door hearing.

Türk emphasized that the death penalty violates the right to life and human dignity, stating it has no place in modern society. He called for urgent reforms to ensure fair trials and due process, while reiterating the UN’s opposition to capital punishment as incompatible with fundamental human rights.