Executions

IRAN: EXECUTION RATE CONTINUES TO ESCALATE AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL SIGNING

More state-sanctioned per capita executions are taking place in Iran than anywhere else in the world.

The execution rate has continued to rise unabated after Iran and six world powers, including the United States, reached a nuclear deal in mid-July.

In fact, Amnesty International predicts that Iran is on pace to hit a 12-year record in executions this year, with more than 1,000 state-sanctioned deaths expected by the end of 2015.