Normandie pour la Paix

Iran is currently the country with the highest number of executions per capita. Since the 1979 revolution, the death penalty has been regularly used by the authorities as a tool of political repression. The numerous condemnations since the uprising, sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. demonstrate this in a terrifying way. As central figures in the Iranian population’s resistance, many women are now being executed for having tried to resist the assaults to which they are subjected.