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13th annual report on the death penalty in Iran 2020
TUESDAY 30 MARCH
10 AM to 11 AM (Paris Time)
In 2020, the year of the extraordinary and overwhelming worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, most countries have been fighting to save lives. Meanwhile, Iran not only continued executing as usual, but used the death penalty more than ever to nip the freedom of speech and expression in the bud. The death penalty in 2020 has been repressive tool against protesters, ethnic minority groups ans any opponents or independent thinkers. Nevertheless, this report shows how exasperated the Iranian population is with the authorities’ practice. Public opposition to the death penalty has increased drastically. Mass online campaigns of millions of Iranians expressing their opposition to the death penalty and the dramatic increase in the number of people choosing diya (blood money) or forgiveness over execution, are all examples of this opposition. With this report, we demand transparency and accountability and call on the international community to support the abolitionist movement in Iran.
Moderator
Kambis Ghafouri, Iran Human Rights
10 AM to 10.30 AM
Introduction
Kambiz Ghafouri
ECPM (Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort) Statement
Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, ECPM Director
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT
Mahmood AMiry-Moghaddam, IHR
TESTIMONY
Vida Mehrannia, Ahmed Djalali’s wife
(He is currently on death row in Iran)
10.30 AM to 10.50 AM
Questions and Answers
(Translators will be available in Farsi/English/French for Q&A)
Contacts
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