| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
Iran. Iran Drug Executions Fall by 99% Following Legal Amendment
Iran. Iran Drug Executions Fall by 99% Following Legal Amendment
The implementation of the death penalty for drug offences has all but ended in Iran, although human rights advocates continue to express concern at the judicial system’s response to drugs.
One person has been executed for drug offences in Iran since the beginning of 2018, while at least 112 were killed by the state for such crimes during the same period in 2017, according to non-profit organisation Iran Human Rights (IHR). This dramatic shift is largely the result of an amendment to the national drug legislation that came into force in November 2017. (Talking Drugs, UK, 29.05.2018)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/iran-drug-executions-fall-by-99-percent