Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

for Human Rights in Iran

https://www.iranrights.org

There once lived a person named:

At three months old, he experienced an episode of high fever and severe seizure which resulted in loss of hearing in one ear and disability in one leg. Physical problems, in addition to the the treatment he received from school officials, had turned him into a belligerent loner.

Reported executions

44 April 2024
156 In 2024
807 In 2023
578 In 2022
317 In 2021
248 In 2020
258 In 2019

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