ABOUT THIS EPISODE
A UN expert discusses rising executions in Iran, protest-linked death sentences, and concerns over due process.
As World Day Against the Death Penalty approaches, UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and an academic at Birkbeck University, Dr Mai Sato talks to SBS Persian's Niv Sadrolodabee and discusses rising executions in Iran, including an increase in national security cases linked to protests. She examines concerns over fair trials, public executions, international pressure and efforts to halt death sentences.
In this episode:
As World Day Against the Death Penalty approaches, UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and an academic at Birkbeck University, Dr Mai Sato talks to SBS Persian's Niv Sadrolodabee and discusses rising executions in Iran, including an increase in national security cases linked to protests. She examines concerns over fair trials, public executions, international pressure and efforts to halt death sentences.
In this episode:
- Why executions linked to national security charges have increased following nationwide protests.
- Dr Mai Sato's concerns about the trial and execution of Alireza Sepahi, including allegations of torture and due process failures.
- What public executions could signal, and why some people reportedly gathered to oppose them.
- Cases highlighted ahead of World Day Against the Death Penalty, including prisoners still facing execution.
- Whether international pressure, UN engagement and legal reforms could help reduce executions in Iran.
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