Digital Journal – According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran, two women were executed in Iran at the infamous Qerchak Prison in Varamin. Executions in Iran appear to be on the upswing with 63 other people having been executed in recent days.
NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi argues “the unprecedented escalation of arbitrary, mass executions across Iran, as an indication of the ruling regime’s despair in the face of irremediable social and political crises, also its fear of broad-based social discontent,” adding, “The leaders of Iran’s ruling religious fascism are trying in vain to prevent escalation of popular protests and eruption of public rage by resorting to ever more brutal repression to prevent the regime’s downfall.”
Qercheck Prison has earned a moniker as “the end of the world” due to harsh conditions and the fact that many of the prisoners sent there are ultimately executed.
The prison is a former poultry farm that was converted in 2011 to house female prisoners. Conditions in the prison are said to rival those of a concentration camp, with prisoners suffering from poor hygienic standards, a lack of access to proper nutrition, and harsh treatment.
The prison holds approximately 40 female prisoners. The children of some female prisoners are also locked up with their mothers. This means that they are subject to the harsh conditions of the prison.
One of the executed, Fatemeh Mehrabani, 39, had been held in Iranian prisons for approximately five years. She was transferred to solitary confinement on May 30th to await her execution.
Iran trails only China in regards to the number of people executed per year. Most developed countries have outlawed the death penalty.
This year, the numbers may end up being higher. Besides the two women executed at Qerchak, at least 63 other people have been executed in recent days.