While attention of international communities has been on war in the Meddle East the regime in Iran has accelerated the crackdown of its dissidents. This includes arrest, raids on religious minorities, torture of prisoners and executions 

The regime in Iran executes more people annually than any other country except China, according to human rights organisations, including Amnesty International.

Earlier this year, the UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, said the regime in Iran has an “abominable” track record of executions this year with an average of more than 10 people hanged each week.

More than 600 people have been executed by Iran so far this year, already the highest figure in eight years, said the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group in a November report.