During the past five years, drug-related charges have counted for the majority of executions in Iran. Based on death penalty reports, at least 2052 people have been executed for drug-related charges since 2010 in Iran. In 2013, there was a relative decrease in the number of drug-related executions compared to the previous three years. However, the decrease didn’t continue. In 2014, at least 367 people were executed for such charges. 123 of these executions were announced by the official sources.
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