Iran’s Writers’ Association, in a statement, announced that political prisoners have been executed in recent months, calling it “one of the most horrifying methods of suppressing protesters,” and said that after widespread detentions, forced disappearances, torture, and forced confessions, it has now reached the stage of implementation.

The association wrote that the carrying out of death sentences under the shadow of war and the prevailing security atmosphere has accelerated, and that cases of those sentenced—deprived of the right to defense—have been accompanied by pressure to obtain confessions and by predetermined trials.

The association also said that the repression of nationwide protests in Dey 1404 has provided the backdrop for the formation of these cases, emphasizing that the current death sentences are the result of the same extensive wave of arrests.

At the same time, Iran’s Reform Front, in a letter to Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, the head of the Judiciary, called for a review of the Tehran prosecutor’s indictment against critics of the death sentences.

The association wrote that equating legal and civil criticism with actions against the security of the country is not compatible with the spirit of the Constitution, and emphasized that ensuring security, in addition to judicial measures, requires addressing the root causes of the crisis, the accountability of responsible institutions, and earning public trust.