“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s already severe restrictions on human rights worsened in a number of areas during” 2024, according to the recently released State Department Report on Human Rights. The Iranian regime executed hundreds of prisoners, including many who confessed under torture and faced unfair trials. In August 2024, authorities executed Reza Rasaei, who belonged to the Kurdish and Yaresan ethnic and religious minorities, according to IranWire and other media outlets. Members of marginalized ethnic communities, in particular the Baluch minority, were overrepresented among those executed, noted the State Department report. Commonly reported methods of torture and abuse in prisons included threats of execution, rape, and sexual assault, among many others.