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Executions
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317 executions |
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[2nd of 22]
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Illicit drugs
despite substantial interdiction efforts and considerable control measures along the border with Afghanistan, Iran remains one of the primary transshipment routes for Southwest Asian heroin to Europe; suffers one of the highest opiate addiction rates in the world, and has an increasing problem with synthetic drugs; lacks anti-money laundering laws; has reached out to neighboring countries to share counter-drug intelligence |
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Prisoners
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163,526 prisoners |
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[10th of 168]
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Prisoners > Female
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3.5% |
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[84th of 134]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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226 per 100,000 people |
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[33rd of 164]
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Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
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24.8% |
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[89th of 143]
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Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
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243.1% |
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[7th of 128]
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Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Current situation
Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude; Iranian women are trafficked internally for the purpose of forced prostitution and for forced marriages to settle debts; Iranian children are trafficked internally and Afghan children are trafficked into Iran for the purpose of forced marriages, commercial sexual exploitation, and involuntary servitude as beggars or laborers |
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating
Tier 3 - Iran did not provide evidence of law enforcement activities against trafficking, and credible reports indicate that Iranian authorities punish victims of trafficking with beatings, imprisonment, and execution; Iran has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol |
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
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15.7 |
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[44th of 143]
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