04 March 2026
Death Penalty
Edited by Farhad Sabetan
The collection brings together powerful essays, interviews, and case studies exploring the practice of capital punishment, with a focus on Iran. Combining legal, historical, economic, and psychological perspectives with first-hand testimonies from those scarred by executions, the volume questions whether the death penalty can ever be just, effective, or compatible with human rights. Offering informed, fair-minded arguments rather than slogans, this collection invites readers to reconsider the moral, social, and political costs of state killing.
