Iran carried out highest number of executions in decades
Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.
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Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.
Amnesty International reports that Iranian authorities executed over 1,000 people in 2025, marking the highest number in at least 15 years, and calls for an immediate moratorium on executions.
Two NGOs report that Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, and warn of potential further use of capital punishment amid ongoing unrest.
A report by Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty reveals that Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest annual figure since 1989, with concerns over potential future executions.
Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, averaging more than four executions per day, marking the highest number since 1989, according to a report by Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty.
Amid the conflict with Israel and the United States, Iran has intensified executions of political prisoners, with at least five executions in three days and fourteen since the start of the war, according to human rights organizations.
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