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Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025 in 68% increase on year before, NGOs say

Rights groups including Amnesty International say Iran carries out the most executions of any nation worldwide per capita, and the most of any country other than China, for which no reliable data is available.

Euronews

'More than 4 people executed daily' Iran records highest death toll since 1989

Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, a 68% increase and the highest number since 1989, according to human rights groups. This surge, with over four executions daily, is seen as a tool to instil fear and deter dissent, disproportionately affecting minorities and those linked in anti-government protests.

The Times of India

Iran hangs three men, including 19-year-old wrestler, in first executions over January protests

Rights groups said the trio, who included a teenager who had taken part in international wrestling competitions, were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture.

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At least 3,428 killed in Iranian security crackdown on protesters, rights group says

Meanwhile, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran was ready to respond "decisively" to its enemies, accusing the US and Israel of being behind the protests.

Euronews

Iran summons ambassadors to demand withdrawal of support for protests as death toll climbs

In a bid to reclaim the narrative, the government called for nationwide rallies backing the Islamic republic with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying the turnout was a "warning" to the United States.

Euronews

Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide

Security forces reported to have killed at least 45 people since protests began 12 days ago, as protesters gather in Tehran

The Guardian - UK

Child bride faces execution in Iran unless she pays £80,000 in ‘blood money’

Goli Kouhkan, 25, on death row for seven years for killing her abusive husband, has until December to settle with the victim’s family

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At least 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2025, says human rights NGO

Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.

Radio France Internationale

Iran Executed At Least 1,000 This Year In Prison 'Mass Killing': NGO

Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons aimed at spreading fear through society.

International Business Times

Iran Hangs Man Convicted Of Israel Spying, Activists Slam 'Unfair' Trial

Iran on Wednesday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, in defiance of pleas from his family and activists for his life to be spared after what they described as an unfair trial.

International Business Times

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Conspiracy theories spread like wildfire. One outlandish claim, a cryptic comment, or even a clumsy misquote can spark an avalanche of speculation. Add a pinch of public distrust and the lightning speed of social media, and suddenly, a fringe idea becomes a global obsession. While researchers have shown that fake…

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Iran Executed 975 People In 'Horrifying' 2024 Escalation: Rights Groups

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.

International Business Times

#SaveToomaj: Iran Urged To Spare Rapper After 'Grotesque' Verdict

Iranian authorities on Thursday faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing anti-government protests.

International Business Times

'War Against Women': Iran Ramps Up Crackdown As Regional Tensions Rage

Executions of convicts, arrests of dissidents and a resurgence in patrols enforcing the obligatory wearing of hijabs: Iran is stepping up repression at home as tensions flare with its arch-foe Israel, activists say.

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Radio France Internationale

Iran executed record 834 people last year, according to rights groups

Iran executed a "appaling" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, rights groups said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Iran Executed 834 People Last Year, Highest Since 2015: Rights Groups

Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.

France 24

Iran executed ‘staggering total’ of 834 people last year, say rights groups

Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out ‘unprecedented’ number of executions, human rights groups say

Activists ask international community to ‘break silence’ on rising executions in Iran

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The Guardian - UK

Iran ‘using Gaza conflict as cover’ for execution of 127 people since war began

Human rights groups record alarming rise in number of people put to death by Tehran regime since 7 October

The Guardian - UK

Iran executes three men accused over anti-government protests

Human rights groups condemn executions following demonstrations that swept country last year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two Rights Groups: Iran Executions Surge in Bid to 'Spread Fear'

Two rights groups revealed on Thursday that Iran is using death penalty as an “execution machine” aimed at spreading fear as protests shook the country in 2022. According to Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and France's Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Groups: Iran Executes 7 Kurds, Including 'Political Prisoner'

Iran on Friday hanged a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists, rights groups said, amplifying alarm over the soaring number of executions in the country this year. Mohayyedin Ebrahimi, 43, was hanged at dawn at Urmia prison in northwestern Iran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Admits Executing Political Prisoner Amid Condemnations by Human Rights Organizations

London, Tehran: Iran on Wednesday secretly executed a political prisoner who had been convicted of killing a police officer in 2018 and of being a member of an opposition Kurdish party, rights groups revealed. This came two days after activists reported the execution of another political prisoner. On Thursday, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Group: Iran Executed more than 50 People so far this Year

Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country. IHR said it has confirmed at least 55 executions in the first 26 days of this year.…

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Iranian chess players compete without hijab, 100 Iranian detainees could face death penalty, rights group says

At least 100 Iranians, including five women, are charged with capital offences in connection with protests in Iran, Norway-based Iran Human Rights says, as two Iranian chess champions defy hijab laws during a chess tournament in Kazakhstan.

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