According to a joint report published by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Ensemble contre la peine de mort (Together Against the Death Penalty), the number of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 increased by 68 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 1,639. This figure corresponds to an average of four executions per day and is recorded as the highest level since 1989.
At least 48 women executed
The report also states that 48 women were executed, the highest number of female executions in the past 20 years. Human rights organizations emphasized that executions are being used as a tool of political repression and social control. IHR Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said that authorities are “trying to prevent new protests by spreading fear.”
Amnesty International also notes that Iran is among the countries with the highest number of executions in the world relative to its population.
Protesters at risk
According to the report, hundreds of people who participated in protests at the beginning of 2026 still face the risk of execution. The protests were reportedly harshly suppressed, with thousands of people killed and tens of thousands detained.
Since the beginning of the war in February, at least seven people connected to the protests have reportedly been executed.
Disproportionate punishments for Kurds and Baloch
It was also noted that Kurds and Baloch people are disproportionately represented among those executed. In addition, about half of the executions are reportedly linked to drug-related offenses.
A significant portion of the executions of women reportedly occurred on charges of killing their husbands or fiancés. Human rights organizations warned that the Iranian authorities may further increase executions amid the current crisis and called on the international community to respond.
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