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Human rights in Iran

Iran's Executions Reach Decade High

Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people between January and September 2025, the highest number of yearly death penalties conducted in Iran that has recorded in at least 15 years. As shown by our chart, within less than nine months, the number of people executed by the regime has already surpassed last year’s grim total of 972 executions. These figures are likely low estimates due to the Iranian authorities not publishing such data publicly.

According to Amnesty, the Iranian regime has increased its use of the death penalty since the 2022 "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement uprising, as a tool of state repression and to crush dissent. In 2025, the authorities have further intensified executions in the aftermath of the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, under the guise of national security.

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This chart shows the number of recorded executions in Iran, by year.

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