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3mo ago

Iran’s 2025 Executions Hit at Least 1,639, Highest Since 1989

Rights groups warn the state could use executions to quash dissent.

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Im Iran sind im vergangenen Jahr nach Angaben von Menschenrechtsorganisationen mindestens 1639 Menschen hingerichtet worden. Das sei ein Anstieg von 68 Prozent gegenüber dem Jahr 2024, als die iranischen Behörden 975 Menschen hinrichteten, und die höchste Zahl seit 1989, erklärten Iran Human Rights (IHR) mit Sitz in Norwegen und Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) am Montag.

Overview

  • The joint report by Iran Human Rights and ECPM counts a 68% jump from 2024 and says the tally is a conservative minimum.
  • Most executions followed drug convictions, while activists documented others linked to political cases.
  • The report records at least 48 women executed, including 21 for killing husbands or fiancés in relationships described as abusive.
  • Executions were largely carried out in prisons, with 11 conducted in public and hanging used in most cases.
  • The groups warn that hundreds detained after the January 2026 protests could face death sentences as authorities lean on capital punishment to stifle unrest.