Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest recorded figure since 1989, according to a joint report by two NGOs released on Monday, April 14th. The organizations warned that Tehran may use capital punishment even more extensively following the January protests and the ongoing conflict with Israel and the U.S.
The 2025 total represents a 68% increase on the 975 executions recorded in 2024. The figures include 48 women who were put to death by hanging, according to the annual report published by Norway’s Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), based in France.
The report states that if the Islamic Republic
survives the current crisis, there is a serious risk that executions will be used even more extensively as a tool of oppression and repression.
