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10 Oct 2026, 16:20

The Iranian Human Rights Activists Organization announced in a report on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty that in the past year, two thousand and three people were executed in Iran, at least 69 of whom faced political and security charges.

The number of executions during this period has increased by about 29% compared to the previous similar period, rising from one thousand and 553 to two thousand and three; the highest figure recorded in 10 reporting periods.

According to the statistics in this report, the number of executions increased from 505 in the 2016–2017 period to two thousand and three in the 2025–2026 period.

In the breakdown of executions by type of charge, 57.56% were related to murder and 36.25% were related to drug offenses. Other executions were recorded with political and security charges, rape, non-political moharebeh, corruption on earth, economic crimes, or unspecified charges.
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