47 of those executed in Iran in 2025 were for politically motivated charges, according to Amnesty International.

Omissions

• The specific figure of 47 politically motivated executions could not be confirmed from accessible search results. Two independent sources or one primary source confirming this exact number could not be found.
• The full Amnesty International report 'Death Sentences and Executions 2025' (document ACT 50/0778/2026) likely contains the detailed breakdown by country and charge type, but its contents were not accessible in full within the search constraints.
• The Amnesty report was published very close to the session date (around 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-20), making independent verification from secondary sources that had time to analyze and report the country-specific breakdowns difficult.

Sources

• PrimaryAmnesty InternationalAmnesty International's monitoring of the global use of the death penalty recorded 2,707 executions in 2025. Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2025.
• PrimaryAmnesty InternationalExecutions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded in 44 years. The staggering rise was down to a handful of governments determined to rule by repression, including Iran.
• PrimaryAmnesty InternationalReporting on arbitrary executions of tortured political dissidents Behrouz Ehsani (69) and Mehdi Hassani (48) in secret in Ghezel Hesar prison, and broader political repression context in Iran.
• SecondaryIran InternationalAmnesty says Iran drove global surge in executions in 2025.