Amnesty International recorded 2,707 executions in Iran in 2025, an increase of 78% from 2024.

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The figure of 2,707 executions is the global total recorded by Amnesty International across 17 countries in 2025, NOT the number of executions in Iran alone.

The 78% increase (from 1,518 to 2,707) is the global year-on-year change, NOT the increase for Iran specifically.

Omissions

• The MEP attributed global statistics (2,707 executions and 78% increase) exclusively to Iran, when in fact these are the worldwide figures across 17 countries.
• The exact number of executions Amnesty International recorded for Iran specifically in 2025 could not be retrieved within the search limit; for context, Iran recorded 972+ executions in 2024 according to Amnesty International's previous report.
• The Amnesty International report was published in May 2026, very close to the session date, but contains data from 2025 which the MEP could reasonably cite.

Sources

• PrimaryAmnesty International (official press release)Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries.
• PrimaryAmnesty International USAAmnesty International's monitoring of the global use of the death penalty recorded 2707 executions in 2025, an increase by 78% from 1518 in 2024.
• PrimaryAmnesty International Ireland (2024 report)The countries with the highest number of executions were China (1000s), Iran (972+), Saudi Arabia (345+), Iraq (63+), Yemen (38+) – in that order.