There has been a major increase in the number of people who are sentenced and put to death in Iran.
Justice & Anti-CorruptionMiddle East
- Omissions
- The MEP did not cite specific sources for the claim
- Data from 2024 and 2025 confirms the trend but the MEP did not specify exact figures or time periods
- Sources from OHCHR and Amnesty International provide more detailed context on the nature of these executions
- Sources
- PrimaryOHCHR (UN Human Rights Office)Alarming trends in executions in 2025 with sharp increase in Iran, part of broader global concerns about death penalty use
- SecondaryAmnesty InternationalOver 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2025 - the highest number of yearly executions recorded by the organization, representing a significant increase from 2024
- SecondaryAmnesty International - Death Penalty Report 2024At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, representing a 32% increase and the highest number since 2015
- SecondaryUN NewsAt least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number reported since 2015, according to the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
- SecondaryBBC NewsExecutions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025 according to human rights reports
- SecondaryIran Human Rights (IHRNGO)At least 1,000 people executed in Iran in less than nine months of 2025, a record number in more than 30 years