Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to ...

Of the 2,707 confirmed executions globally in 2025, 2,159 were in Iran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Over 2,700 executions have been recorded across 17 countries in 2025, global rights monitor Amnesty ...

Iran executed at least 1,639 people last year, an average of more than four executions per day, Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty said in their joint ...

Human rights experts note a "horrific escalation" of executions in Iran in recent months. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A U.S.-based human rights organization focused on Iran says more than 600 people have ...