Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: rights group
Iran Human Rights said at least 29 of the executions were tied to January anti-government protests, as authorities intensified hangings during the conflict.
- On Thursday, Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights reported that Iran has executed at least 511 people so far in 2026, including at least 29 individuals connected to anti-government protests in January.
- All executions serve a clear domestic purpose to create fear and prevent new protests, according to IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, who told AFP he is "very concerned that this trend could worsen in the coming months."
- Iranian state media announced this week the execution of Majid Adineh, arrested during January protests in Karaj outside Tehran, while at least 16 women and 13 "political prisoners" were also among those executed.
- President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday that the "failing Islamic Republic of Iran" is killing protesters at record levels, calling it a "humanitarian crisis" that "must be stopped, NOW."
- Amiry-Moghaddam noted that international focus on the Strait of Hormuz conflict gives authorities "greater space" to carry out executions, as over 70 individuals face potential death sentences in Isfahan.
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NettavisenMinst 511 personer er blitt henrettet i Iran i år, og antallet henrettelser har økt den siste tiden, ifølge menneskerettgruppen Iran Human Rights (IHR), som er basert i Norge.
The NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) warned that hundreds more protesters have been sentenced to death in the Persian country.
Iran has executed more than 500 people this year, despite repeated calls by US President Donald Trump for Tehran to halt the executions, the Norwegian NGO Iran Human Rights reported on Thursday, AFP reported. According to the IHR, 2026 people were executed in Iran in 2026...
More than 500 people have been executed in Iran this year, according to a human rights organization. The death penalty has been carried out at least 511 times, the Norway-based organization Iran Human Rights (IHR) announced on Thursday. At least 29 people were executed in connection with the anti-government protests in January.
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