US EditionIran Executions Hit 37-Year High as Resistance Launches Attacks
Amnesty International reports over 1,000 executions in Iran in 2025, the highest in 15 years, linked to post-June national security crackdowns and expanded capital offenses.
- This year, Amnesty International reported Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people, surpassing last year’s 972 within nine months and marking the highest toll in 15 years.
- Following the Evin prison incident and hostilities, authorities launched mass arrests, claiming they had detained 1,000 suspects, with senior officials calling for expedited trials and executions.
- Mohammad Alikordi was found dead in his Mashhad office on Friday, with bleeding and head injuries reported while security officers removed cameras and blocked family access.
- Human‑rights groups urged an immediate moratorium on executions and called on other states to intervene, while investigators documented failures to protect prisoners and families were denied information.
- Iran's Parliament approved legislation broadening capital offences for national‑security charges, while executions disproportionately impact Afghan, Baluchi and Kurdish communities and include drug‑related and politically motivated cases this year.
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