Iran Unleashes Execution Frenzy at Least 152 Hanged in May as Death Toll Soars

Iran unleashes execution frenzy at least 152 hanged in May as death toll soars

The number of executions in the first five months of this year is 96% more than the number at the same time last year.

Iran's Regime Intensifies Execution Campaign Amid Growing Domestic and International Concern - Iran News Update

The Iranian regime continues to escalate its use of the death penalty, with a recent wave of executions raising alarms among human rights organizations. On Monday, June 2, authorities executed three prisoners at Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. All three had been convicted on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. A day earlier, on Sunday, June 1, a prisoner was executed in Kerman Prison, also on drug-related charges. That same day, two ot…

The Hidden Preparations of a Crime

Saeed Masouri’s Revelation of the Machinery Behind Executions in Iran In a harrowing letter, Saeed Masouri, a long-time political prisoner who has spent nearly 25 years in the prisons of the Islamic Republic without a single day of furlough, sheds light on the hidden and rarely seen processes that lead to executions in Iran. Addressed to international human rights institutions, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and …

Saeed Masouri: 170 Executions In The Past Month In Iranian Prisons, Minute-Long Trials, And Death Sentences

Saeed Masouri, An Iranian political prisoner who has been incarcerated for over twenty-five years, has written a letter from Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj exposing the process of issuing and executing death sentences in Iran, particularly in the case of political detainees. In this letter, he reveals the Iranian regime’s tactics for executing political prisoners and describes these actions as criminal. Excerpts from the letter follow: To all awak…

Seven Afghan nationals executed in Iran - Khaama Press

Human rights group Hengaw reports seven Afghan nationals were among 163 inmates executed in Iran during May, amid rising secret executions. The human rights organization Hengaw has reported a sharp rise in executions in Iran, with 163 prisoners executed across various prisons during May 2025. Among those executed were at least seven Afghan nationals. According to Hengaw’s newly published report, those executed faced a wide range of charges, incl…