IHR: Iran Executed 152 People in May

IHR: Iran executed 152 people in May

The Iran Human Rights Organization (IHR) reported that the 152 people executed in May included five Afghan nationals, nineteen Baluch individuals, nine Kurds, and two Arabs. The organization warned that the dramatic surge in executions may be intended to intimidate society and deter potential protests. The report also shows that at least 511 people, including sixteen women, were executed in the first five months of 2025, marking a 96 percent inc…

Alarming Surge in Executions in Iran

The concerning rise in executions in Iran continues, with a wave of executions taking place across various cities. The number of recorded executions in the last 15 days has reached 82, a shocking figure indicating that, on average, nearly six people are executed daily in Iran. Between May 28 and June 4, 2025, at least eight more prisoners were executed in the prisons of Ghezel Hesar, Urmia, Yasuj, Semnan, and Manoojan: Yasuj Prison (June 3): Beh…

Prisoner Executed in Qom Prison

HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Sunday, June 1, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Qom Prison. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the executed individual has been identified as Shahriar Khalafi. Based on information received by HRANA, Khalafi was arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court. As of the time …

Sheffield Exhibition Denounces Executions in Iran and Demands Freedom for Political Prisoners - Iran Freedom

Sheffield, UK – June 3, 2025 Sheffield, UK – June 3, 2025: The Academics in Exile Association, linked to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), organized a public bookstall and photo exhibition in Sheffield to protest the recent surge of executions in Iran. The event strongly condemned the recent death sentences handed down to prisoners affiliated with the PMOI and demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all politica…