Overview
- Iran Human Rights released its 2025 tally on January 1, saying confirmed executions already exceed 1,500 and constitute the group's highest annual count in over 35 years.
- The organization cautioned that additional cases are still being verified, so the total could rise.
- Executions have sharply increased year over year: more than 500 in 2022, over 800 in 2023, 975 in 2024, and now above 1,500 in 2025.
- IHR accuses authorities of using the death penalty to intimidate the public and deter further demonstrations.
- The report coincides with fresh cost-of-living protests in multiple cities and universities, with officials reporting one security-force member killed in western Iran.