UN Reports Over 900 Executions in Iran in 2024, Marking Alarming Increase

The majority of executions were for drug offenses, with dissidents and women also among those targeted, raising global human rights concerns.

The United Nations confirmed at least 901 executions in Iran in 2024, the highest annual figure reported in recent years.
Executions were primarily for drug-related crimes, but also included dissidents and individuals linked to the 2022 protests following Mahsa Amini's death.
The number of women executed rose significantly, with at least 31 women among those put to death, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR).
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk called for an immediate halt to executions and urged Iran to abolish the death penalty entirely.
Human rights groups accuse Iranian authorities of using the death penalty as a tool to suppress dissent and intimidate the population post-2022 protests.