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Global Executions Jump to 44-Year High, Led by Iran’s Record 2025 Toll

Amnesty says Iran’s intensified repression drove the surge.

UN Reports 21 Executions and 4,000+ Arrests in Iran Since War Began

Iran Executed at Least 1,639 People in 2025, Highest Reported Since 1989

Iran Executes 18-Year-Old Protester as Watchdogs Warn More Imminent Killings

Saudi Arabia Sets New Execution Record in 2025 With 356 Deaths

Iran Executes Six Over Alleged Israel-Linked Attacks in Khuzestan

Iran’s 2025 Execution Toll Tops 1,000 in Prison ‘Mass Killing,’ Rights Group Says

UK Think Tank Warns Iranian Regime Near Collapse, Civil War Risk Looms

UN Says Iran Has Executed at Least 841 People in 2025 After July Surge

Iran Hangs Abbas Kurkuri Over 2022 Protest Shootings