Iran 2026
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2026
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Massive 40th-Day Gatherings Across Iran Challenge the Regime
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 26 Protesters Sentenced to Death, Hundreds More at Risk
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hassan Narouei executed in Sarakhs February 19
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Execution of 8 Prisoners on February 19
FEBRUARY 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Javad Zarei executed in Torbat-e Heydarieh on February 19
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - More protests
On the occasion of traditional commemorations 40 days after the death
FEBRUARY 18, 2026TürkiyeDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Morteza Amiri and Shahrbanou Beykramiani could be deported from Turkey to Iran.
Turkey has a troubling tradition of collaboration with Iran.
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 40-Day Mourning Ceremonies Spark Renewed Protests
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: Mohammad Rahmati’s Father Forced to Blame “Terrorists” for His Son’s Killing
FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sajad Ahmadi executed in Malayer on February 18
- FEBRUARY 18, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 13 men executed on February 18
FEBRUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 520 men and 8 women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2026
- FEBRUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 12 prisoners executed on February 17
FEBRUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: Shahabeddin Sameni Killed by Sniper
- FEBRUARY 17, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 men executed on February 17
FEBRUARY 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Information about people arrested during the January 2026 riots
- FEBRUARY 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 12 men executed on February 16
FEBRUARY 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mina Nasirpour, a woman, executed in Tabriz on February 16
9th woman hanged in 2026
FEBRUARY 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sadegh Manafi executed in Tabriz on February 16
FEBRUARY 16, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Victim Accounts: Amirhossein Saeedi killed in hospital
FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 15th Day of Protests: Sharp Rise in Human Casualties
FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on Day 50 of the Protests: 7,015 confirmed fatalities, 11,744 under review
FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 330 victims
- FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 16 men and a woman executed on February 14 and 15
More than 500 executions in Iran since the beginning of 2026
- FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 7 death sentences were carried out on Feb. 15
Asghar Esmaeili, Vahid Karami, Einollah Rahimzadeh, Farzad Fazli, Davoud Ghafouri, Sadeq Manafi, Hassan Doosti
- FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Karami executed in Dorud on February 15
- FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ehsan Rajabi executed in Kashan on February 15
FEBRUARY 15, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Navid Shabanian executed in Kashmar on February 15
FEBRUARY 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on the 49th day of protests: 7,010 confirmed fatalities, 11,744 under review
“Unidentified Bodies” and the Continued Judicial Case-Building
- FEBRUARY 14, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 12 people executed on February 14
4 other executions were already reported