Iran 2026
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2026
SEPTEMBER 13, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 5 men executed on September 13
Amanollah Nazarkhani, Hashem Rakhshani, Asghar Pishahang, Mohammad Mousazahi, and Yousef Abil.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Khalil Afghan executed in Zahedan on September 13
SEPTEMBER 13, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hossein Nazari and Hossein Rasoulinasab sentenced to death
2 ‘Protesters’
SEPTEMBER 12, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Marziyeh “Sevda” Ebrahimi Shamsabadi sentenced to death
A blogger and political prisoner
SEPTEMBER 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Isfahan on September 9
Mohammad Yousef Issazahi, Shahrokh Pouresmaeili, and Hossein Ghasemzadeh
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IRAN - Mohammadreza Neirang Hanged in Yazd on September 9
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ezzat Asgari Khalilshahr executed in Behshahr on September 8
SEPTEMBER 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 1 woman, 2 men executed in Mashhad on September 6
Fatemeh Jahangard, Mehrdad Mokhtari, and Mohammadreza Mohammadparast
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IRAN - Seyed Rasoul Davari executed in Mashhad on September 6
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IRAN - Rasoul Davari hanged in Mashhad on September 6
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IRAN - Reza Salimi Hanged in Semnan on September 5
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Aziz Roshanayi executed in Shiraz on September 2
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IRAN - 3 men executed in Mashhad on September 2
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IRAN - Ahmad Haji-Hassani executed in Gorgan on September 2
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IRAN - Yaser Momeni + 1 executed in Shiraz on September 2
SEPTEMBER 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Valijan Nourzay and Yadollah Shamsi Hanged in Rafsanjan
AUGUST 31, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mojtaba Salahi Laghani executed in Rasht on September 2
AUGUST 25, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yousef Bavi executed in Ahvaz on August 25
AUGUST 19, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mahan Vafadar executed in Dezful on August 19
A juvenile offender
AUGUST 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mostafa Bikas hanged in Meshgin Shahr on August 9
MAY 24, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Omid Moradi executed in Ahvaz on May 24
A ‘minor’
MAY 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Alipour executed in Shiraz on May 6
APRIL 22, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Farid Executed on Espionage Charges
On April 22
APRIL 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Protester Amir Ali Mir Jafari Hanged on April 21
8th January Protester Execution
APRIL 21, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - The 117th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign
APRIL 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sara Shahbazi arrested 45 days ago
Held in legal limbo
APRIL 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IRGC arrests At least 127 People
APRIL 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - At Least 3,646 Arrested Since Start of War
Arrests Continue Following Ceasefire
APRIL 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Family Still Searches for Hamid Hossein-Nejad Heidranlou Burial Site
One Year After Execution
APRIL 20, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh Remains in Intelligence Detention