Iran
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 869
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 2,156
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The 1999 figures for capital sentences and executions...
- News items in the archive
- 8,610
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Iran is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 869 executions in the country, against 2,156 the year before. The archive holds 8,610 news items on Iran, from 1999 to today.
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- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
three people in Mashad were sentenced to death
three people in Mashad were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was executed in Rajaii Shahr Prison in Karaj
a man was executed in Rajaii Shahr Prison in Karaj
- AUGUST 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife has...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife has been hanged in public in a square in the central city of Arak, Hamvatan Salam paper newspaper reported
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of raping a number of women...
An Iranian man convicted of raping a number of women and girls has been hanged publicly near Tehran, drawing cheers from some 1,500 spectators, a judiciary official told AFP
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in public this morning in Hessarak.
a man was hanged in public this morning in Hessarak.
- AUGUST 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of the State Security Force attacked a party
agents of the State Security Force attacked a party
- AUGUST 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judicial system in Tehran sentenced two men to execution
the Judicial system in Tehran sentenced two men to execution
- AUGUST 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran Daily reported the execution of a man
Iran Daily reported the execution of a man
- AUGUST 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Judicial System issued the death sentence of a man
the Judicial System issued the death sentence of a man
- AUGUST 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian unnamed man was hanged in public
an Iranian unnamed man was hanged in public
- AUGUST 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square...
Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square in the southern province of Kerman, Iran, the Jomhuri-ye Eslami newspaper reported on Saturday
- AUGUST 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the death sentence of a man was issued in Tehran
the death sentence of a man was issued in Tehran
- AUGUST 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance...
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran said that the clerical regime's henchmen executed a 16-year-old girl in the town of Neka, northern Iran
- AUGUST 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
agents of the State Security Forces in Qazvin arrested 41 men
agents of the State Security Forces in Qazvin arrested 41 men
- AUGUST 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, head of the Judiciary confirmed the sentence
Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, head of the Judiciary confirmed the sentence
- AUGUST 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian convicted of murdering his father-in-law...
An Iranian convicted of murdering his father-in-law has been hanged in Tehran's main Evin prison, a newspaper reported
- AUGUST 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a young boy named Maham was sentenced to death
a young boy named Maham was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 10, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of murder has been hanged publicly in Shabankareh, a town in the southern Gulf province of Bushehr, the government daily Iran reported
- AUGUST 9, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
a woman and two men were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
the judiciary in the western Iranian province of Hamedan has ordered
- AUGUST 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
death sentences were issued for a man and a woman
- AUGUST 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the head of the Information Center
the head of the Information Center
- AUGUST 6, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
fifty-one women and girls were arrested in Gilan Province
- AUGUST 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the mullahs’ henchmen hanged a 29-year-old prisoner by the name of Shah Bakhsh in public
the mullahs’ henchmen hanged a 29-year-old prisoner by the name of Shah Bakhsh in public
- AUGUST 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance...
The secretariat of the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) said the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on August 4 that the Supreme Court had upheld two death sentences
- AUGUST 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
according to a report issued by
according to a report issued by
- AUGUST 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Kioumars Nasir Moghadas, an Iranian man convicted of...
Kioumars Nasir Moghadas, an Iranian man convicted of murdering a jeweler in October 2003 was hanged publicly in the western Iranian province of Lorestan, the Ressalat newspaper reported
- AUGUST 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man named Saeed Karamshahi was hanged in public on charges of murder.
an Iranian man named Saeed Karamshahi was hanged in public on charges of murder.
- AUGUST 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a 50-year-old man named Majid was sentenced to hanging
a 50-year-old man named Majid was sentenced to hanging
- AUGUST 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Six prisoners were sentenced to death in Mashad, northeast...
Six prisoners were sentenced to death in Mashad, northeast Iran, the state-controlled daily Jomhouri Islami reported