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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IRAN - Jalal Moradi executed in Kermanshah on September 2
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IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Bushehr on September 2
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AUGUST 31, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Urmia on August 31
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IRAN - Emad Ghaedi executed in Borazjan on August 31
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IRAN - Rostam Shokrollahi executed in Taybad on August 31
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- AUGUST 28, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
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