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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MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 10th day of war
At least 4,300 killed, including 390 civilians
MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report on arrests of activists during the war
MARCH 10, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human Rights Violations Under Ali Khamenei (3)
- MARCH 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Human Rights Violations Under Ali Khamenei (2)
- MARCH 9, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 10th day of war
Extensive Damage to Isfahan’s Historical Sites
MARCH 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 9th day of war
Polluted Air and Black Rain in Tehran
MARCH 8, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw report on violations of women’s rights
At least 250 women killed during the January protests
- MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 7th day of war
Relentless Explosions in Tehran
- MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Military deployment at hospital puts patients and staff at risk
IRGC on the roof of Kawsar Hospital in Sanandaj
- MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 8th day of war
Roar of Explosions Across 30 Provinces of the Country
MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sociologist and civil activist Qorban Abbasi arrested
MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IRGC arms civilian groups, inciting one ethnic group against another
MARCH 7, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Collateral victims: 4 in Marivan
Mitra Jalilavi, Karen Bazargan, Farzad Bazargan + 1
MARCH 6, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Collateral victims: 3 in Bukan
Shayan Mam Salimi, Ardalan Pakdel, Peyman Erfani
- MARCH 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hrana Report on 6th day of war
170 Strikes in 19 Provinces
MARCH 5, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sanandaj and Marivan detention centres hit
Detainees escaped with guards' weapons
MARCH 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 6th day of war
At least 2,400 killed, including 310 civilians
MARCH 4, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 5th day of war
Expansion of Areas Affected by Military Strikes
MARCH 3, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on 4th day of war
Strikes Continue in Western Regions of the Country
MARCH 3, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Human Rights Violations Under Ali Khamenei (1)
MARCH 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on the 3rd Day of war
Rising Casualties and Intensified Strikes in Tehran and Western Provinces
MARCH 2, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hengaw Report on 3rd day of war
At least 1,500 killed, including 200 civilians
- MARCH 1, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Nourani Gargari executed in Ardabil on March 1
MARCH 1, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report on the 2nd Day of the War
Rising Civilian Casualties
FEBRUARY 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Missile hits girls' primary school in Minab
FEBRUARY 28, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hrana Report: The First Day of the U.S.–Israel and Iran War
Initial Report on the Scope of Attacks and Their Human Consequences
- FEBRUARY 27, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shot in the Heart: the Killing of 18-Year-Old Arian Nabati
FEBRUARY 27, 2026IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 7 men executed in late January and early February 2026
Hatem Shamshiri, Fariborz Ezzati, Saeed Fazeli, Asghar Fathi, Erfan Salehi, Amir Rouhi, Ardeshir Molaei
- FEBRUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 men executed in the past days
Hassan Khalili, Naqi Feyzi, Behnam Jahani, Mostafa Bahari
- FEBRUARY 26, 2026IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 men executed on February 26
Reza Azarang, Ahmad Ali Jamshidi, Naser Mazloom, + 1