At least 1,537 people were executed by hanging in Iran between October 2024 and October 2025, the highest figure in a decade, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Thursday in its annual report marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
IRAN INTERNATIONAL -- The report documented an 86 percent increase in executions compared with the previous year’s 823 cases. Of those executed, eight were hanged in public, 49 were women, and three were under 18 at the time of the alleged crimes.
“This increase peaked between 2024 and 2025, with at least 1,537 executions recorded, the highest number documented in the past decade,” HRANA said.
The data were collected from a combination of judicial sources, local reports, and the agency’s network of independent observers, according to HRANA.