Iran has recorded a significant increase in executions in 2025, reaching over 1,600 people sentenced to death, according to reports by international human rights organizations. This is considered the highest level since 1989.
According to data published by monitoring groups such as Amnesty International, this figure translates to an average of more than four executions per day throughout the year.
Reports indicate that the majority of sentences are related to drug-related charges. However, in some cases, executions are also said to have been carried out against people convicted of political or state security-related offenses.
Human rights organizations have expressed ongoing concern about the widespread use of the death penalty in the country, calling for greater transparency in judicial processes and restrictions on the application of this extreme measure.
Iranian authorities, on the other hand, have defended their legal policy, arguing that the death penalty
is used as a tool to combat serious crimes and drug trafficking.
