UN: Iran has executed at least 841 people so far in 2025

 UN: At least 841 Executions in Iran This Year Amid Rising Human Rights Concerns


The United Nations has reported that Iran has executed at least 841 people since the start of 2025, warning that the death penalty is being used as a tool of state intimidation.


UN spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said the real number could be even higher due to a lack of transparency. In July alone, at least 110 people were executed—double the number from July 2024. Many of those executed were ethnic minorities, migrants, or Afghan nationals. At least 289 people were put to death for drug-related offenses in the first six months of the year.


Shamdasani also criticized public executions, some reportedly carried out in front of children, which she said cause severe psychological trauma. Concerns over fair trials were highlighted, with many death sentences reportedly based on vague laws, including charges of “enmity against God.”


Currently, 11 individuals in Iran face imminent execution, including six accused of armed rebellion linked to the exiled opposition group MEK, and five for participating in 2022 protests. The UN has urged Iran not to carry out these executions.


UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for a moratorium on the death penalty as a step toward its eventual abolition, emphasizing that it violates the right to life, human dignity, and risks executing innocent people.

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