Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) published its May report. In the report, it was stated that at least 152 people were executed, including 5 Afghans, 19 Baloch, 9 Kurds and 2 Arabs. The report warned that executions may increase against possible protest actions.

 

The report stated that at least 511 people, including 16 women and 32 Afghans, were executed in the first 5 months of 2025. It was noted that only 28 of the executions were announced by official sources. The number of executions in the first 5 months of 2025 was 96 per cent higher than the 261 executions in the same period of 2024.

 

CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION

 

IHRNGO Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “Those who are executed do not receive a fair trial and are often among the most vulnerable segments of society. Despite the unprecedentedly high number of executions in Iran, the international community has not shown an adequate response to this human rights crisis. We call on the United Nations, the European Union, and countries that maintain diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic to protest and increase the cost of executions for the Iranian authorities. Without backlash, we will witness hundreds more executions in the coming months.”

 

In the report, the following information given about executions:

 

“*At least 152 people were executed. Of those, only 15 (10%) were announced by official sources

 

*74 people (nearly 49%) were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. 68 of those executed (45%) were on death row for drug-related offences

 

*4 people were executed for the security-related charges of baghy (armed rebellion), efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) and moharebeh (enmity against god). Of those, one was accused of espionage for Israel and three were for armed robberies

 

*6 people were on death row for rape charges

 

*4 women were executed 

 

*19 Baluch (13 % of all executions)? 9 Kurdish and two Arab minorities were amongst those executed

 

*5 Afghan nationals and an unknown foreign-national were executed

 

*One of the executions took place in a public space”

 

The report reads: “Given the surge in protests, including the current truckers’ strikes, there are fears that the Islamic Republic will intensify its use of the death penalty to intimidate the public in coming weeks. The international community’s response to stop the execution crisis in Iran is therefore more crucial than ever.”