IRAN - 87 executions in January

IRAN - Hengaw January report

02 February 2025 :

February 1, 2025 - IRAN. In the past month, at least 87 prisoners were executed in prisons across the Islamic Republic of Iran. This figure represents a 17.5% increase compared to January 2024, when 74 prisoners were executed.
The Statistics and Documents Centre of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has confirmed the identities of 82 executed prisoners, while the identities of five others are still under investigation.
The executions in January included, at least 7 Kurdish prisoners, 10 Lor prisoners, and 4 Baloch prisoners. Additionally, at least 8 Afghan nationals were executed.
No executions of women or children under 18 were recorded last month.
Of the 87 prisoners executed, only three were officially reported in Iranian state-affiliated media or judiciary-related outlets. Additionally, six prisoners were executed secretly, without their families being informed or granted a final visit.
Classification by charges:
The majority of executions in January were for murder-related charges, accounting for 57.5% of the total cases:
murder  (Qisas): 50 cases
Drug-related offenses: 35 cases
Rape: 2 cases

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