11 January 2025 :
January 8, 2025 - IRAN. Abdorrahman Boroumand Center Year-End report
Iran Executed At Least 938 in 2024
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC) has identified at least 938 executions in Iran in 2024, but the final count has not yet been determined due to a lack of transparency in reporting. This marks an increase from the 811 executions the organization identified in 2023. Minority groups, such as Baluch (100 executed) and Kurds (100 executed) continue to be overrepresented, as well as Afghan nationals (77 executed). Executions for non-serious offenses represented a majority, with more than half for drug-related offenses (486) and another 19 on security-related charges (moharabeh/mofsed-e-filarz), often used as a political tool. Retribution-in-kind, or qisas, for murder resulted in 399 executions. Iran was one of a handful of nations to carry out public executions (4 in 2024). There were six individuals executed for offenses committed as juveniles, including one woman; in total, at least 29 women were executed in 2024, according to ABC.
On January 7, 2025, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called the increase in executions in Iran “deeply disturbing.” In his statement, he criticized the use of the death penalty for drug-related offenses and against political dissidents, specifically those involved in the 2022 “Women, Life, Freedom” protests. “It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of executions,” said Commissioner Türk.
