13 April 2023 :

(April 13, 2023) - IHR: Report on the Death Penalty in Iran 2022
At least 582 people were executed in 2022, a 75% increase compared to 333 in 2021.
According to the Hands Off Cain Data Center, the executions in 2022 should have been "at least 646".
The 15th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, by Iran Human Rights and ECPM reveals the highest annual number of executions since 2015. At least 582 people were executed, an increase of 75% compared to 2021. In 2022, Iran’s authorities demonstrated how crucial the death penalty is to instil societal fear in order to hold onto power.  
2022 Annual Report at a glance
At least 582 people were executed in 2022, a 75% increase compared to 333 in 2021
71 executions (12%) were announced by official sources compared to 16.5% in 2021 and an average of 33% in 2018-2020
88% of all executions included in the 2022 report, i.e. 511 executions, were not announced by the authorities.
At least 288 executions (49% of all executions) were for murder charges, the highest in more than 15 years.
At least 256 (44 %) were executed for drug-related charges compared to 126 (38%) in 2021 and an average of 24 per year in 2018-2020
Only 3 of the 256 drug-related executions (1.2%) were announced by official sources
At least 23 people were executed for rape charges
At least 15 people, among them 2 protesters, were executed for security-related charges (moharebeh and efsad-fil-arz)
Two people, including one protester, were hanged in public spaces
At least 3 juvenile offenders were among those executed
At least 16 women were executed
At least 273 executions in 2022 and more than 4,029 executions since 2010 have been based on death sentences issued by the Revolutionary Courts
At least 624 prisoners sentenced to death for murder charges were forgiven by the families of the murder victims per qisas laws
Full report at: https://iranhr.net/media/files/Rapport_iran_2022_PirQr2V.pdf

https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5814/