Execution

Iran disputes claim that Trump stopped over 800 executions, say none were scheduled - report

"I stopped 837 hangings on Thursday," Trump told the press on Friday morning. "And I said, 'if you hang those people, you're gonna be hit harder than you've ever been hit.'"

Iranian Basiji men carry a hanging noose attached to a banner that reads "the Execution Verdict of Netanyahu and Other Zionist Regime Leaders Must be Issued" during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2026.
A woman is holding a sign with the portrait of a man condemned to death by hanging and the slogan No to Execution in Paris in France on January 18, 2026

Executions in Iran soared in 2025 as regime used killings as 'tool of intimidation,' UN says

Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

Iran sends mixed signals on executions as judiciary warns ‘severest punishment’ for ‘mohareb’

26-year-old Iranian protester Erfaneh Soltani who is set to be executed by the Islamic regime on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Erfan Soltani, Iranian protester sentenced to death, confirmed alive by watchdog


Iranian author sentenced to death after interview on Israeli channel

Mehdi Bahman was arrested in October after he gave an interview to Channel 13 in which he was critical of the Islamic regime.

 Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022

Iranian protests reach 100 days: Official warns situation 'dangerous'

Iranian authorities continued to crack down heavily on protests, restricting internet access in some areas and issuing death sentences.

Thousands of Iranians head to Mahsa Amini's grave in Saqqez, October 26, 2022

Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report

One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.

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Iran executes 2nd protester, Majidreza Rahnavard, after reported torture

Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard was reportedly not given access to a lawyer and was tortured, appearing in court with injuries.

 Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard

Iran executes protestor convicted of injuring security guard - Tasnim

The Tasnim news agency identified the person who was executed as Mohsen Shekari but gave no more details.

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Iran executes four individuals convicted of cooperating with Israel -Fars

Tehran has recently accused Israeli and Western intelligence of plotting civil war in Iran, which is now gripped by anti-government protests.

 Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building in Vienna

US monitoring alleged executions in Ukraine, says war crimes envoy

The videos show what appear to be Russian soldiers lying on the ground after apparently surrendering. Then automatic gunfire rings out and the video shows around 12 bodies.

 A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine

Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown on video

A video circulate on Russian social media on Sunday showed the sledgehammer execution of a former Russian mercenary who switched to backing Ukraine.

Russian soldiers march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 13, 2022

‘Were my sons not enough?!’ shouts mother of detained Iranian protester

Further protests were planned across Iran this week for the anniversary of the 2019 "Bloody November" protests.

 Behieh Namjoo, the mother of Elham Afkari, bangs on the doors of the detention center where her daughter is being held, November 12, 2022

Iran arrests dissident rapper, calls Amini story reporters CIA spies

Iran’s regime charged Hamedi and Mohammadi of being the “primary sources of news for foreign media.” The women are being held in Tehran’s brutal Evin prison.

 Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building in Vienna