/ IHRights2/2 IHRNGO says at least 795 people were executed for drug-related offences in 2025. At the time of publication, these three executions had not been reported by Iranian officials or domestic media. https://t.co/lDrgwJcpyC #StopExecutionsInIran07 Sep
543

TOTAL EXECUTIONS
2026

0

JUVENILE EXECUTIONS
2026

18

WOMEN EXECUTIONS
2026

10986

TOTAL EXECUTIONS
Since 2010

71

JUVENILE EXECUTIONS
Since 2010

307

WOMEN EXECUTIONS
Since 2010

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