UN says Iran has executed at least 841 people in 2025 year

At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, decrying “a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation.”

The UN human rights office said there had been a “major increase in executions” by Tehran during



the first half of 2025.

“Iranian authorities have executed at least 841 people since the beginning of the year,” spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva.

“The real situation might be different,” she added. “It might be worse, given the lack of transparency.”