Iran Executions Surge to Highest Level in Decades

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, marking the highest number of executions since 1989, according to a joint report by the Norway-based organization Iran Human Rights and the Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty.The figure represents a staggering 68% increase from 2024, when 975 executions were recorded, underscoring what human rights groups describe as an accelerating campaign of state repression.