Amnesty International says that the number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest since 2015 and up more than 30% from 2022, with Iran carrying out 74% of the global total. The figures exclude China, because execution numbers are considered a state secret. 2024-05-29
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi is sentenced to death for supporting the 2022 protests. 2024-04-24
Four people are executed by hanging in West Azerbaijan province, Iran, after being convicted of links to Israel's Mossad spy agency. 2023-12-29
Protests are held across Iran to mark the third anniversary of the 2019 protests. Protesters blocked streets and a large strike has been reported. 2022-11-15
The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Iran issues the first death sentence in connection with the protests. The sentenced person was convicted of burning a government office. 2022-11-13
The first trial related to the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini begins in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran. The five protesters face charges of corruption on earth, which is punishable by death. 2022-10-29
Iran executes Navid Afkari, a wrestler who was convicted of killing a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018. According to media, which quoted the judiciary in Fars, the execution was carried out after insistence from the victim's family. Activists and Afkari's family claim he made a forced confession to the crime. 2020-09-12