ANHA News – The Iranian human rights organization HRANA reported that authorities executed 13 people in a single day in various prisons across Iran.
According to the organization, the executions took place in Khorramabad, Sanandaj, Dezful, Aligudarz, Kermanshah, Yasuj, Nahavand, Zahedan, Hamadan, and Karaj Central Prison in Tehran. The reports indicate that those executed were convicted after trials conducted by the regime on charges of “drug trafficking” and “murder
The organization explained that these executions are part of the Iranian regime’s recent escalation, noting that between January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026, at least 2,063 people were executed, a 119% increase compared to the previous year, which it considered the highest rate of executions in Iran in the last decade.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also stated in a statement issued last month that the Iranian authorities use executions as a tool of intimidation and repression, emphasizing that this policy disproportionately affects ethnic minorities and migrants.
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