Execution

Over 1,000 people executed by Islamic regime over past nine months, human rights org. claims

The number of executions has reportedly reached a three-decade peak, with 64 executions over the past week alone. 

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A person holds an umbrella with a sign that reads: "Free Iran" as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the Iranian regime, in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2025.
A noose is pictured as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be declared a "terrorist organisation", in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024.

Iran executes ninth man in recent months accused of spying for Israel

Iran has put to death many individuals it accuses of having links with Israel's Mossad.

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A man wears a noose around his neck as supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be declared a "terrorist organization," in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024.

Large rise in number of people executed in Iran, says UN

One hundred people were executed in July, more than double the number of people executed in July of last year, according to the Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights.

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Kurdish men carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border; illustrative.

Family of Kurd executed by Iran deny allegations linking him with Mossad - report

Iran's judiciary has executed Kurdish porters under charges including "moharebeh" (enmity against God), and "efsad-e fel-arz" (corruption on earth).

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Iranian media says regime hangs nine alleged ISIS members - report

The people were reportedly arrested after ammunition, machine guns, grenades, and various other weapons were discovered.

JUNE 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

WATCH: IDF footage exposes Hamas's brutal public execution of Gaza dissenter

"Watch how Hamas elements kill a resident of the Gaza Strip in a hideous manner. Hamas's crimes do not stop," Maj.-Gen. Ghassan Alian said.

JUNE 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Hamas terrorist executes a Gazan resident of Gaza city over the weekend, according to a video published by the terror group, June 8, 2025.

Iran executes man accused of being an Israeli 'senior spy'

A United Nations report from January stated that the number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 in 2024, including 31 women.

MAY 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be declared a "terrorist organisation", in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024.

On this day: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina by Mossad

Eichmann was hanged at midnight on June 1, 1962; he was the only person in Israel’s history to be executed by the state.

MAY 11, 2025ByARIELA OHRENSTEIN
Adolf Eichmann, pictured in 1941/1942, in his SS uniform. Eichmann fled to Argentina in 1950 before being captured by the Mossad in 1960.

Iran executes individual accused of intel. cooperation with Mossad

The Iranian news source described the individual as a "senior spy and field supporter of several operations" by the Israeli intelligence agency.

APRIL 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Family members of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, weep over his body in his car after he was reportedly shot by two assailants in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2022.

Iran responsible for majority of executions as 2024 marks deadliest year since 2015

Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia collectively killed 1380 people, with Iran being responsible for the majority (972). 

APRIL 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against executions, in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024

Remains of seven Norwegian resistance fighters executed in 1945 found in Oslofjord

Norwegian Police plan to recover the remains and identify them using DNA analysis.

MARCH 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oslofjord, Norway.

Al-Sharaa calls for a commission of inquiry into mass executions of Alawites – report

Syria’s new government launches inquiry after mass executions spark global condemnation.

MARCH 10, 2025ByJUDE TARAGIN
People protest against the killing of civilians and security forces linked to Syria's new rulers, following clashes between the forces loyal to the new administration and fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, at Marjeh Square, in Damascus, Syria, March 9, 2025.

Iran moves political prisoner to solitary in preparation for execution over Israel ties, NGO says

Iranian authorities received a confession by torturing Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, and he was quickly convicted, the NGO said. 

DECEMBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022.

The silenced suffering of Iran’s youth and the deafening silence of the West - opinion

In the end, it is not only Iran’s youth who suffer under this hypocrisy; it is the integrity of human rights itself.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
IRAN FANS wear t-shirts with the message: ‘Woman Life Freedom’ outside a stadium before a 2022 World Cup match between Iran and Wales in Qatar. Young Iranians have dared to imagine a future free from the stranglehold of a regime that views every breath of liberty as a mortal threat, says the writer

Iran executes 29 prisoners in one day, rights groups report

Human rights organizations frequently criticize Iran for its high rate of executions, second only to China.

AUGUST 8, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in August 2016 against the execution by Iran of up to 20 Kurds suspected of attacking security forces.