Iran executions hit alarming levels with 14 prisoners hanged in cities like Bojnord and Ahvaz from December 14-18, 2025.
Iran Human Rights Society, Thursday, December 18, 2025 –Iran executions continue to rise sharply in recent months. Authorities hang prisoners frequently. This trend highlights the severe political and social challenges in the country. Citizens demand freedom persistently. However, the government responds with repression. Therefore, it pushes defensive measures like increased death penalties.
On December 18, 2025, reports confirmed the hanging of fourteen prisoners across various Iranian prisons. These Iran executions occurred between December 14 and December 18, 2025. Prisons involved include those in Bojnord, Kermanshah, Taybad, Bukan, Sari, Tabriz, Behbahan, Mahshahr, Rasht, Ferdows, and Ahvaz.
Details of Recent Iran Executions
Authorities carried out these hangings over several days. Early on December 18, 2025, they executed Karam-Reza Karami in Bejnord prison. At dawn the same day, Aryo (Mojtaba) Niazi Vahdat faced hanging in Kermanshah prison. An Afghan national died in Taybad prison. Jaber Torkaman lost his life in Bukan prison.
Furthermore, on December 17, 2025, Mojtaba Fallahi met his end in Sari prison. Two unnamed prisoners hanged in Tabriz prison. Kazem Zaheri executed in Behbahan prison. Mehdi Ghorbani died in Mahshahr prison.
On Tuesday morning, three prisoners hanged in Lakan prison in Rasht. Ashkan Rasouli executed in Ferdows prison. Finally, on December 14, 2025, Mansour Ghane faced death in Sepidar prison in Ahvaz.
These Iran executions reflect ongoing patterns. Many involve drug charges or murder convictions. However, critics note unfair trials often occur.
Death Penalty Conflicts with Human Rights Standards
The death penalty directly opposes key international principles. Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms everyone’s right to life. No one deprives this right arbitrarily.
First, the right to life stands as fundamental and inalienable. The death penalty removes it permanently. Second, executions prove irreversible. Judicial errors offer no remedy afterward. Third, hanging methods often qualify as cruel and inhuman treatment.
Moreover, Iran signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 6 restricts the death penalty severely. It allows only for most serious crimes. Full fair trial guarantees must exist.
Yet, many cases lack transparency. Defendants face restrictions. Courts often show no independence. Therefore, these practices violate core human rights commitments.
Iran executions raise global concerns. Activists call for moratoriums. However, numbers keep climbing. Society demands change, but repression intensifies.
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