
Iran’s Islamic regime has executed at least 1,000 people in just nine months of 2025, marking the highest annual execution rate in over three decades as the theocracy unleashes what human rights groups call a “mass killing campaign” targeting political dissidents and ethnic minorities.
Story Snapshot
- Iran executed at least 1,000 people in the first nine months of 2025, the highest rate in over 30 years
- Ethnic minorities and political prisoners are disproportionately targeted, often after unfair trials and alleged torture
- Many executions are for non-lethal drug offenses, violating international legal standards
- Less than 4% of executions are officially reported, showing the regime’s deliberate secrecy
Record-Breaking Execution Spree Targets Dissidents
Iran Human Rights documented at least 1,000 executions between January and September 2025, representing a 75% increase over the same period in 2024. April alone saw 110 executions, the highest monthly total in recent history. This systematic campaign deliberately targets ethnic minorities including Baluch, Kurdish, and Arab communities, alongside political prisoners who dared challenge the regime’s authoritarian rule. The executions follow a pattern of state-sanctioned violence designed to crush dissent and maintain iron-fisted control.
Sham Trials and Torture Precede State-Sanctioned Murder
The regime’s execution machine operates through a judicial system that violates basic due process rights. Political prisoners like Kurdish activist Hamid Hosseinnejad Heydranlou face execution after sham trials where torture-extracted confessions serve as evidence. Many victims are sentenced to death for drug-related offenses that international law considers non-lethal crimes, exposing the regime’s blatant disregard for human rights standards. The systematic targeting of minorities reveals the Islamic Republic’s genocidal intentions against communities that resist its radical ideology.
International Condemnation Meets Regime Defiance
Despite growing international pressure, including condemnations from the European Parliament and UN Special Rapporteur, Iran’s theocratic rulers continue their killing spree with impunity. The regime’s deliberate secrecy, reporting less than 4% of actual executions, demonstrates consciousness of guilt and fear of accountability. Global coalitions issued urgent statements in May 2025 calling for UN intervention, but the mullahs remain undeterred in their campaign of terror against their own people.
This unprecedented wave of state-sponsored executions represents more than human rights violations—it exposes a desperate regime using mass murder to maintain power. The targeting of ethnic minorities and political dissidents reveals the true face of Islamic authoritarianism that American conservatives have long warned threatens global stability and human dignity.
BREAKING 🇮🇷 : Iran has executed at least 1,000 people in 2025: NGO
— Zaid Ahmd (@realzaidzayn) September 23, 2025
As Iran’s execution machine churns on, the silence from Western leftists who typically champion human rights causes becomes deafening, exposing their selective outrage when Islamic regimes commit atrocities that don’t fit their anti-Western narrative.
Sources:
Iran Sees 75% Increase in Executions During First Four Months of 2025 Over 2024
Iran executed at least 1,000 this year in prison ‘mass killing’: NGO
Iran: At least 1000 executions in 2025