Iranian authorities have executed at least 841 people since the beginning of the year, the UN said on Friday, urging the government of Iran not to implement the death penalty, Anadolu reports. Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN Office of Human Rights, at a weekly press briefing in Geneva, said Iran has ignored multiple calls to join the worldwide movement towards abolition of the death penalty. “Iranian authorities executed 110 people in July alone. This is more than twice the number executed in July of last year and follows a major increase in executions during the first half of 2025,” Shamdasani said. READ: Australia expels Iranian envoy, claims Tehran of directing antisemitic attacks “The high number of executions indicates a systematic […]
