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Iran: 2025 execution total hits 434 after seven more people hanged

At least seven incarcerated people were executed in prisons located in Isfahan, Karaj, and Birjand, bringing Iran’s total number of executions in 2025 to at least 434.

Source: Iranwire (22/05/2025)