At least 138 prisoners were executed in prisons across the Islamic Republic of Iran during December 2024, marking a 9.5% increase compared to November, when 126 executions were recorded. Notably, 20% of those executed were Kurds. 

The Statistics and Documents Centre of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has confirmed the identities of 137 executed prisoners, while the identity of one prisoner is still under investigation. 

The executions in December included at least 28 Kurdish prisoners, 22 Baloch prisoners, 15 Turkish prisoners, 12 Lor prisoners, and 6 Gilak prisoners. Additionally, at least nine Afghan nationals were executed last month 

Six women were executed in the prisons of Ilam (2 cases), Isfahan, Zanjan, Yazd, and Sari. All six had been sentenced to death on charges of premeditated murder. 

Of the 138 prisoners executed, only 3 cases were officially reported in Iranian state-affiliated media or judiciary-related outlets. Furthermore, the death sentences of 6 prisoners were carried out secretly, without notifying their families or granting them a final visit. 
 

Classification by charges: 

Drug-related offenses: 75 cases (54.5% of total executions) 
Premeditated murder: 61 cases 
Armed robbery: 2 cases 
 

Separation of execution of death sentences according to provinces: 

The highest number of executions in December 2024 occurred in Alborz Province with 19 cases, followed by Isfahan and Fars Provinces. 

Alborz Province: 19 cases 
Isfahan Province: 14 cases 
Fars Province: 11 cases 
Yazd and Sistan-Baluchistan Provinces: 10 cases each 
Gilan Province: 9 cases 
West Azerbaijan (Urmia) Province: 8 cases 
South Khorasan Province: 7 cases 
Razavi Khorasan and East Azerbaijan Provinces: 6 cases each 
Ilam, Lorestan, Hamedan, Mazandaran, Qom, Qazvin, and Kerman Provinces: 4 cases each 
Khuzestan, Markazi, and Golestan Provinces: 2 cases each 
Kermanshah, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Zanjan, and Semnan Provinces: 1 case each

Source: Hengaw