The human rights news agency HRANA reported that on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at least 13 prisoners were executed in several cities across Iran.
According to the report, most of these executions were carried out in cities in Iranian Kurdistan, including Khorramabad, Sanandaj, Dezful, Aligudarz, Kermanshah, Nahavand, and Hamedan, as well as in other cities across Iran such as Yasuj, Zahedan, and Karaj.
This comes as the Islamic Republic has launched a new wave of executions over the past year, resulting in a record-high number of executions worldwide. Following the latest round of January protests and the arrest of thousands of protesters, there are growing concerns that some of those detained could also be sentenced to death.
In this context, Iran Human Rights stated in a report published on February 4, 2026, that, in addition to the Islamic Republic’s long record of executions, the extensive and systematic use of lethal force by Iranian authorities with the clear intent to kill during the recent protests—especially after the nationwide internet shutdown—makes this risk particularly serious.
Citing the Islamic Republic’s long history of issuing death sentences based on forced confessions, Iran Human Rights warned of the danger of executions and “extrajudicial” killings of protesters.
The organization estimates that following the bloody crackdown on the January protests, more than 40,000 people are currently being held in detention centers, prisons, and unofficial or secret facilities under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Ministry of Intelligence.
