Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death

At Least 22 Executed in Six Weeks as Secret Trials, Torture, and Forced Confessions Drive a Wave of Death Sentences Protesters, Women, and Juveniles Swept into a Fast-Tracked System of State Retribution for Dissent April 30, 2026 — In an extraordinary increase in the use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression, […] The post Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .