NCRI reports mass executions between February 14 and February 17, 2026, as annual figures surpass 2,500 cases amid growing international alarm.
Following a new wave of executions in Iran, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has announced that at least 58 prisoners were executed in various prisons across the country between Saturday, February 14, and Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Among those executed were two women.
According to the statement, the pace of executions has accelerated at an unprecedented rate, with dozens of prisoners losing their lives in recent days alone.
Executions in Four Consecutive Days
The reported breakdown is as follows:
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026: 12 executions
- Monday, February 16, 2026: 15 executions
- Sunday, February 15, 2026: 15 executions
- Saturday, February 14, 2026: 16 executions
Prior to this four-day period, 34 prisoners were executed on February 9 and 10, 2026, and another 12 executions were carried out on February 12, 2026.
These figures indicate a sharp and concentrated escalation in the implementation of death sentences over a short timeframe.
Suspicious Death of 22-Year-Old in Custody
The report also highlights the death of a 22-year-old detainee, Nima Jafari, in the Intelligence Detention Center in Bandar Abbas. He had been arrested on February 6, 2026, and his body was returned to his family several days later.
Regime authorities claimed that the cause of death was suicide. However, the circumstances surrounding his death have raised serious doubts and questions, particularly given Iran’s documented record of abuse and lack of transparency in detention facilities.
Alarming Annual Execution Figures
Human rights data cited in the report show a dramatic rise in executions during the current Iranian calendar year (1404, corresponding to March 2025–March 2026). According to the published figures, the total number of executions this year has reached 2,555 cases so far.
In the 2024 calendar year, at least 550 executions have been recorded to date.
During the tenure of regime president Masoud Pezeshkian, 3,522 executions have reportedly been carried out.
Monthly statistics further illustrate the scale of the escalation:
- Azar (November–December 2025): 375 executions
- Dey (December 2025–January 2026), coinciding with nationwide protests: 375 executions
- Bahman (January–February 2026), up to February 17: 321 executions
The cumulative total for these three months alone exceeds 1,100 executions.
Growing International Concern
The sharp increase in executions in recent months has triggered widespread reactions from human rights organizations and renewed scrutiny of Iran’s use of capital punishment.
The latest figures have once again placed the issue of the death penalty in Iran at the center of international attention, intensifying calls for accountability, transparency, and an immediate halt to executions.
