WND.com reports: “According to the Iranian opposition group the National Council of Resistance of Iran, or NCRI, the number of recorded executions in 2024 has reached 1,000 prisoners, including 34 women and 7 minors. While this figure is unprecedented in the past 30 years, the actual number is likely much higher due to secret executions.

Executions in Iran during 2024 increased by 16% compared to the 864 executions recorded in 2023. According to Amnesty International, 74% of all recorded executions worldwide in 2023 took place in Iran.

The NCRI statement indicates that the rise in executions in 2024 is directly linked to the regime’s crises and failures. Eleven percent of the executions occurred in the first quarter and 17% in the second quarter of the year, periods during which the regime was preparing for two elections: parliamentary elections in February and presidential elections in June…”