The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations issued a statement condemning the implementation of death sentences and calling for an immediate halt to all executions, guaranteed fair trials, and an end to security crackdowns on political and civil activists.
According to the annual report by Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), at least 2,488 people were executed in Iran in 2025. Amnesty International previously reported that the Islamic Republic accounted for the largest share of the global surge in capital punishment, carrying out more than 2,000 executions in 2025.
Highlighting the country’s wartime environment and pervasive insecurity, the Teachers’ Coordinating Council warned that, alongside the escalating crisis, the pace of executions has accelerated, turning the death penalty into a tool for instilling fear and terror throughout society.
The statement emphasised that the right to life is a fundamental human right and that the death penalty, regardless of the nature of the charges, directly contradicts human dignity and established international human rights principles. The authors stressed that international evidence demonstrates that correctional and deterrent measures are far more effective and humane than state executions.
