Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsThe UN human rights chief said more than 100 others remained at risk of execution and urged Tehran to halt executions and ensure fair trialsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters08:17 PM • August 05 2026 IDTAt least 56 people have been executed in Iran on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in cases linked to protests earlier this year, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranUnited NationsHuman rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastUN Says Iran Executed at Least 56 People on Security Charges Since MarchAIPAC Indicates It Will Continue Spending Against El-Sayed Through NovemberOne Killed in Israeli Strikes, Lebanon Says; IDF Says Hezbollah Broke Cease-fireIsraeli Top Court Freezes Government Funds for Haredim, West Bank SettlementsWas Grandpa a Nazi? New Databases Are Helping Germans Find OutRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyEisenkot Keeps Running Away From What Everyone Knows He Believes