The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported that at least 72 executions were carried out in Iran between January 28 and February 3, 2026, according to reports received by the morning of February 4.
The NCRI stated that the total number of registered executions in January 2026 reached 341, marking the fourth consecutive month in which executions exceeded 300. According to the statement, registered executions in October, November, and December 2025 were 309, 346, and 423 respectively.
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According to the statement, 15 prisoners were executed on February 3 in various cities including Shiraz, Sabzevar, Birjand, Bam, Jiroft, Yazd, Malayer, Mahabad, Lahijan, Khaf, Ilam, Borazjan, Ahvaz, Rasht, and Sirjan. On February 2, 10 prisoners were hanged in Nowshahr, Isfahan, Kerman, Saveh, Kashan, Zanjan, Dorud, Qaemshahr, Neyshabur, and Gorgan.
The statement further reported that 11 executions took place on February 1 in cities including Semnan, Bandar Abbas, Tabriz, Nowshahr, Sanandaj, Borujerd, Qom, Ardabil, Qazvin, Nain, and Arak. Another 11 prisoners were executed on January 31 in Yasuj, Nahavand, Iranshahr, Zahedan, Hamedan, Dezful, Kermanshah, Aligudarz, Karaj, and Khorramabad.
According to the NCRI, nine prisoners were executed on January 29 in Kerman, Taybad, Gonabad, Bojnurd, Mahshahr, Sari, Ferdows, Behbahan, and Bukan. The statement also said that 16 prisoners were executed on January 28, including Amir Rouhi in Kerman and Amir Hossein Tavakoli Zanyani in Shahr-e Kord, while the names of the remaining victims had been included in a previous statement.
The statement concluded by asserting that the continuation of executions reflects a regime facing crises and internal problems and claimed that stopping executions and the killing of protesters even for a single day would lead to its overthrow.
