Iran executes six inmates accused of carrying out attacks for Israel amid wave of 2025 executions
Iran executed six death‑row inmates Saturday accused of carrying out attacks around Khorramshahr in Khuzestan province on behalf of Israel, and also hanged another inmate convicted in the 2009 killing of a Sunni cleric in Kurdistan province. Human‑rights groups and the Hengaw Organization say the six were Arab political prisoners detained during 2019 protests who were allegedly subjected to torture and coerced televised confessions, and report that more than 1,000 executions have taken place in Iran in 2025.
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📌 Key Facts
- On October 4, 2025, Iran executed six death‑row inmates accused by authorities of carrying out attacks around Khorramshahr in Khuzestan province on behalf of Israel.
- Human‑rights group Hengaw identified the six as 'Arab political prisoners' who were detained during the 2019 protests and said they had been subjected to torture and forced/coerced televised confessions.
- On the same day Iran also executed another inmate in Kurdistan province who was accused of killing a Sunni cleric in 2009.
- Rights groups Iran Human Rights and the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center report there have been more than 1,000 executions in Iran in 2025, framing these deaths as part of a wider wave of executions.
- Human‑rights organizations have raised broader concerns about politically motivated prosecutions, the use of torture, and coerced confessions in recent death‑penalty cases in Iran.
📚 Contextual Background
- Human rights activists allege that Iranian authorities have used coerced confessions and closed-door trials in death penalty cases, particularly in cases involving alleged ties to Israel.
- The Arab population of Khuzestan province in Iran has long reported grievances of discrimination by Iran's central government.
- In 1988, at the end of the Iran–Iraq War, Iranian authorities executed thousands of people.
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Iran executes 6 inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel
New information:
- Iran executed six death‑row inmates Saturday accused of carrying out attacks around Khorramshahr in Khuzestan province on behalf of Israel.
- Hengaw Organization for Human Rights identified the six as 'Arab political prisoners' detained during 2019 protests and said they were subjected to torture and coerced televised confessions.
- Iran also executed another inmate Saturday accused of killing a Sunni cleric in 2009 (Kurdistan province).
- Human‑rights groups (Iran Human Rights; Abdorrahman Boroumand Center) report more than 1,000 executions in Iran in 2025, a figure cited in the article.