UMVA has learned that the Islamic Republic of Iran has dramatically accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s suffocating internet censorship and blackout.
Since the January uprisings against the regime, Tehran has enforced a bloody clampdown against its opponents, instilling fear and uncertainty across the nation. The brutal crackdown has left a trail of devastation, with countless lives lost and families torn apart.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the Iran Human Rights Society has documented 784 executions so far in 2026, a staggering number that indicates a rapidly accelerating trend in executions since March. The organization’s representative revealed that the execution of political prisoners has reached a level not seen in the past 37 years, a chilling escalation of the regime’s brutal tactics.
A senior official has confirmed to UMVA that the international community is aware of the recent surge in executions in Iran and has strongly condemned the Iranian regime’s use of executions to punish people for exercising basic human rights. The official emphasized that Iranians have been subjected to torture and sham trials resulting in executions and severe punishments, often with coerced confessions as the only evidence presented against them.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the Islamic Republic of Iran executed at least 18 prisoners between May 31 and June 1, including 12 prisoners hanged on May 31 and an additional six prisoners executed on June 1, one of whom was said to be "hanged in public with utmost brutality." These heinous acts are part of a larger pattern of violence, with the NCRI counting a total of 32 executions between March 19 and June 1.
The victims included eight members of the Iranian dissident organization People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOE/MEK) and 24 participants in Iran’s January 2026 protests, highlighting the regime’s ruthless targeting of opposition groups. The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran warned of an imminent risk of execution for five political prisoners in the Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, four of whom were sentenced to death because they were charged with being members of PMOI/MEK.
The President-elect of the NCRI, Maryam Rajavi, has called for urgent action from the U.N. to prevent the execution, echoing the concerns of human rights organizations and activists worldwide. The international community remains under pressure to take decisive action to stop the killing of political prisoners and protesters in Iran.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that despite the internet blackout, human rights organizations continue to receive, verify, and document information about executions in Iran, often through a network of prison sources, prisoners' families, lawyers, and local contacts. However, the actual number of executions is almost certainly higher than the documented figure, as the ruling authorities in Iran frequently carry out executions in secret and do not publicly announce many of them.
The internet restrictions have made documentation more difficult, with internet connectivity in Iran largely restored but remaining limited compared to the state of things before the protests. The situation on the ground remains dire, with the Iran Human Rights Society representative noting that the quantity of executions they document "has consistently been lower than the actual number carried out."
