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Since January 2024, over 410 executions have been recorded. Image courtesy of Iran Open Data. Used with permission. This article was originally published in Persian by IOD. A translated and edited version is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. Two years after Mahsa Zhina Amini‘s death ignited the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests in Iran, executions in the country have skyrocketed by 80 percent, according to human rights data. Activists have linked this surge to a broader strategy by the Islamic Republic to instill fear and suppress dissent. Rights groups have condemn…

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