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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

US-based Iranian human rights monitor; tracks war-era execution tallies in the 2026 conflict.

Last refreshed: 21 April 2026

Key Question

Who is tracking Iran's wartime execution rate and how reliable are the numbers?

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Common Questions
What is the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center?
IHRDC is a US-based non-profit founded in 2004 to document human rights violations in Iran, including executions, prison conditions, and political repression. It is separate from Hengaw, which tracks field-level execution tallies.
How many people has Iran executed during the 2026 war?
According to Hengaw, the war-era execution tally reached at least 404 as of 20 April 2026, including Ali Fahim — the fourth person executed in a single protest-related case at Ghezel Hesar Prison.Source: Hengaw

Background

The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is a New Haven, Connecticut-based non-profit organisation that documents human rights violations in Iran, including political executions, prison conditions, and state repression. It was founded in 2004 and draws on testimony from witnesses, survivors, and legal records to build an evidentiary archive of Iranian state conduct.

Note: the entity mentioned in this briefing cycle as tracking execution tallies during the 2026 Iran conflict is Hengaw, a separate Kurdish human rights organisation monitoring executions and prison conditions in Iran's Kurdish regions and nationally. Hengaw confirmed the execution of Ali Fahim at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on 20 April 2026, the fourth execution in a single protest-related case, as the war-era execution tally reached at least 404.

IHRDC's broader documentation role — building legal-standard evidence archives — complements field-monitoring organisations like Hengaw. Both organisations are independent of the Iranian government and operate under consistent threat of interference and defamation suits from the Iranian state.