Iran carried out 883 executions in 2024, marking a significant annual increase and representing the highest number in a decade, US-based rights group HRANA said on Thursday.

Among those executed, 772 were male, 26 were female and 5 were juvenile offenders at the time of their alleged crimes. Just over half of the executions were allegedly related to drug-related charges followed by murder charges at around 40%.

The report said that 94% of these executions were carried out in secrecy and without public notice. Additionally, the issuance of death sentences rose by a third compared to the previous year.

Last year Iran executed 853 people according to rights group Amnesty International.