Harm Reduction International reported 40 or more drug-related death sentences in Iraq in 2025, about a fifth for cannabis-related offences, after 144 or more in 2024. The interior ministry said 300 death sentences were imposed for drug crimes in the three years to November 2025. Iraq carried out executions in 2025, but not for drug offences.[1]
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References
- Harm Reduction International — The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2025Iraq sections, pp. 18 and 42.
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