On the morning of January 20, 2024, the clerical regime hanged a woman, Hajar Atabaki, in the Central Prison of Qazvin.
Hajar Atabaki was 41 years old from Tabriz. She was the only guardian of her child.
Hajar Atabaki was arrested two and a half years ago on drug related charges and sentenced to death. The clerical regime executed her in silence without any media reporting.
Hajar Atabaki is the second woman reported to be executed in Iran in 2024.
The clerical regime executed at least 26 women in 2023, and 231 women since 2007.
Record holder of executions of women
The Iranian regime is the world’s top record holder of executions of women.
No government in the world has executed so many women. The list does not account for the tens of thousands of women executed in Iran on political grounds.
The NCRI Women’s Committee previously mentioned that many of the women executed by the mullahs’ regime are themselves victims of domestic violence against women and have acted in self-defense.
An average of 15 women were executed every year under the former government in Iran.
However, this year, 26 women have been executed under Raisi government which is 11 more than the previous average.
The NCRI Women’s Committee calls on the United Nations, the European Union, and other relevant international organizations to take urgent action to save the lives of those on death row and stop the use of death penalty in Iran.
