At dawn on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, a woman was hanged in the Central Prison of Mashhad, northeastern Iran. The woman named Razieh was a victim of rampant poverty in Iran.
Razieh, 33, had murdered her two young children, 8 and 4 years old, eight years ago, in 2016, because she could not feed them. Then, she cut her own wrist to take her own life, but she was saved by her sister.
At least two-thirds of the Iranian population lives under the poverty line, with many living under what is called the “death line.”
Razieh is the eighth woman executed in 2024.
According to the information compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, with the execution of Razieh, the number of women executed in Iran since 2007, the number of women executed reaches 237.
The Iranian regime has again stepped up the wave of executions in Iran fearing another potential uprising.
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, 26 women were executed under Raisi government in 2023, 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.
