The Clerical Regime Executes Fourth Woman in Less Than Two Weeks
The wave of executions in Iran shows no sign of abating. According to information released on August 12, at dawn on Monday, August 11, 2025, a woman identified as Soudabeh Qassemzadeh was hanged alongside three men in Isfahan Central Prison.
Soudabeh Qassemzadeh, around 45 years old and a mother of three, had been imprisoned for six years on charges of killing her husband. She was later sentenced to death by a criminal court.
Women executed by the clerical regime in Iran are often themselves victims of domestic violence and discriminatory family laws, with many acting in self-defense.
At the time of writing, neither state media nor official regime sources have reported on these four executions.
This latest case brings the number of women executed in Iran between July 30 and August 11 to four in less than two weeks. With the execution of Soudabeh Qassemzadeh, the total number of women put to death in 2025 has now reached 28.
Iran: The World’s Leading Executioner of Women
Iran holds the grim record for the highest number of women executed globally. According to data compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at least 291 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
The number of women executed in Iran saw a sharp rise in 2024. At least 34 women were hanged last year, with 23 of these executions occurring after Masoud Pezeshkian took office.
In the Iranian calendar Year 1403, at least 38 women were executed in Iran, marking a disturbing 90% increase compared to the previous year.
During one year since Pezeshkian took office in late July 2024, the number of execution victims in Iran has surpassed 1,500. While the total number of executions in the entire 2024 was over 1,000.
These figures reinforce the reality that, regardless of who holds the presidency, the Iranian regime continues to trample on the rights of its people, especially women.
