Amid the continuing surge in executions across Iran, two women were recently executed in Abhar and Shiraz. On Thursday morning, August 28, the death sentence of 60-year-old Banoo Moghadam was carried out in Abhar Prison. On Wednesday, August 27, Mitra Yassini, from Ilam Province, was executed in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz.
Banoo Moghadam had been arrested on charges of killing her son-in-law and later sentenced to death by a criminal court. At the time of her arrest, Banoo Moghadam reportedly suffered from mental health issues.
Mitra Yassini had been convicted of complicity in a murder and sentenced to death by the criminal court.
Despite the execution, judicial and prison authorities have yet to issue any official confirmation.
The execution of Banoo Moghadam and Mitra Yassini brings the total number of women executed in Iran in 2025 to 32.
In the one-month period from July 30 to August 29, the clerical regime has executed at least eight women in Iran.
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 295 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
Many of the women executed by the Iranian regime are themselves victims of domestic violence and discriminatory family laws. A significant number have acted in self-defense.
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 1,650. While the total number of executions in the entire 2024 was just 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.
