The Iranian Judiciary had a 52-year-old woman called Zahra Fotouhi executed at dawn on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, in Tabriz Central Prison.
Zahra Fotouhi had been arrested five years ago on charges of killing her ex-husband and detained under a death sentence. She was a victim of domestic violence and harassment from her ex-husband.
With the execution of Zahra Fotouhi in Tabriz, the number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025 has reached 35.
In the past 50 days since July 30, at least 11 women have been executed in Iran under the misogynistic clerical regime.
Iran, the world record holder in executing women
According to data recorded by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, at least 298 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 1,750. While the total number of executions in the entire 2024 was just over 1,000.
