On the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Nahid Hemmati, a female inmate, was executed in Nahavand Prison, located in Hamedan Province, western Iran. She was charged with drug-related offenses.
This is the second woman executed this week in Iran. On October 13, another woman, Zeynab Khodabandeh, was hanged in Dastgerd prison of Isfahan.
With the execution of Nahid Hemmati, the number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025 has reached 41, setting an unprecedented record for female executions in the country. Last year, a total of 34 women were executed in Iran.
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 304 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.
In the Iranian calendar Year 1403, at least 38 women were executed in Iran, marking a disturbing 90% increase compared to the previous year.
In the 14.5 months since Masoud Pezeshkian took office, the clerical regime has executed more than 2,000 prisoners.
