At dawn on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the death sentence of Saeedeh Khodadadi, a 40-year-old woman from Isfahan, was carried out in the city’s central prison, also known as Dastgerd.
Saeedeh Khodadadi had been arrested four years ago on charges of murdering her husband and, after what is described as an unfair judicial process, was sentenced to death by the Iranian regime’s courts.
With the execution of Saeedeh Khodadadi, the number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025 has reached 43, marking an unprecedented record in the execution of women in Iran. In the entire 2024, 34 women were executed across the country.
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 306 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. The regime has executed 281 prisoners in the one-month period from September 23 to October 23.
