At dawn on Wednesday, December 10, Elnaz Azizi, a female prisoner sentenced to death on charges of murder, was executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.
The execution was carried out despite the fact that, to date, no judicial authorities or prison officials have issued any formal announcement regarding the case or the implementation of the sentence.
With the execution of Elnaz Azizi in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, the number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025 has reached 58, marking an unprecedented record in the execution of women 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 321 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
So far in 2025, the clerical regime has executed at least 70% more women than in all of 2024, and the year is not yet over.
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.
Since Masoud Pezeshkian took office, the clerical regime has executed more than 2,600 prisoners.
Silence and inaction in the face of the murderers of the Iranian people fuel terrorism, suppression, and warmongering. The regime of execution and terror must be shunned by the international community, and its dossier of human rights violations must be referred to the United Nations Security Council.
