On the morning of Wednesday, November 13, 2024, a woman, along with six men, was executed by hanging at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
At the time of this report’s release, the woman’s identity has yet to be confirmed. She had been sentenced to death for “premeditated murder,” and her sentence was carried out at Ghezel Hesar Prison.
In the past five days, at least three women have been executed by hanging in various prisons across Iran, including Tabriz Central Prison, Lakan Prison in Rasht, and Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
27 women executed in 2024
The Iranian regime is the world’s top record holder of executions of women.
According to the data recorded by the NCRI Women’s Committee, at least 256 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
The number of women executed in Iran has sharply increased over the past year, with 33 executions of women recorded between October 2023 and October 2024. This marks a troubling rise from previous years, up from 19 women executed in 2022–2023 and 21 in 2021–2022.
The current year’s figure is particularly alarming, surpassing the average rate of 21 executions under Ebrahim Raisi by 12 and more than double the annual average of 15 under former president Hassan Rouhani.
Given the clandestine nature of executions and the lack of public announcement by the judiciary, it is evident that the actual number is higher than reported.
This surge underscores the Iranian regime’s growing use of capital punishment, including against women—an escalation in human rights abuses now seen under the administration of Masoud Pezeshkian.
The total number of executions in Iran in 2024 has surpassed 760, so far, with more than 470 prisoners including 16 women executed since Pezeshkian took office.
It further proves that regardless of who holds the presidency, the rights of the Iranian people, especially women, continue to be trampled.
