5 Women Executed in Iran in the First Half of December
In the early hours of Sunday, December 15, a woman, along with six other prisoners, was hanged at Yazd Central Prison.
The identity of the woman, who was sentenced to death on charges of murder, has not been confirmed at the time of this report. She is the fifth woman to be executed in Iran this December.
In addition to the seven executed in Yazd Central Prison, four others were executed at the Central Prison in Zahedan on Sunday, December 16.
During the first week of December alone, four more women were executed in Iran. The execution rate for women has significantly increased under the clerical regime’s new president, Massoud Pezeshkian.
33 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 262 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 910, so far, with more than 610 prisoners including 22 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.
