At dawn on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, a young woman by the name of Sorayya Mohammadi was hanged in Qezel-Hesar prison in Karaj.
Originally from Pakdasht, a city in Tehran Province, Sorayya Mohammadi had been detained in Qarchak Prison for two years. She was transferred to Qezel-Hesar Prison the day before for implementing her death sentence.
According to the information compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, with the execution of Sorayya Mohammadi, the number of women executed in Iran since 2007 has reached 235.
Record holder of executions of women
The Iranian regime is the world’s top record holder of executions of women.
No government in the world has executed so many women. The list does not account for the tens of thousands of women executed in Iran on political grounds.
The NCRI Women’s Committee previously mentioned that many of the women executed by the mullahs’ regime are themselves victims of domestic violence against women and have acted in self-defense.
An average of 15 women were executed every year under the former government in Iran.
However, 26 women were executed under Raisi government in 2023, which is 11 more than the previous average.
The NCRI Women’s Committee calls on the United Nations, the European Union, and other relevant international organizations to take urgent action to save the lives of those on death row and stop the use of death penalty in Iran.