A woman was among four prisoners hanged on Saturday morning, July 27, 2024, in the Central Prison of Khorramabad, also known as Parsilon.
Khorramabad is the capital of Lorestan Province in western Iran.
The identity of this woman has not been established at the time of this report. However, the four prisoners were executed on drug-related charges.
The woman put to death at the Central Prison of Khorramabad is the 15th woman executed in Iran since January 2024.
The clerical regime executed at least five women in just one week from July 21 until July 27.
According to statistics compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, with this execution in the Central Prison of Khorramabad, at least 244 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
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.