Iran executes Razieh Abbasi as number of women executed reaches 52

Hengaw — Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Iranian authorities have carried out the execution of Razieh Abbasi, a 40-year-old woman sentenced to death on a charge of “premeditated murder,” at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.

According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Abbasi was executed in the early hours of Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

She had been arrested on accusations of killing her husband and was sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Abbasi was previously held at Qarchak Prison in Varamin and was transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison shortly before the execution.

Iranian state media, particularly outlets affiliated with the judiciary, had not reported the execution.

Data recorded by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights’ Statistics and Documentation Center show that at least 52 women have been executed in prisons across Iran during the current calendar year, marking the highest annual number of women executed in the country in the past 25 years.