HRANA – At dawn on Thursday, August 28, the death sentence of a female prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Abhar Prison.

HRANA has identified the prisoner who was hanged at dawn on Thursday, August 28, as Banoo Moghaddam, 60 years old. Based on information received by HRANA, Ms. Moghaddam had been arrested earlier on charges of murdering her son-in-law and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. She was also suffering from mental health issues at the time of her arrest.

As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by prison officials or the responsible authorities.

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.