HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Thursday, February 8, 2025, a female prisoner previously sentenced to death for murder was executed in Sari Prison.

According to HRANA, quoting the Iran Human Rights, the executed prisoner has been identified as Mahtab Ghazizadeh, 47 years old, and a mother of two.

Reports indicate that approximately four years ago, Ms. Ghazizadeh was arrested on charges of murdering her husband and later sentenced to death by the judiciary. She had her final visit with her family on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before her execution.

As of the time of this report, prison authorities and relevant officials have not publicly announced the execution.

In 2024, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 812 cases related to the right to life, including the sentencing of 214 individuals to death and the execution of 930 individuals. Among these, 4 executions were carried out in public. Of those executed, 818 were male, 26 were female, and 5 were juvenile offenders—individuals under 18 years old at the time of their alleged crimes.