Execution of a woman in Mashhad Central Prison

Mahboubeh Roshandel
Age: 33
Executed: September 4, 2023
Residence: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan
Origin: Iran
Children: 1

Mahboubeh Roshandel, a 33-year-old woman, was executed on September 4, 2023, in Mashhad prison for the murder of her mother-in-law. She was the mother of a 6-year-old child but was not allowed to see her child during her imprisonment.

According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at least 12 women have been executed in Iranian prisons in the past 8 months. Notably, the execution of Mahboubeh Roshandel was not reported in government-controlled media.

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