On May 28th, the verdict of execution was carried out on a woman named Elahe Nourikia in Vakilabad Prison, located in Mashhad. Elahe Nourikia had been arrested three years ago on charges of murder and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judicial system.
According to the recorded statistics from the Bureau of Statistics and Documentation of the human rights organization Hengaw, at least six women have been executed in Iranian prisons over the past five months.
A 35-year-old woman was executed in Mashhad Prison. Elahe Nourikia was arrested 3 years ago and had been sentenced to death on the charge of murder. #StopFemicide #WomanLifeFreedom pic.twitter.com/c8MhbeDgBe
— StopFemicideIran (@FemicideIran) May 29, 2023
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We are pleased to announce the release of our 2023 report, titled "Unveiling the Silenced Voices: Mapping Private and State Sponsored Femicide in Iran." This report sheds light on the harrowing reality of femicide in Iran, where approximately one woman is killed every other day simply for being a woman.
In addition to the full report, we have also prepared a summary of the mid-year report, highlighting key developments and insights from the first half of the year.
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