18 November 2025 :

November 13, 2025 - IRAN. Ghomri Abbaszadeh, a woman, executed in Sari on November 13

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a woman was hanged in Sari Central Prison on 13 November 2025. Her identity has been established as 29-year-old Ghomri Abbaszadeh. She was arrested for the murder of her husband around six years ago.

This is the 40th execution of a woman recorded by IHR in 2025, and the highest recorded figure in more than two decades. Of the recorded executions, 13 were for drug-related offences and 27 for murder, with 17 being convicted of murdering their spouses. At least one of the women was a child bride. Only two or 5% of the executions were reported by official sources, a marked decline in transparency.

A source told IHR: “Ghomri was in a forced marriage and the pressures resulting from this marriage have been cited as factors underlying this case."

At the time of writing, her execution has not been reported by domestic media in Iran.

Ghomri’s case is not unique. Goli Kouhkan, an undocumented Baluch child bride, is scheduled to be executed for the murder of her abusive husband next month if she cannot raise the diya (blood money) demanded by the victim’s family. On 4 November, IHR called for action to save her life.

The execution of Ghomri Abbaszadeh was also later reported by Wncri. They spell the name differently: Qomri Abbas-Zadeh. Their figures differ too: 53 women have been executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025, and at least 315 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.

https://iranhr.net/en/articles/8349/
https://wncri.org/2025/11/17/qomri-abbas-zadeh-sari-prison/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/11/article-108