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IRAN - 2 women executed in Karaj
February 22, 2023: (February 22, 2023) - 2 women executed in Karaj. Fariba Hosseini and Nazifeh …
According to reports from inside Iran today, Wednesday, February 22, 2023, two women were executed in January and February in Iran.
Fariba Hosseini was hanged in Fardis Prison on February 14. Fariba Hosseini was a mother of two children who was arrested and imprisoned in this prison six years ago on charges of murder.
Another prisoner, Nazifeh, was executed in Fardis Prison in early January. Nazifeh was an Afghan citizen imprisoned for murdering her husband. Her last name is not known, but it is said that she had two children.
According to reports from Fardis Prison of Karaj, many Afghan women are locked up there on charges of theft, drug trafficking, and murder. They are held in an uncertain situation because they have no support.
With the execution of women in Fardis Prison of Karaj, the number of women executed in Iran since 2007 reached 205.
The Iranian regime is the world’s top record holder of the execution of women.
According to the statistics compiled by the NCRI Women’s Committee (and confirmed by Hands off Cain), at least 15 women were executed in Iran in 2022.
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/02/22/execution-of-women-in-fardis/
https://en.iranhrs.org/at-least-two-female-prisoners-executed-in-ferdis-karaj/ (Source: Women.ncr-iran.org, IHRS)
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