03 April 2025 :

March 29, 2025 - IRAN. A woman, Mahnaz Kakaei, and Ali Sufian executed in Isfahan on March 29

On Saturday, March 29, the death sentences of two inmates — including a woman — were carried out in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

Iran Human Rights has identified them as 24-year-old Mahnaz Kakaei and approximately 40-year-old Ali Sufian, a resident of Shiraz.

According to the report, Mr. Sufian had been arrested three years ago on charges related to drug offenses and was sentenced to death by the judiciary. Ms. Kakaei had been arrested four years and seven months ago for murder. Mahnaz Kakaei was raised by her stepmother and was under pressure from her father to marry a man of his choice. However, she did not want this marriage, and before the wedding could take place, she allegedly stabbed her fiancé to death during a verbal altercation.

With the execution of Mahnaz Kakaei, the number of women executed in Iran in 2025 has risen to eight. According to data compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at least 271 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by authorities.

https://www.en-hrana.org/a-woman-and-a-man-executed-in-dastgerd-prison-in-isfahan/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-3
https://wncri.org/2025/04/01/execution-of-mahnaz-kakaei/