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ISBN: 978-2-35822-003-3 women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri Women Executed Under Rouhani Released: February 17, 2021 Date of Place of Officially No. Name Last Name Age Execution Execution Announced Central Prison - 1 unnamed woman Sep. 10, 2013 - Urmia 2 unnamed woman Sep. 19, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd - 3 unnamed woman Sep. 19, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd - 4 unnamed woman Sep. 19, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd - 5 Z S Sep. 22, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd Mehr News Agency 6 N S Sep. 22, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd Mehr News Agency 7 S H Sep. 22, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd Mehr News Agency Central Prison - 8 unnamed woman Sep. 25, 2013 - Urmia Central Prison - 9 unnamed woman Sep. 25, 2013 - Urmia Central Prison - 10 unnamed woman Sep. 25, 2013 - Urmia 11 Kobra Kabiri 48 Sep. 25, 2013 Gohardasht Prison - 12 unnamed woman Sep. 26, 2013 Kerman prison Mehr News Agency Dizel Abad Prison - 13 Nastaran Safari 26 Oct. 21, 2013 - Kermanshah Central Prison - 14 Jazi Darvishzadeh Oct. 26, 2013 - Urmia Gohardasht Prison - 15 Mitra Shahnavazi Oct. 30, 2013 - Karaj Central Prison - 16 unnamed woman Oct. 30, 2013 Urmia - Central Prison - 17 unnamed woman Oct. 30, 2013 - Urmia Justice Department of 18 A A Nov. 21, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd Yazd Justice Department of 19 R A Nov. 21, 2013 Central Prison - Yazd Yazd 20 unnamed woman Jan. 26, 2014 Delfan Fars News Agency 21 Farzaneh Moradie 26 Mar. 4, 2014 Isfahan Prison ISNA news agency Gohardasht Prison - 22 unnamed woman May. 10, 2014 - Karaj Gohardasht Prison - 23 Behjat May. 10, 2014 - Karaj 24 S T May. 28, 2014 Amol Fars News Agency https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri Women Executed Under Rouhani Released: February 17, 2021 Date of Place of Officially No. Name Last Name Age Execution Execution Announced Central Prison - 25 unnamed woman Jul. 20, 2014 - Birjand Central Prison - 26 unnamed woman Jul. 20, 2014 - Birjand Central Prison - 27 unnamed woman Jul. 20, 2014 - Birjand Central Prison - 28 unnamed woman Jul. 20, 2014 - Birjand Central Prison - 29 unnamed woman Aug. 07, 2014 - Kermanshah Central Prison - 30 unnamed woman Aug. 09, 2014 - Zahedan Central Prison - 31 unnamed woman Aug. 23, 2014 - Zahedan Shahab Prison - 32 unnamed woman Aug. 26, 2014 - Kerman Gharchak Prison - 33 unnamed woman Sep. 10, 2014 - Varamin Iranian state television 34 unnamed woman 60 Sep. 11, 2014 Central Prison - Rasht & radio Central Prison - 35 unnamed woman Sep. 20, 2014 - Zahedan Central Prison - 36 unnamed woman Sep. 20, 2014 - Zahedan Gohardasht Prison - 37 Reyhaneh Jabbari 26 Oct. 25, 2014 IRNA news agency Karaj Gharchak Prison - 38 Akram Hosseini 43 Dec. 02, 2014 - Varamin Central Prison - 39 Marzie Ostovari Dec. 02, 2014 - Urmia Central Prison - 40 F GH Dec. 10, 2014 Young Journalists Club Qazvin Central Prison - 41 Nahid Ghiasvand Dec. 16, 2014 - Urmia Central Prison - 42 unnamed woman Dec. 17, 2014 - Tabriz Ghezel Hesar Prison - 43 Nahid Dec. 24, 2014 Tabnak Website Karaj Central Prison - 44 unnamed woman Dec. 27, 2014 - Zahedan 45 unnamed woman Jan. 01, 2015 Bam Prison - 46 unnamed woman Jan. 01, 2015 Bam Prison - https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri Women Executed Under Rouhani Released: February 17, 2021 Date of Place of Officially No. Name Last Name Age Execution Execution Announced 47 unnamed woman Jan. 01, 2015 Bam Prison - 48 unnamed woman Jan. 01, 2015 Bam Prison - 49 Marzie Hossein Zehi Feb. 28, 2015 Kerman Prison - Ghezel Hesar Prison - 50 Mehrnoush Ghavvassi Mar. 07, 2015 - Karaj Ghezel Hesar Prison - 51 unnamed woman Mar. 07, 2015 - Karaj Justice Department of 52 F Yousefi 48 Apr. 25, 2015 Central Prison - Rasht Gilan 53 Batool A May. 13, 2015 Central Prison - Arak - Qarchak prison - 54 Fateme Mehrabani 39 May. 30, 2015 - Varamin Qarchak prison - 55 unnamed woman May. 30, 2015 - Varamin 56 unnamed woman 32 Jun. 09, 2015 - Young Journalists Club Ghezelhesar Prison - 57 Paridokht Molaie far 43 Jul. 29, 2015 - Karaj Shahab Prison - 58 unnamed woman Jul. 30, 2015 - Kerman Qarchak Prison - 59 Fatemeh Hadadi 39 Aug. 10, 2015 - Varamin Adel Abad Prison - Salamat News - Health 60 Fatemeh Salbehi 23 Oct. 16, 2015 Shiraz Ministry Central Prison - 61 Hajar Safari Nov. 12, 2015 - Tabriz Central Prison - 62 F Zanjanian Dec. 06, 2015 Parsineh website Qazvin Central Prison - 63 Zahra Nemati Jan. 06, 2016 Tabriz 64 Ameneh Rezaiian 43 Apr. 14, 2016 Prison of Kashmar Central Prison of 65 unnamed woman Apr. 14, 2016 Birjand Central Prison - 66 unnamed woman Apr. 14, 2016 Birjand Justice Department of Sari-without 67 Zeinab Chamani 27 Apr. 25, 2016 Sari Prison mentioning the victim's name or gender https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri Women Executed Under Rouhani Released: February 17, 2021 Date of Place of Officially No. Name Last Name Age Execution Execution Announced Central Prison - 68 unnamed woman Jun. 02, 2016 Young Journalists Club Qazvin Ghezel Hesar Prison - 69 unnamed woman Jul. 17, 2016 - Karaj State-run Iran 70 unnamed woman Aug. 25, 2016 Central Prison - Yazd newspaper Central Prison - 71 Moluk Nouri Sep. 29, 2016 - Urmia January 14, 72 unnamed woman Central Prison - Karaj - 2017 January 14, 73 unnamed woman Central Prison - Karaj - 2017 74 unnamed woman March 4, 2017 Central Prison - Rasht - 75 unnamed woman March 4, 2017 Central Prison - Rasht - Gohardasht Prison - 76 unnamed woman May 3, 2017 - Karaj Gohardasht Prison - 77 unnamed woman May 3, 2017 - Karaj 78 Zeinab Sa’adanlou July 1, 2017 Central Prison - Rasht - State-run Ganjineh and 79 July 26, 2017 Central Prison- Babol unnamed woman 25 Shabtab News websites 80 unnamed woman July 26, 2017 Central Prison- Urmia - September 19, State-run Mehr News 81 N.A. Central Prison- Zanjan 2017 Agency January 30, 82 Mahboubeh Mofidi Prison of Nowshahr - 25 2018 83 unnamed woman July 4, 2018 Central Prison - Urmia - 84 Zeinab Sekaanvand 24 October 2, 2018 Central Prison - Urmia Kurdistan Human Rights October 26, State-run ROKNA news 85 Soudabeh - Prison of Maragheh - 2018 website November 13, Central Prison - 86 Sharareh Almassi - 27 2018 Sanandaj December 22, State-run ROKNA news 87 Noushin - - 25 2018 website https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri Women Executed Under Rouhani Released: February 17, 2021 Date of Place of Officially No. Name Last Name Age Execution Execution Announced January 30, 88 M. A. Prison of Nowshahr - - 2019 Gohardasht Prison, 89 Fatemeh Nassiri June 19, 2019 - - Karaj Gohardasht Prison, 90 Fariba - June 19, 2019 - - Karaj Safari IRNA official news 91 Zahra July 17, 2019 Prison of Nowshahr Moghaddam 43 agency Central Prison of 92 Maliheh Salehian July 16, 2019 - - Mahabad Central Prison of ROKNA semi-official 93 Arasteh Ranjbar July 23, 2019 - Urmia news agency Central Prison of ROKNA semi-official 94 Nazdar Vatankhah July 23, 2019 - Urmia news agency Central Prison of 95 Unnamed woman August 25, 2019 State-run Khorasan Daily 38 Mashhad September 25, Gohardasht Prison, 96 Unnamed woman - - 2019 Karaj September 26, Central Prison of 97 Leila Zarafshan - - 2019 Sanandaj Shahbazi December 4, 98 Somayyeh Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz - Jahrouii 33 2019 Ghezel December 4, Gohardasht Prison of 99 Fatemeh - Safarlou 2019 Karaj Nargess-os December 4, Gohardasht Prison of 100 Tabaii - Sadat 2019 Karaj December 11, Central Prison of The state-run ROKNA 101 Maryam 32 2019 Mashhad news agency December 9, Gohardasht Prison of 102 Fatemeh R The state-run T. news.ir 21 2019 Karaj December 18, Gohardasht Prison of 103 Eshrat Nazari - 2019 Karaj January 14, Central Prison of The state-run ROKNA 104 Sara M 32 2020 Mashhad news agency https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri Women Executed Under Rouhani Released: February 17, 2021 Date of Place of Officially No. Name Last Name Age Execution Execution Announced January 14, 105 Maliheh Haji Hassani 29 Central Prison of Shiraz -- 2020 The state-run Central Prison of 106 Mehri - 32 August 2, 2020 Shahraranews.ir, Mashhad ROKNA news agency Heydari Central Prison of 107 Fereshteh - August 18, 2020 - Ebrahimpour Mashhad September 23, Gohardasht Prison 108 Mahtab Shafii 32 - 2020 Karaj October 11, Central Prison of The state-run ROKNA 109 Razieh - 37 2020 Mashhad news agency December 18, 110 Unnamed woman - Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz - 2020 December 27, Central Prison of 111 Zeinab Khodamoradi 43 - 2020 Sanandaj January 27, Central Prison of 112 Unnamed woman - Hengaw 2021 Sanandaj February 8, 113 Unnamed Unnamed 23 Prison of Ardabil - 2021 February 17, Gohardasht Prison 114 Zahra Esma’ili 42 2021 (Rajaiishahr) https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri List of women executed under Rouhani The Women’s Committee of The National Council of Resistance of Iran women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri https://women.ncr-iran.org @womenncri @womenncri .
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