The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage, the U.N.

Iran in 2024 executed at least 31 women, an NGO said on Monday, warning that female prisoners were increasingly being caught in a surge in the use of capital punishment in the Islamic republic.Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR),

Human rights groups accuse Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of using capital punishment as a tool following nationwide protests.

Iran has broken its own record for executing the most women in one year, according to new figures. The United Nations said 31 women were hanged in prisons in 2024 – the highest annual number since records began 17 years ago.