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

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.Activists are increasingly alarmed over the surge in hangings in Iran,

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 executed at least 31 women in 2024, marking the highest number recorded in a year since 2008, according to the NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR). This surge has highlighted systemic issues, including the use of capital punishment to enforce societal control and gender inequalities in the justice system Iran executed 31 women in 2024,