Iran executes woman who gave birth in detention
Iranian authorities have executed a 28-year-old woman after sentencing her for the murder of her husband, according to two human rights organizations. The woman, who was pregnant at the time of her arrest, had given birth to a child while in prison; the child is now two years old. She had requested that her mother raise the child before her execution. Iran is one of the countries that carry out the largest number of executions worldwide, with at least 48 women executed in 2025. Most of these executions were due to women killing their husbands or suitors, often driven by poverty or their inability to pay the blood money (diyah).
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