IranWire:

At least 260 prisoners were executed across Iran in November, the highest monthly execution figure recorded in the country in 20 years, according to a human rights organization.

The executions represent a 106 per cent increase from November 2024, when 126 prisoners were put to death, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported.

The group verified the identities of 257 of those executed during the month.

No executions of political or religious prisoners were recorded.

At least seven women were among those executed in November.

Four women - Mitra Zamani from Khorramabad, Kobra Rezaei from Yazd, Qomri Abbaszadeh from Sari, and Mahin Rahimi from Mashhad - were executed on charges of premeditated murder.

Four others - Zahra Mirghafari from Hashtrud, Zahra Khan-Babaei from Bandar Abbas, Shawkat Veysi from Damghan, and Mina Sadoughi from Karaj - were executed after convictions on drug-related charges.

Only two cases, less than one per cent of the total, were officially announced by Iran’s state-affiliated media and judiciary websites, Hengaw said.

Four prisoners were executed secretly without prior notice to their families, denying them a final visit, according to the organization.

Iran remains among the world’s leading executioners, according to international human rights organizations.

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