Overview

• Iran has executed Samira Sabzian, a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she was forced to marry as a child.
• Sabzian was hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, despite international pressure for her to be pardoned.
• Her execution comes amid growing concern over the number of people executed this year by Iran, including more than a dozen women.
• Rights groups have raised alarm over a surge in executions in Iran this year, with at least 115 people put to death in November alone.
• According to Iran Human Rights, 18 women have been executed in Iran this year.