54 Women in 12 Months: Inside Iran’s Secret Execution Surge Against Mothers, Child Brides, and Protesters

New human rights monitoring reveals that Iranian authorities carried out at least 96 executions in October 2026 alone -- with 81 percent conducted in secret without public notice. Over the past 12 months, at least 54 women have been sent to the gallows, including mothers of young children, former child brides, and protesters from the January 2026 uprising.