IRAN - A woman, Rezvan Asgharzadeh, executed in Isfahan on September 14

September 14, 2026 - IRAN. A woman, Rezvan Asgharzadeh, executed in Isfahan on September 14

According to HRANA, a prisoner was executed at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan at dawn on September 14, 2026.

HRANA has identified the prisoner as Rezvan Asgharzadeh, a 45-year-old mother of six. On Sunday evening, one day before her execution, she was transferred from Dowlatabad Prison in Isfahan to Dastgerd Prison.

According to information received by HRANA, Asgharzadeh was arrested approximately six years and six months ago in connection with drug-related offenses. About two years ago, Branch 5 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Hemmat-Nejad, sentenced her to death. The sentence was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court.

A source close to her family told HRANA: “During her imprisonment, Ms. Asgharzadeh memorized several sections of the Quran in hopes of qualifying for clemency, and until her final days she remained hopeful that her sentence would be commuted. Her name was initially included on the list of prisoners eligible for clemency. However, following a negative report submitted by Fatemeh Asgarian, the head of Dowlatabad Prison in Isfahan, her name was removed from the list.”

Her husband has also been sentenced to death on a similar charge and is currently held at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.

As of the time of this report, her execution has not been officially announced by authorities.

Her execution brings the reported number of women executed in Iranian prisons since the beginning of 2026 to at least 26. According to data recorded by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, at least 354 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.