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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in
2024: Dec wk2 -- Dec wk1P4 -- Dec wk1P3 -- Dec wk1P2 -- Dec wk1 -- overview per month
 
and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1 --  November - Januari 2023

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Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago.

Editorial by G. d'A.: Dear reader, as a webmaster also I constantly have to guard the read-ability of the 'Cryfreedom'-outlet and sometimes decisions need to be made to have it be for your convenience and moreso in total support of the women-led revolt in Iran which inevitably will be a grand Victory. Still, choices must be made always and so I've decided to, for now, embed all the actual news about the 'NO-hijab; 'Biological terror attscks against schoolgirls'; 'Iranian journalists under siege'; 'Blinding as a weapon' and 'The hanging spree' as part of the 'Actual news' updates of the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom' section. But, if need be and urgent attention and action is needed concerning the above mentioned topics it will get an extra emphasized place as part of the actual news page-layout. Thank you for being a reader and for your support of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' revolution.
Click here for the previously tabled topics

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 
You are now at the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom'  section

For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2
Updated Dec. 6, 2024

HAIL TO THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and his placeman president. The message of the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far


(Updates December 7, 2024) z



UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom.
Long live a long and free Iran



We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:
 


Read her updated story here
 

December 31, 2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini, our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom; *Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom 2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands and therefore is refused medical care although needing it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory is not easy, but it is certain"  * and Maryam Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since 15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent

A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
Dec 5, 2024: Narges Mohammadi chants 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' after temporarily freed from prison
Nov. 18, 2024: Joint letter: Nobel Peace Laureate Urgently Needs Essential Medical Care for Serious Health Problems
"Tyranny will fall"

"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw 

Click here for a news-overview from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023











 


JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS HEARD
And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update!


despite the mullahs' regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks out loud and clear
UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder

incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
and earlier news about

a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen
  

Click here for earlier news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution


 

 







 

MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED

June 24, 2024: The Iranian Regime Judiciary Launches a New Case to Seize the Assets of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Her Family, in Revenge for Seeking Justice for Her Siblings Executed in the 1980s
Click the above for also earlier news
 
 

'War against the No-hijabi women'
UPDATE-Nov. 13, 2024: hijab-torture clinics

Earlier Stories and more

 

 

VIDA MOVAHED

A more than brave woman who's
challenging the mullahs' regime and its
'dress-laws'

Updated November 22, 2024


VARISHEH MORADI

Click here for extra news about 
 the Death Sentence for
Kurdish Activist Varisheh Moradi and  the(international) support she gets

 
Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

   

 

PAKSHAN AZIZI
Updated Dec. 5, 2024 :
Ongoing Denial of Family Visits for Death Row Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi
and previous news:
Dozens of grieving families demand reversal of death sentences for Varisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi
and earlier
Iran: Death row prisoner Pakhshan Azizi's cellmates demand justice for her
and
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"

Also in her case the mullahs' regime
is threathening to hang her
for opposing it and moreso
for being a Kurd.

Overview of her Actions

Please do read the following articles about heroines who risk live and limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined topics:
04 Dec, 2024: Narges Mohammadi Temporarily Released for Medical Treatment
and
04 Dec, 2024: The struggle of Kurdish women: resistance against oppression
03 Dec, 2024: Overcrowding, Teacher Shortages, and 'Learning Poverty': Education Crisis in Iran
November 28 - 26, 2024: Elimination of Violence Against Women: A Bill That Never Gets Passed
and
Honor, Fear, and Fatal Love: Femicide Epidemic in Iran
and
Halimeh Habibollahi, Young Mother and Child Marriage Victim Murdered, Framed as Suicide

related
November 28,2024: Child Marriage: It fails to deter child marriages.
and
 Dec 3, 2024: Condemn Iran's Systematic Repression of Baha'is
 November 29 , 2024: Empty Pockets and Emptier Plates: Poverty Grips Iran
November 28, 2024: Prayers and Bullets: The Untold Story of Lal Mohammad
  
And earlier Actual stories:
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom Part 5
And more commemorational stories
  
and 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts  

Read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
August 30, 2024:
"Nurses can neutralize security forces' efforts with unity."
and updates:
August 28, 2024:

Nurses' demands - "A nurse will die, but will not accept humiliation,":

SPECIAL REPORTS PALESTINE

Updates Dec 7, 2024

"NO to executions" campaign

In support - reflection and updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024


'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'


July 8 - 4, 2024: The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024: Prisoner Swap with Iran is Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024: It |Iran| puts people to death in order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories 

*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports
 

 

December 06 - 05, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi's Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient...
& <<Ongoing Denial of Family Visits for Death Row Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi...
& <<Iranian Actress Shaves Head to Protest Hijab Law...
& <<10 years of prison sentences for Two Kurdish men in Naghadeh Prison...
& <<14 Students Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Tehran University...
& <<Evin Prisoners Denounce Death Sentence Surge...
& <<Susan Hassanzadeh transferred to Urmia prison to serve her prison sentence...
and more actual and fact-finding news

December 03 - November 29, 2024
<<Three prisoners, including two women, executed...
& <<115 arrested in November 2024...
& <<Eight political prisoners sentenced to death and long-term imprisonment...
& <<Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released from Prison...
& "'People's Pockets Are Empty': Black Friday in Iran...
& <<Iran Disrupts UN Session to Exclude Kurdish Human Rights Group...
and more actual and fact-finding news


When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.


Pakhshan Azizi

Update:

Iranwire - 5 Dec 2024
<<Ongoing Denial of Family Visits for Death Row Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi; Concerns Over Security Interference in Judicial Process
Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, has been denied in-person visitation rights for the past 150 days. Her lawyers express doubts about the possibility of her acquittal following an appeal due to the involvement of security agencies. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner from Mahabad, has been deprived of meeting her family and lawyers in Evin Prison for the past 150 days. This basic right was revoked during the second round of Iran’s 14th presidential election. In addition to the complete ban on in-person visits, Azizi was also denied phone call privileges until late October. Recently, Amir Raeesian, Azizi's lawyer, provided an update on her case. He noted that "concrete and verified documents from official sources" confirming Azizi's humanitarian and social work in refugee camps for those displaced by the ISIS war had been submitted to the Supreme Court. He stated: "Despite the evidence presented to the Supreme Court, preliminary reports are not promising, diminishing hopes of acquittal from the charge of baghi (armed rebellion) and the accompanying death sentence." Raeesian has also shared copies of official endorsements from two humanitarian organizations in Syria confirming Azizi's social work. He wrote, "Even though innocence and acquittal should not require proof, we have submitted credible evidence to the Supreme Court." The two organizations, "Shams Rehabilitation and Development Organization" in northeast Syria and the Kurdish Red Crescent, are both officially registered and licensed in Syria. Maziar Tataei, another of Azizi's lawyers, expressed hope that "the Supreme Court's reviewing branch will avoid hasty judgment and, by carefully considering the submitted evidence, overturn the death sentence." However, he also raised concerns about the possibility of "a rushed trial without adequate attention to the evidence presented." Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, on the charge of baghi. She was later accused of <causing unrest in prison> in a separate case opened by Branch 3 of Evin Prosecutor's Office and sentenced to an additional six months of imprisonment. It is worth noting that Azizi was arrested on August 4, 2023, in Tehran's Kharrazi district by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. She was transferred from Evin Prison's Ward 209, controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence, to the women's ward on December 11, 2023. Previously, on November 16, 2009, Azizi had been detained during a Kurdish student protest at the University of Tehran against the execution of political prisoners in Kurdistan. She was released on bail on March 18, 2010, after four months in detention.
Following years of pressure and threats from security agencies, Azizi left Iran. She later conducted research on the status of women in Iraqi Kurdistan and Syrian Kurdistan, undertaking initiatives to improve their conditions through social work.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/12/article-3

previous reports:

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 21 Nov 2024
<<Dozens of grieving families demand reversal of death sentences for Varisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi
Dozens of bereaved families have issued a statement condemning the death sentences handed down by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Highlighting the cases of Kurdish political activists Varisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, the families have called for the annulment of their death sentences and an end to capital punishment in Iran. In conjunction with this statement, a petition has been launched, urging justice-seekers, activists, and advocates for fairness to amplify the voices of Verisha and Pakhshan. The petition demands urgent and concrete actions to abolish death sentences in Iran. To date, over 2,000 political and civil activists, journalists, and bereaved families have signed the petition, reflecting growing national and international concern over the use of capital punishment in Iran.
The complete statement is provided below.
"Statement by Victim Families and Human Rights Activists on the Death Sentence of Varishe Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi and the Wave of Executions in Iran"
For months, the cry of "No to executions" has been echoing from the women's ward of Evin Prison and 24 other prisons across Iran. In the past two years, amid a surge in the number of executions and with over 250 people executed since the new administration took office, an average of five people are executed daily in Iran. We, a group of bereaved families and civil and human rights activists in Iran, express our profound concern and sorrow over this unprecedented increase in executions. This joint call to action is a collective protest, urging the people of Iran, human rights organizations, and international institutions to take immediate and decisive steps.
To the People of Iran: By attending protests and amplifying your voices, show the world that we demand an end to executions and a commitment to human rights in Iran. Your solidarity and participation are potent forces in this struggle.
To Human Rights Organizations: We call on domestic and international human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the UN Human Rights Council, to continuously monitor the situation of prisoners in Iran and increase pressure on the Islamic Republic to halt executions.
To World Governments and International Organizations: We urge governments and international bodies to use all diplomatic and legal tools to hold the Islamic Republic accountable and prevent state-sanctioned murder by this regime. Following the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-American citizen, the closure of three Iranian consulates in Germany was a positive step toward responding to these executions.
To Media and Journalists: We appeal to domestic and international media and journalists to widely cover the alarming rise in executions and human rights violations in Iran, raising awareness and mobilizing public opinion on this crisis.
To the Iranian Diaspora: We urge all Iranians abroad to organize rallies, protests, and meetings with government representatives and parliament members to intensify pressure on the Islamic Republic.
To Save Varishe Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi, and all those sentenced to death, we call for simultaneous protests in dozens of cities worldwide. We hope that November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, will be a day when voices in numerous cities across the globe rise together to cry out
In conclusion, as a group of victims' families seeking justice and activists, we oppose all forms of state repression and violence against the people. We firmly believe that we can only achieve a fair and peaceful society through justice, equality, and respect for human rights.>>
Source: Hengaw English: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 23 Sept 2024
<<Pakhshan Azizi denied medical care
Journalist Pakhshan Azizi, imprisoned in Evin prison, has been denied medical care although she suffers from severe headaches.
News Center- Journalist Pakhshan Azizi has been denied medical care although she suffers from severe headaches, the campaign group demanding the release of journalist Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death on July 23, said in a social post on Sunday. "The security authorities of Evin prison have prevented Azizi from going to the hospital although she has suffered from severe headaches," the group said in the post on social media platform X. "Although her family has already paid all the costs of her treatment, she has not been allowed to see a specialist doctor." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/pakhshan-azizi-denied-medical-care-35704?page=1

Earlies stories:

Jinha - September 16, 2024
<<Letter from Pakhshan Azizi: The philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life
"The philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life," said Pakhshan Azizi in a letter from Evin prison, marking the second anniversary of the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" uprising in Iran.
News Center- Journalist Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death on July 23, 2024 and imprisoned in Evin prison, sent a letter from Evin prison on the second anniversary of the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" uprising that sparked in Iran and Rojhilat following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran's so-called <morality police> in Tehran. "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life," Pakhshan Azizi said in the letter, vowing to strengthen the women's struggle for freedom.
'The 21st century will be the century of women's revolution'
Pakhshan Azizi pointed to women's leading role in society, stressing that the social role of men should be redefined and there is no happiness for both sexes until gender equality is achieved. "The struggle for gender-based equality is an ethical-political struggle against sexism that has become a tool of governments," her letter said, stressing that the 21st century will be "the century of women's revolution."
'People are determined to ensure freedom'
Under current conditions, redesigning and reforming existing systems is insufficient to ensure freedom, Pakhshan Azizi stressed in her letter. "The systems must be completely changed. Women's Revolution is not an action for reform, but for a radical, theoretical and scientific action. As women, we have common sense and language. We are capable of making radical and comprehensive changes if we fight against the patriarchal mindset together, in solidarity with each other."
'The philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is not a philosophy of death but of life'
"Ignoring women is an ideological approach and that a strong ideological struggle should be waged against it," Pakhshan Azizi said, emphasizing that sexism, scientism, religionism and nationalism target the whole society by targeting women. "The philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is not a philosophy of death but of life. It is a scientific revolution actualized by Jineology. This philosophy embraced by people must not be allowed to be deflected at any price. For our revolutionary martyrs, we should build a society that creates democratic families, preserves its culture, and has revolutionary consciousness." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/letter-from-pakhshan-azizi-the-philosophy-of-jin-jiyan-azadi-is-a-philosophy-of-life-35671
 
Iranwire - September 10, 2024
<<Rights Groups Demand Iran Revoke Kurdish Activist's Death Sentence
Dozens of human rights institutions and organizations have urged the Islamic Republic to cancel the death sentence handed down to Pakhshan Azizi, a female Kurdish activist and social worker.
They said the death sentence was a "clear violation" of human rights principles and standards.
In a statement signed by 26 human rights organizations, including the Iran Human Rights Organization and the Abdurrahman Broumand Foundation, they emphasized that the trial process leading to Azizi's sentence was unfair. "We express our deep concern and strong objection to the situation of all political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran who are sentenced to or at risk of being sentenced to death, and we fundamentally oppose this inhumane and cruel punishment for all individuals," they said in a statement. "We strongly condemn the issuance of the Iranian judiciary’s death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social aid worker. This sentence is not only a blatant violation of human rights principles and standards, as well as international conventions and treaties, but also a clear manifestation of the systematic repression of freedom of expression and the right to life in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The undersigned human rights organizations demand the revocation of Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence and her immediate and unconditional release. This sentence is not just a threat to the life of a civil and social activist, it is also a clear and unlawful attempt by the Iranian government to retaliate against supporters of the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Women, Life, Freedom) uprising, suppress peaceful dissent, and continue the systematic violation of women's rights in Iran," they added.
Azizi's ordeal began on August 4, 2023, when she was arrested by Iranian Intelligence forces in Tehran's Kharazi town. She was initially held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, known for housing detainees of the Iranian Intelligence Service, and then transferred to the women's ward on December 11, 2023. In 2009, she was arrested during a protest by Kurdish students at Tehran University against the execution of political prisoners in Kurdistan.
After her release in 2010, Azizi left Iran due to persistent pressure and threats from intelligence agencies. She subsequently engaged in social work and research on women's issues in Iraqi and Syrian Kurdistan.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/133762-rights-groups-demand-iran-revoke-kurdish-activists-death-sentence/


No Execution Tuesdays
Iranwire - September 10, 2024
<<'No Execution Tuesdays': Iran's Prisoner-Led Campaign Continues
The "No Execution Tuesdays" campaign, a prisoner-led initiative against capital punishment in Iran, has entered its 33rd consecutive week. The campaign has reached at least 21 prisons across the country this Tuesday. This growth comes as the country approaches the anniversary of the 2022 protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody. The campaign against executions, led by prisoners who have been going on hunger strike each Tuesday for 33 weeks, has gained support. In the past week alone, 68 Iranian and international human rights organizations have endorsed the campaign. These prisoners, including those in Evin, Qezelhesar, and the Great Tehran Prison, continue to condemn the use of the death penalty and call for an end to it. The weekly hunger strike began in February this year, comprising prisoners from various Iranian jails. The number of executions in Iran reached 853 in 2023, which is the highest recorded since 2015 and marks a 48 percent increase from 2022 in the aftermath of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. The campaign's continuation comes in the wake of recent executions carried out by the Islamic Republic's judicial system.
The Islamic Republic's authorities executed six more prisoners on Monday. These prisoners were previously sentenced to death for drug-related offenses and were executed in Zahedan Prison.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/133768-no-execution-tuesdays-irans-prisoner-led-campaign-continues/


Evin prison
Iranwire - September 10, 2024
<<Political Prisoners in Iran Jail Sew Lips in Desperate Protest
Several political prisoners in Ward 4 of Tehran's Evin Prison sewed their lips shut and began a sit-in on Monday. The prisoners took the extreme measure in response to the prison authorities' refusal to address their demands regarding their poor conditions. This mode of protest has been used by political prisoners in Iran on multiple occasions over the years. It serves as a symbol of resistance against what prisoners claim are illegal detentions and inhumane conditions within the prison system. In July, Mazaher Heydari, a detained member of Iran's Gonabadi Dervish religious minority, sewed both his lips and eyelids shut to protest the failure of judicial officials to release him as promised. Heydari's protest ended with his release on July 10, while he was still hospitalized. Protests have also spread to other areas of Evin Prison. The women's ward has recently witnessed its own demonstration, with three political prisoners - Sarvenaz Ahmadi, Hora Nikbakht, and Parivash Muslimi - launching a hunger strike and refusing medication in protest against their situation.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/133759-political-prisoners-in-iran-jail-sew-lips-in-desperate-protest/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 9 Sept 2024
<<Twenty-Six Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Cancellation of Pakhshan Azizi's Death Sentence
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, along with twenty-five other human rights organizations, has issued a joint statement condemning the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi. In the statement, they collectively demand the immediate and unconditional cancellation of Azizi's death sentence and call for her release.
The full text of the statement is as follows:
Joint Statement of Human Rights Organizations Condemning the Death Sentence of Pakhshan Azizi:
We Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Revocation of Pakhshan Azizi's Death Sentence and Her Release.
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our deep concern and strong objection to the situation of all political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran who are sentenced to or at risk of being sentenced to death, and we fundamentally oppose this inhumane and cruel punishment for all individuals. We strongly condemn the issuance of the Iranian judiciary’s death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social aid worker. This sentence is not only a blatant violation of human rights principles and standards, as well as international conventions and treaties, but also a clear manifestation of the systematic repression of freedom of expression and the right to life in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Pakhshan Azizi, who has consistently worked to raise public awareness, support women's rights, and achieve social justice both during and after her student years as a social worker, is now facing this cruel punishment due to her efforts in defending basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.
From the very first moments of her arrest, which was accompanied by violence from Islamic Republic security forces, she was subjected to torture-including months of solitary confinement without the right to meet with her family or access to a lawyer—in order to extract forced confessions and fabricate a case against her. The outcome of such a process can never lead to justice, and Pakhshan was later sentenced to death in a completely unfair judicial process, deprived of the fundamental rights that every prisoner should have. As a political prisoner, Pakhshan is charged with "rebellion" and sentenced to the death penalty despite denying any involvement in armed operations. Her lawyers have also clearly stated: "Ms. Azizi not only did not participate in any armed operations, but she was also in Iraq and Syria for seven years. Due to ISIS atrocities, she had to move to refugee camps in the Rojava region of Syria in 2015, where she was helping refugees and victims because she was a social worker. Even in her sentencing, there is no mention of any military operations or conflict involving Ms. Azizi with any government or non-governmental entity in Iran."
The undersigned human rights organizations demand the revocation of Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence and her immediate and unconditional release. This sentence is not just a threat to the life of a civil and social activist, it is also a clear and unlawful attempt by the Iranian government to retaliate against supporters of the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Women, Life, Freedom) uprising, suppress peaceful dissent, and continue the systematic violation of women's rights in Iran.
We also call on the international community-the UN, governments worldwide, and human rights organizations-to take immediate and effective action, to express their protest against this unjust death sentence against Ms. Azizi, condemn the executions in Iran that are carried out without due process or fair trials, and to address the severe and widespread violations of human rights by the Islamic Republic government. The global community should use all legal, political, and diplomatic mechanisms and capacities to prevent the issuance and execution of such inhumane sentences by Iran's judiciary.
It is evident that the continued oppressive measures and issuance of heavy sentences, such as the death penalty for political and social activists, perpetuate the cycle of violence and human rights violations and increase the existing multifaceted discrimination and repression in Iran. Therefore, decisive and practical steps must be taken to halt this trend.
The undersigned human rights organizations firmly believe that the judicial process in the Islamic Republic is completely unjust and discriminatory, and therefore all death sentences must be immediately revoked.
While emphasizing the urgent need for the immediate revocation of Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence and all other death sentences in Iran, we call for increased pressure on Iran's judiciary by the global community, international human rights organizations, concerned citizens worldwide, and civil activists inside and outside Iran. Only through the synergy of forces and effective practical measures can we stop the systematic repression and unlawful punishments in Iran, and the Islamic Republic's killing machine.
Aban Families for Justice
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
Ahwaz Human Rights Organisation (AHRO)
All Human Rights for All in Iran
Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani People in Iran - AHRAZ
Baloch Campaign
Centre For Human Rights in Iran
Femena
Hana, Human Rights Organization
HÁWAR.help e.V. Germany
Hengaw, Organization for Human Rights
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)
Justice for Iran
Kurdistan Human Rights Association-Geneva (KMMK-G)
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)
Kurdistan Press Agency, Kurdpa
Kurdistan Tribunal
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Shiwar Human Rights - Balochistan
Siamak Pourzand Foundation
The Centre for Supporters of Human Rights
The Defenders of Human Rights Center
United4Iran
Victim's Families for Transitional Justice
World Kurd Organisation
Zagros Human Rights Center>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/09/article-36


Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 5 Sept 2024
<<Signatures collected for Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi sent to 14 organizations
36,393 signatures collected for the petition started by the YRJ against the death sentences given to labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and journalist Pakhshan Azizi have been sent to 14 organizations.
News Center- On August 12, 2024, the Women's Press Union (YRJ), a women journalists' organization based in northeastern Syria, started a petition against the death sentences given to labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and journalist Pakhshan Azizi by the Iranian regime.
36,393 signatures collected for the petition have been sent to 14 organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists, the Reporters Without Borders, journalists' union in Oman, Somalia, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Bashur Kurdistan (Southern Kurdistan) and the Human Rights Watch.
The "No to Execution" petition was supported by journalists, politicians, intellectuals, activists, NGOs, women's organizations, legal organizations in North and East Syria, as well as well-known figures from the four parts of Kurdistan, Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and European countries.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/signatures-collected-for-sharifeh-mohammadi-and-pakhshan-azizi-sent-to-14-organizations-35630?page=1

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