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Manifest - Oct 26, 2025
Slaughterhouse Rape

Manifest - Start August 31, 2025
Matriarchism is alive and kicking
UPDATE with New Story: Sept 19, 2025:
Tunisian women react to gender remarks: A consequence of patriarchal mentality
Earlier stories embedded:
Sept 10, 2025: Rûken Nexede on ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’: Philosophy of freedom, equality
And “How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

Manifest - Axis of Evil - J´Accuse :-)
August 8 025

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

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 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
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
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024


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

Read also: Armita's Story: Iran's Generation Z Rebellion Against the Ayatollahs

Ongoing since Oct. 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom Part6
 Click here for previous Commemorations  
And more commemorational stories
Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na'ami
Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

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 Nov 3, 2025

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 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 18, 2025 Full story of the Third anniversary of Jina Amini´s death

We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:   Read her updated story here   & Actual news:  Generation Z Leads Hijab Rebellion on Tehran’s Streets and Earlier Stories and more

Sisters 4 each other - Sisters 4 All
UPDATE: Dec 13 - Nov 12, 2025
Narges Mohammadi arrested and supporters soon after too
Death sentence of Kurdish political prisoner Varisheh Moradi overturned
Zahra Tabari, Sentenced to Death, Appeals for Global Solidarity
August 21 - 16, 2025
Injustice against one activist
is injustice against all activists
Actual news of the
continues resistance of the

Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
Narges Mohammadi: "Tyranny will fall"
Pakhshan Azizi: "You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"
Sharifeh Mohammadi: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Varisha Moradi: "Resistance is life"
 in continuation of the resistance of the 4 sisters and others
Earlier reports
and
read all their previous fights

 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
 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.

Symbol of resistance of Iranian women
Narges Mohammadi - Jina Amini : "With war there cannot be democracy"

Jina Amini Lives On


Narges Mohammadi - with war there cannot be democracy
Al Jazeera - Dec 12, 2025
{Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say
Rights groups say Mohammadi, who won 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, was detained at ceremony in northeastern city of Mashhad.
Supporters of 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi say she has been arrested while attending a memorial ceremony in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad. The Narges Foundation said on Friday that Mohammadi, 53, was arrested during an event honouring a human rights lawyer who recently died in unclear circumstances. Iranian authorities have not commented on her reported detention, and it remains uncertain whether she will be returned to prison to complete a previous sentence. The arrest comes amid a broader clampdown on activists and civil society figures as Iran faces sanctions, economic pressures and heightened regional tensions. Her supporters described Mohammadi as having been “violently detained earlier today by security and police forces”, adding that several other activists were also taken into custody. They had gathered to commemorate
Khosrow Alikordi, a 46-year-old lawyer and rights advocate who was found dead in his office this month. Local officials said he suffered a heart attack, though more than 80 lawyers have signed a statement seeking further clarification. “The Narges Foundation calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all detained individuals who were attending a memorial ceremony to pay their respects and demonstrate solidarity,” the group said. “Their arrest constitutes a serious violation of fundamental freedoms.”
Regular protests
Footage circulating online appeared to show Mohammadi addressing the crowd without a headscarf and leading chants referencing Majidreza Rahnavard, who was executed in public in 2022. Mohammadi was granted temporary medical leave from prison in December 2024 after suffering longstanding health problems. Although the leave was initially limited to three weeks, it was extended as she underwent treatment, including surgery for a bone lesion and ongoing cardiac care. The Free Narges Coalition said earlier this year that doctors advised she should remain on medical leave for at least six more months. “Mohammadi’s doctors recently prescribed an extension of her medical leave … and specialised cardiac care,” the group said, warning that a return to prison “could severely worsen her physical well-being”. An engineer by training, Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times and convicted in five, receiving cumulative sentences exceeding 30 years. Her most recent imprisonment began in 2021 after she attended a memorial for a protester killed during nationwide demonstrations.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/12/nobel-peace-laureate-narges-mohammadi-arrested-in-iran-supporters-say


31 of those arrested at memorial for Khosrow
Hengaw - Dec 13, 2025
{Hengaw identifies 31 of those arrested at memorial for Khosrow Alikurdi in Mashhad
At least 40 civilians and civil, political, and human-rights activists were arrested in connection with a memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikurdi, a Kurdish lawyer who died under suspicious circumstances. Hengaw has so far verified the identities of 31 detainees. According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, government forces raided the memorial ceremony held in Mashhad for Alikurdi, a lawyer from Sabzevar, on Friday, December 12, 2025. During the raid, security forces arrested at least 40 people, including Narges Mohammadi, a former political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, six members of the Alikurdi family, former political prisoners, civil activists, and members of justice-seeking families. The verified list of detainees includes: Narges Mohammadi; Pouran Nazemi; Alieh Motalebzadeh; Sepideh Gholian; Hasti Amiri; Abolfazl Abri; Ali Adinehzadeh; Javad Alikurdi; Davoud Alikurdi; Ahmad Alikurdi; Behrouz Alikurdi; Iraj Alikurdi; and Mojtaba Alikurdi, Kurdish civilians and members of Khosrow Alikurdi’s family; Noura Haghi; Hassan Bagheri-Nia; Kamal Jafar-Yazdi; Mohammad-Hossein Hosseini, a footballer and one of those previously detained during the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement; Javad Jalali; Mahmoud Khanali; Amir Khavari; Hamed Hosseini; and Heidar Chah-Chamandi, two social activists; Taybeh Nazari, the mother of Maryam Arvin, who was killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement; as well as Milad Fattah; Yasser Dehestan; Pouria Najjarzadeh; Hamed Rasoulkhani; Mehdi Rasoulkhani; Hossein Mohabbi; Mohammadreza Babaei; and Hamed Zarei. Later on Friday evening, shortly after the ceremony and the arrest of several participants, Javad Alikurdi, the brother of Khosrow Alikurdi, was arrested at his workplace in Mashhad along with three other family members, Iraj, Behrouz, and Mojtaba Alikurdi. Hours earlier, he had released a video warning government institutions that activists and public figures detained at his brother’s memorial must be released, stating that he would otherwise publish what he described as a “confidential document.” Reports indicate that some detainees were transferred to Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad after bail was set, while others were sent there under temporary detention orders. Marzieh Adinehzadeh, the daughter of Ali Adinehzadeh, stated in a social-media post that her father briefly contacted the family and identified the Law Enforcement Command as the arresting authority. She said detainees were subjected to severe physical violence during their arrest. Meanwhile, several families of detainees, including the brother of Sepideh Gholian, reported that they have received no information about their relatives’ whereabouts and that detainees have been denied contact with their families. The public and revolutionary prosecutor of Mashhad later announced that 39 people had been arrested in connection with the memorial ceremony. Hassan Hemmati-Far told state-run media that the arrests were made over what he described as “norm-breaking behavior,” and claimed that two law-enforcement officers were injured during the event. Hengaw clarifies that earlier reports had mistakenly listed Asadollah Fakhimi, Akbar Amini, and Reza Adinehzadeh as detainees due to lack of confirmed information following the raid. All three later returned home the same evening. Hengaw has corrected the report accordingly and apologizes for the error. Khosrow Alikurdi had faced years of security pressure and judicial harassment. He died under suspicious circumstances inside his law office on Friday, December 5, 2025. While authorities claimed he suffered a heart attack, accounts from relatives and fellow lawyers citing unusual bleeding and possible physical injury raised serious doubts about the official explanation. Alikurdi was buried in his hometown of Abdolabad, Sabzevar, on Sunday, December 7, 2025. During the funeral ceremony, his brother Javad Alikurdi emphasized his ethical and humanitarian commitment, noting that he spent years defending marginalized individuals, taking on complex cases, and enduring sustained security pressure. Source: Hengaw English} https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-71

Center for Human Rights in Iran - Dec 12, 2025
{Narges Mohammadi and other Activists Violently Arrested at Memorial Service for Slain Lawyer

Eyewitness: “Arrests were carried out with severe violence”
Streets Blocked, Crowd Prevents Arrest of Slain Lawyer’s Brother
On Friday, December 12, 2025, Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi and other prominent human rights activists were violently arrested and detained by Islamic Republic security forces at the seventh-day memorial ceremony for Khosro Alikordi, the human rights lawyer whose highly suspicious death on December 8, 2025 had prompted calls by lawyers and activists across Iran for an independent investigation into his death. At the time of this report, the arrests of Narges Mohammadi, Sepideh Gholian, Pouran Nazemi, Noura Haghi, Ali Adinezadeh, and Hassan Bagherinia have been independently confirmed by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) from sources inside Iran who attended the ceremony. The Narges Foundation has also confirmed the arrests of Hasti Amiri, and Aliyeh Motalebzadeh, and stated that reports indicated Asadollah Fakhimi, Akbar Amini, and Abolfazl Abri were detained as well. Later on December 12, Javad Alikordi, an attorney and the brother of recently deceased human rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi, was arrested by security forces at his workplace in Mashhad just hours after he spoke on an Instagram live about the violent crackdown at his brother’s seventh-day memorial. There is no information currently available about his whereabouts or condition. Javad Alikordi had been summoned and interrogated on December 10 over his criticism of the authorities following his brother’s death. He was previously imprisoned on security-related charges and had been released under electronic monitoring on August 11, 2025, after an appeals court reinstated a suspended sentence. He has faced repeated prosecutions, travel bans, and restrictions on his professional and online activities. “The international community must demand the immediate release of all those detained at Khosro Alikordi’s memorial. What we witnessed today is the Islamic Republic’s latest assault on the most basic human freedoms—where even mourning a slain lawyer becomes a punishable act,” said Hadi Ghaemi, CHRI executive director. “When peaceful citizens cannot mourn without being beaten and dragged away, it reveals a government terrified of truth and accountability. It also reveals the extraordinary bravery of Iranians who refuse to surrender their dignity,” said Ghaemi.
A source who was present at the memorial service told CHRI:
“The arrests of Narges Mohammadi and Sepideh Gholian were carried out with severe violence. In addition to these activists, several other attendees were also arrested by security forces.”
The same eyewitness added:
“Security forces had blocked the streets surrounding the mosque hours in advance, and as a result, a large number of people were unable to reach the mosque. Still, many people gathered, and this led to a crowd forming on a street near the mosque. Ms. Mohammadi gave a brief speech there, and the arrests took place in that very spot.”
A source told HRANA:
“The agents also attempted to arrest Javad Alikordi, the brother of Khosrow Alikordi, but the people present at the ceremony prevented it. The streets around Ghadir Mosque were blocked, and security forces were stopping people from entering the area.”
Earlier, a knowledgeable source had told CHRI that
“Some civil and political activists who had traveled to Mashhad in recent days to visit Mr. Alikordi’s family were approached by security agents upon arrival at the airport and were told that they must not give speeches at Mr. Alikordi’s ceremony.”
CHRI will continue to provide updates to this developing story. } Source: https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/12/narges-mohammadi-and-other-activists-violently-arrested-at-memorial-service-for-slain-lawyer/

Hengaw - Dec 10, 2025
{Death sentence of Kurdish political prisoner Varisheh Moradi overturned
The death sentence of Varisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner from Sanandaj (Sine) and a member of KJAR, the East Kurdistan Free Women’s Society, has been overturned. She is held in Evin Prison, and the case has been returned to the same issuing branch for a new review. According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Branch 9 of the Supreme Court quashed Moradi’s death sentence in recent days because of incomplete investigations. The case has been sent back to Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court for reconsideration. Her lawyer, Mostafa Nili, wrote on his X account that the Supreme Court accepted the appeal due to procedural flaws. He stated that the ruling was annulled because of incomplete investigations and the failure to properly inform Moradi of the charge that formed the basis of the death sentence. The case has been returned to Branch 15 for further review. Moradi went on a 20-day hunger strike starting on October 10. The strike coincided with the World Day Against the Death Penalty. She began the protest in response to the issuance and implementation of death sentences by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In November of last year, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Abolghasem Salavati, sentenced her to death on the charge of “rebellion (baghi)” for membership in the Kurdistan Free Life Party, PJAK. The final hearing in her case was held on October 6 of last year. Her lawyers were not allowed to review the case file during the first hearing on June 17 or during the second session. Moradi was also denied the right to defend herself in court. She was abducted on August 1, 2023, by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence on the Marivan to Sanandaj road. She was beaten severely during the abduction and transferred to a detention facility without medical attention. Source: Hengaw English}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-55


Varisha Moradi
Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Dec 2, 2025
{In Support of Her Cause… An Italian City Grants Honorary Citizenship to Varisha Moradi
Italy’s Buggibonsi City Council voted to grant honorary citizenship to women’s rights activist Risha Moradi, sentenced to death, as a significant gesture of solidarity with her case and support for her fight for freedom and human rights.
News Center — Risha Moradi dedicated her efforts to supporting women’s issues, defending their rights, and advocating for them. However, she was arrested, imprisoned, and sentenced to death, turning her case into a symbol of international solidarity with victims of oppression and discrimination. On Monday, December 1, an official ceremony was held in Buggibonsi, Italy, where honorary citizenship was granted to women’s rights activist and political prisoner Risha Moradi. She was represented at the ceremony by Shiva Mahbubi, spokesperson for the “Freedom for Risha Moradi” campaign, who received the citizenship on her behalf. The campaign expressed its appreciation to Mayor Susanna Cini of Buggibonsi for this initiative, which was seen as a symbolic step supporting Risha Moradi’s cause and human rights in Iran. The campaign also thanked organizations such as Women for Freedom – Florence and the Association of Free Iranian Women – Florence, which played key roles in achieving this citizenship through their ongoing support and efforts. Mayor Susanna Cini posted on her social media account “X” (formerly Twitter):
"I write now with great emotion: the Buggibonsi city council unanimously approved granting honorary citizenship to Risha Moradi, a women’s rights activist and Kurdish political prisoner supporting women affected by the ISIS war in Syria."
Risha Moradi was arrested in August 2023, tortured, and faces the risk of execution. Mayor Cini thanked the council members for their support and the associations that proposed and endorsed the initiative, noting efforts to inform Moradi of the decision and monitor her situation. Risha Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death, suffers from several medical conditions, including a cervical disc tear and spinal canal stenosis, and continues to be denied medical services. She was arrested by the intelligence ministry forces at the entrance of Sanandaj, transferred after 13 days of detention to Ward 209 in Evin Prison, Tehran, where she was pressured and tortured to force a confession. After five months in solitary confinement, she was moved to the women’s ward of Evin Prison. A hearing regarding the charges against Risha Moradi was held at Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Abu al-Qasim Solavati. Her lawyer was informed of the death sentence, and her lawyers appealed, referring the case to Branch 9 of the Supreme Court, where it is currently under review} Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/in-support-of-her-cause-an-italian-city-grants-honorary-citizenship-to-risha-moradi-38069


Narges Mohammadi
Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - nov 28, 2025
{Iranian authorities have permanently banned narges Mohammadi from traveling
Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi announced that she faced a permanent travel ban imposed by Iranian authorities when she applied for a passport to visit her children.
News Center-Iran is witnessing a rise in violation against political and human rights activists, as authorities continue to impose strict restrictions on freedom of movement, including banning many from traveling abroad. These measures come as part of a broader policy aimed at limiting civic activity and suppressing critical voices. Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi reported, in a message published on virtual social media platforms on thurstady,November 26, that Iranian authorities have imposed a permanent travel ban preventing her from leaving the country. In her message, Mohammadi said she applied for a passport in order to visit her family, but was met with a decision barring her from travel—one of the restrictions she described as “permanent,” stating: “They stamp the word ‘permanent’ on our sentences, while they themselves live in fear of falling every single day.” Her remarks come at a time when various institutions and governments have, in recent months, warned about the health and safety of Narges Mohammadi and other political prisoners in Iran. Narges Mohammadi, who was released temporarily on medical leave, has spent more than ten years behind bars, with total sentences against her exceeding 36 years in prison and 154 lashes. Despite a forensic doctor’s approval to extend the suspension of her sentence, she has faced repeated pressure in recent months to return to Evin Prison. Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her struggle for human rights in the Islamic Republic. She has also been a strong supporter of the protests that erupted following the death of Jina Amini while in the custody of the morality police.} Video-Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/iranian-authorities-have-permanently-banned-narges-mohammadi-from-traveling-38045


Zahra Shahbaz Tabari
NCRI - in Women's News - nov 29, 2025
{Zahra Tabari: Facing Execution Over “a Piece of Cloth and a Voice Note”
Zahra Tabari, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison of Rasht, is facing the imminent threat of execution. In a call from the prison, she provides a detailed account of her arrest, interrogation, and trial. Rejecting all security-related charges, Zahra Tabari describes her death sentence as “devoid of any judicial legitimacy” and a clear case of “judicial murder.” Her testimony once again highlights the severe violations of due process and the systematic use of politicized charges by Iranian authorities to impose harsh sentences on political and civil activists. At the start of her account, Zahra Tabari says: “The only things they attributed to me were a piece of cloth and a voice note—nothing else. There is nothing more in my file. And according to Article 2 of the Islamic Penal Code, a crime must be defined by law for any punishment to be imposed.” She explains that the charges against her shifted repeatedly and arbitrarily: “Before all of this, my charge was so-called ‘membership in the Monafeqin grouplet.’ Then suddenly it became ‘membership in the terrorist Monafeqin group.’ Adding the word ‘terrorist’ was simply to enable them to issue the death sentence against me, and that is exactly why I object.” Monafeqin is a derogatory term used by the clerical regime to refer to its main opposition force, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Sudden Reclassification of Charges and Lack of a Fair Process
Zahra Tabari stresses that from the moment of her arrest through sentencing, not a single element of a fair trial was observed: “My second objection, and the reason this verdict has no legal validity, is that I had no fair procedure at any stage. From the very beginning, when I was arrested, they charged me with bagh-ye (armed rebellion). Although the charge later changed, on May 25, it was reinstated. So, I remained in prison under the same charge of bagh-ye.” She also describes the conduct of the inspector: “Mr. Bakhshipour, the inspector of Branch 4, honestly, in my view, he is someone sitting there with a noose in his hand, just measuring people’s neck sizes!”
The Son of Zahra Tabari told The Sun: My hero mum is not afraid to die
A Trial Lasting Only Minutes, With a Court-Appointed Lawyer on a Screen
Zahra Tabari recounts that she was denied any meaningful opportunity to defend herself: “My court-appointed lawyer appeared on a monitor during the hearing. I saw him for the first time right there. I objected, but no one responded, and I never even heard the lawyer’s voice.” She continues: “I also objected to the sudden change in charges, which I had not been informed about. I was connected to the courtroom by phone. They asked me only one question: ‘State your final defense.’ I said I had committed no crime defined by law that would make me eligible for punishment, and that they were punishing me solely because of my beliefs.” Invoking Article 23 of the Constitution, she notes: “According to Article 23, no one can be punished for their beliefs. Yet they have turned what should be a minor 5- or 6-month disciplinary sentence into a criminal charge.” Social Protest: The Real Reason Behind Her Arrest?
Zahra Tabari explains that her criticisms were grounded in social injustice, not any act that could justify a national security charge: “If the issue is beliefs, then yes, I am a protester. I protest the fact that a woman must bend down into the trash bin just to take out bread to survive.” She highlights the plight of child laborers: “How can a government tolerate a child standing at intersections begging instead of going to school? These were the issues I protested.”
A Court Record Full of “Errors,” Missing Her Actual Statements
Zahra Tabari says the official court transcript bore little resemblance to what she actually said: “They told me they would send me the minutes of the hearing. My trial was on Tuesday. On Saturday at 9:30 they gave me the transcript. When I read it, I saw how many errors it had; my statements weren’t even there. I did not hear the indictment, at all.” She adds: “I wrote my objections wherever there was space, on every margin of every page.”
“This Verdict Is Invalid at Its Core”
In her conclusion, Zahra Tabari states: “The verdict issued against me has no legal basis or judicial credibility. Even according to their own laws, it is invalid.”
And she ends with a stark warning: “In my view, this is judicial murder—not a judicial ruling.”
Growing Concern Over Zahra Tabari’s Fate
Zahra Tabari’s testimony from inside Lakan Prison in Rasht paints a detailed picture of security pressure, the absence of basic fair-trial standards, and the arbitrary reshaping of accusations without credible evidence. She emphasizes that she was denied effective legal defense and that her case is riddled with procedural and legal violations. Her case has become one of the clearest examples of the Iranian authorities’ disregard for due process in the prosecution of political detainees—a case built, as she says, on “a piece of cloth and a voice note,” yet resulting in one of the harshest possible sentences.} Source: https://wncri.org/2025/11/29/zahra-tabari-facing-execution/

NCRI - in Women's News - nov 12, 2025
{Zahra Tabari, Sentenced to Death, Appeals for Global Solidarity
Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old political prisoner currently held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has issued a heartfelt message, urging the international community and all “awakened consciences” around the world to stand with the people of Iran and amplify the call for justice and freedom.
Zahra Tabari, a retired engineer from the Gilan Regional Electricity Company and mother of two, has been sentenced to death solely for possessing a banner inscribed with the slogan “Woman, Resistance, Freedom” and for keeping an unpublished audio file. She was charged with “supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)” and condemned to death following a ten-minute court hearing. Prior to this, she had already served one year of imprisonment under electronic surveillance. In her recent audio message, Zahra Tabari referred to her death sentence, saying that she was condemned merely for being labeled “Baghi” — a term used by regime authorities to mean “rebel” or “protester”:
“Dear friends, this is a voice calling for justice and freedom. They sentenced me to death penalty just by a single word called Baghi.
This is just enough to sentence all those who are politically opposite or even with their own mental beliefs to this penalty. I applied for bail, but I don’t rely for further process reversed it. I rely on you as a jury member of my trial in Worldwide court hall. To me, it’s not a matter of saving lives of an individual but saving lives of many others. This reminded me once a man, I think it was Neil Armstrong  sent us a message far, far away from the earth. A small step for a man, a giant move for mankind, he said. Now I could tell just a small step for saving a life, carry us to a movement in order to condemn human rights violence in this world, in this corner of the world. So please raise your voice for justice and freedom on behalf of us. Thank you all.”} Source: https://wncri.org/2025/11/12/zahra-tabari-sentenced-to-death-appeals/

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