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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 January 30, 2025) 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 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

We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:   Read her updated story here

'War against the No-hijabi women' Update Dec. 20, 2024: Iranian Women Rise Against the New Hijab Law with the Slogan "Woman, Resistance, Freedom" Nov. 13, 2024: hijab-torture clinics

Earlier Stories and more

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

UPDATE January 29, 2025 - incl.  December 28 - 4, 2024
Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
in continuation of the below resistence of the 3 sisters

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.


Jina Amini
Preface: the murdering of Jina Amini in september '21 by the basij for apparently wearing her hijab wrongfully led to the women-led revolution 'Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (in English Woman, Life, Freedom' against the mullahs' regime. A revolution which, despite the immense crackdown by the iranian forces and the hundreds of dissent people being killed, blinded, tortured and jailed, to this very day the revolution has not been silenced and in all force continues under the motto "Give in or go Away".
This special wants to highlight 3 very, in my opinion, important 'spokeswomen' who very much stand out for their bravery if not heroism as they relentlessly, and knowing they are risking limb and life, keep fighting against the regime and this because they know they're not alone.
In other words: its a Sisters 4 Each other, Sisters 4 All struggle which for sure will lead to the downfall of the regime.
ps. for earlier reports about all four please scroll up or down. Thank you for your support.
Gino d'Artali


Narges Mohammadi, Varisha Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi

Actual reports
Iranwire - December 29, 2025 - by Sina Ghanbarpour
<<In a Letter From Evin, Varisheh Moradi Frames Her Death Sentence as Fight Against Oppression
In a letter from Tehran’s Evin Prison, Iranian aid worker Varisheh Moradi, who has been sentenced to death, said her case represents a broader struggle against state suppression in Iran. “For us, the imprisoned women fighters, this sentence is not just for me and my fellow inmates: it represents a verdict against an entire society,” Moradi writes. Despite facing execution, Moradi’s letter strikes a note of resistance, pointing to growing domestic and international support for abolishing death sentences in Iran. She highlighted recent strikes in Kurdistan as evidence of widespread civil resistance against the regime. “Society supports us, and this solidarity is a powerful expression of the ongoing civil struggle against the tyranny of the regime in Iran,” Moradi writes. Moradi was sentenced to death in November by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on charges of <armed rebellion.> Her legal troubles began on August 1, 2023, when intelligence security forces abducted her while she was traveling from Marivan to Sanandaj. According to the Hengaw human rights organization, Moradi endured severe torture at the Sanandaj Intelligence Department’s detention center, including an incident where she reportedly vomited blood and lost consciousness. After spending five months in solitary confinement in Evin Prison’s Ward 209, controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence, Moradi was transferred to the women’s ward in December 2023.
Here is her full letter:>>
www.cryfreedom.net/ZAA-JMA-2025-jan-wk5P2-Letter-From-Evin--Varisheh-Moradi.htm


Jina Amini’s father
Medyanews - January 25, 2025
<<Iranian court targets Jina Amini’s father over protest against Azizi, Moradi’s death sentences
Amjad Amini, the father of Jina Amini, revealed that Iran’s judiciary has charged him with “propaganda against the regime” after he protested the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi. In a post on his official Instagram account, Amini explained that he had been summoned to court twice. Initially, he was accused of “spreading falsehoods”, but just two days later, the charges were escalated to include “propaganda against the regime”.
Amjad Amini, the father of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, who died in morality police custody in 2022, has revealed that Iran’s judiciary has charged him with “propaganda against the regime” after his protest against the death sentence handed to Pakhshan Azizi. Amini shared on his Instagram that, after being summoned to the prosecutor’s office on 18 January, he was initially accused of “spreading falsehoods”. Just two days later, a further charge of “propaganda against the system [state]”, was added, resulting in two separate cases being filed against him—one in the Criminal Court and another in the Revolutionary Court of Saqqez. Amini explained that the charges arose from a photo he posted on Instagram concerning Azizi’s death sentence. Reflecting on the grief he and his wife have endured since Jina’s death, he wrote:
“In this troubled country, there is no hope for third-class citizens. There is no lawyer, no judge, no judiciary—because the intelligence agency acts as the plaintiff, prosecutor, and judge.”
On 11 January 2025, Amini voiced his profound outrage on Instagram following the confirmation of Pakhshan Azizi’s death sentence:
“The deeply distressing news of the unjust and merciless confirmation of the death sentence for the innocent Iranian Kurdish woman, Ms. Pakhshan Azizi, a devoted and empathetic social worker, is so egregiously cruel that it strikes at the very core of human decency, leaving one stunned by the appalling extent of such brutality and inhumanity.”
Protests continue to erupt across Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat) in response to the death sentences of Warisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi. Reports suggest that nearly 20 individuals have been arrested, with others summoned by the Intelligence Directorate in Kurdish cities. Concerns over the possible executions of Warisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, two Kurdish women political prisoners, have intensified. Amini, who has consistently used Instagram to voice his opposition, had previously marked the anniversary of his daughter’s death and expressed his outrage at the imprisonment of journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, as well as the death sentence imposed on rapper Tomaj Salehi.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/iranian-court-targets-jina-aminis-father-over-protest-against-azizi-moradis-death-sentences/

Iranwire - January 23, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi Calls for Criminalization of Gender Apartheid
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has urged French legislators to criminalize gender apartheid in a virtual address from Tehran.
“Fighting gender apartheid is not merely a struggle for women’s liberation from systemic oppression; it is an essential step toward achieving democracy, peace, and justice. One cannot oppress and enslave half of society while speaking of democracy, freedom, and equality,” she said.
Mohammadi denounced the regime’s escalating repression, focusing on the death sentences against political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi. “The Iranian regime is exacting revenge on women for the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement. Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh Moradi, detained in Evin Prison’s women’s ward, now face the looming threat of execution. The regime wields the noose as a tool of terror to break the resolve of Iran’s brave and conscientious women,” she added. Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, was temporarily released from prison in December. The Tehran prosecutor’s office suspended her sentence based on a forensic medical opinion following her recent surgery to remove a tumor and undergo a bone graft. She urged the French Parliament, Senate, and the broader international community to adopt “a resolute stance” on human rights in any negotiations with the Islamic Republic. “Make human rights a prerequisite and the central focus of all negotiations,” she said. “To stop the ever-increasing executions and to achieve human rights and women’s rights, put pressure on the Islamic Republic. Prioritize international mechanisms such as universal jurisdiction to hold regime officials accountable, rather than normalizing a regime responsible for crimes against humanity.”>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/women/138430-narges-mohammadi-calls-for-criminalization-of-gender-apartheid/

Earlier reports

Mothers for Peace and Reconciliation
Jinha - Womens News Agency - January 8, 2024
<<Mothers for Peace and Reconciliation condemn death penalty in Iran
The Mothers for Peace and Reconciliation in Eastern Kurdistan condemn the death penalty in Iran, expressing their support to the "No to Execution, Yes to Free Life" campaign.
News Center- The members of the Mothers of Peace and Reconciliation in Rojhelat Kurdistan (Eastern Kurdistan or Iranian Kurdistan) held a protest on Tuesday to support the "No to Execution, Yes to Free Life" campaign launched by the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) on the 14th anniversary of the execution of Shirin Alam-Houli, who was executed in Evin prison on May 9, 2010, along with Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heydarian, Farhad Vakili and Mehdi Eslamian. Holding the photos of Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi (Verisheh Moradi), two Kurdish women sentenced to death in Iran, and chanting slogans such as "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" and "No to execution", the mothers called on the Iranian regime to abolish the death penalty.
According to the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), at least 54 prisoners, including 12 Kurdish political prisoners, have been sentenced to death in Iran over political and security charges.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/mothers-for-peace-and-reconciliation-condemn-death-penalty-in-iran-36305?page=1

Iranwire - January 8, 2025
<<Death Sentence Upheld for Iranian Aid Worker Despite Legal Concerns
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Pakhsan Azizi, a humanitarian aid worker from Mahabad, despite significant procedural concerns raised by her legal team, her lawyer Amir Raisian announced. Branch 39 of the Supreme Court confirmed the verdict, which includes an additional four-year prison term, without addressing what Raisian described as numerous procedural and flaws in the case. The original sentence was issued by Tehran's Revolutionary Court on charges of <armed rebellion through membership in opposition groups.> Raisian stated that his client's activities in northern Syria were strictly humanitarian, focusing on providing aid in refugee camps for those displaced by ISIS. "There was no military or political involvement," he said, pointing to a lack of evidence for the charges. Azizi, a resident of Mahabad, was arrested by security forces in Tehran on August 4, 2023, and subsequently transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. She was previously detained by security forces on November 16, 2009, and released on bail after four months.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/women/137907-death-sentence-upheld-for-iranian-aid-worker-despite-legal-concerns/

NCRI - January 8, 2025 - in Statements, in Women's News
NCRI Women's Committee condemns the confirmation of the death sentence for Pakshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner, by the clerical regime's Supreme Court, and calls for urgent action to save her life
The Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemns the confirmation of the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner, by the clerical regime's Supreme Court. It urges the United Nations, its relevant bodies, especially the Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, and all organizations defending human and women's rights to take immediate action to save Pakshan’s life and secure her immediate release. The misogynistic clerical regime holds the world record for the execution of women, having executed 34 women in the past year alone.
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National Council of Resistance of Iran - Women's Committee>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/01/08/pakhshan-azizi-death-sentence-upheld/

Earlers reports:
Medyanews - December 28, 2024
<<Iran's condemned political prisoners granted family visits for mother's day
Warisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, two female Kurdish political prisoners sentenced to death and held in Iran's notorious Evin Prison, have both been allowed one-hour visits from their families, nine months after their previous visits. On Sunday 22 December 2024, Warisheh Moradi, a member of the Free Women’s Society of East Kurdistan (KJAR), and Pakhshan Azizi, another Kurdish socio-political woman activist, both sentenced to death on charges of "rebellion", were allowed one-hour visits from their families in Tehran's Evin Prison on the occasion of Iran's Mother's Day. Moradi's cousin Khaled Ali Panah was interviewed for television regarding the visit: "Nine months after Warisheh's last meeting with her family, her relatives were finally able to see her for an hour on Sunday 22 December," he said. He further disclosed that Warisheh has been deprived of medical treatment despite suffering from severe digestive issues. Regarding efforts to overturn her death sentence, Ali Panah said: "Warisheh's family remains in constant contact with both of her lawyers to seek a reconsideration of the charge of <rebellion>, as Warisheh has never participated in armed conflict against the Islamic Republic of Iran." He added that her legal team has appealed to the Supreme Court of Iran to challenge the ruling. He noted in another part of the interview that Azizi’s family had also had the opportunity to visit her. Before her family visit, Moradi had managed to send a number of short messages out from Evin prison, in which she referred to the 35% rise in the number of executions of female prisoners in Iran. She wrote: "The Islamic Republic of Iran is retracing the path of the 1980s, continuing to kill prisoners and freedom fighters while waging wars beyond its borders. History must not be allowed to repeat itself," adding, "I have no regrets. I will fight against all forms of oppression targeting women, from Kurdistan to Balochistan, and from Iran to Afghanistan, until the ideals of freedom are fully realised." Meanwhile, another female political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who has been granted a 21-day temporary release from Evin Prison for medical treatment, met with the Speaker of the Norwegian Parliament Massoud Garakhani, where she highlighted the plight of the two Kurdish women. She later commented on X, formerly Twitter: "As I speak to you, cellmates, Pakhshan Azizi and Varisheh [sic] Moradi, are facing execution sentences, 5 of my cellmates are suffering from serious health conditions & many are being denied access to medical care."
Human rights activists assert that the pressure and restrictions imposed on political prisoners are part of the strategy of the security apparatus to force them to capitulate, and that the denial of visiting rights, communication and medical care remain a tool of repression against them, despite persistent domestic and international protests.
The cases of Moradi and Azizi consistently draw widespread condemnation from human rights organisations as glaring examples of human rights violations in Iran.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/irans-condemned-political-prisoners-granted-family-visits-for-mothers-day/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - December 12, 2024
<<Campaign to revoke Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence gains momentum
More than 300 activists advocating for women’s rights, workers, teachers, and retirees in Iran have launched a campaign urging the immediate revocation of Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence. Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner, was sentenced to death by the judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran earlier this year. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, activists from diverse social and professional sectors have signed a petition calling for Azizi's death sentence to be overturned. The petition asserts that she was "arrested and sentenced to death on charges of rebellion (baghi) solely for her voluntary and humanitarian activities among the refugees of the ISIS war." The signatories criticized the rapid judicial process in Azizi's case, as highlighted by her legal defense team, and warned of the urgent risk of her execution. In their appeal, they wrote: "We, the undersigned, demand the immediate revocation of Pakhshan Azizi's death sentence and urge everyone to unite in saving her life."
Azizi, detained in Evin Prison for over 155 days, has been denied family visits and legal counsel throughout her imprisonment. Until late October, she was also deprived of the right to phone calls. Her lawyers, Amir Raeesian and Maziar Tatari, recently expressed cautious optimism about the possibility of overturning the rebellion charge and avoiding the death penalty. However, they warned against hasty judicial proceedings that might ignore critical evidence submitted to the Supreme Court. Azizi's death sentence, handed down on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, on charges of rebellion, was followed by an additional six-month prison sentence for <prison riots> stemming from a case in Branch 3 of Evin Prison's Prosecutor's Office. Arrested on August 4, 2023, in Tehran’s Kharazi Township by Ministry of Intelligence forces, Azizi was held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison before being transferred to the women's ward on December 11, 2023. Azizi's activism dates back to her arrest on November 16, 2009, during a Kurdish student protest at the University of Tehran against the execution of Kurdish political prisoners. Released on bail after four months of detention, she later left Iran due to ongoing threats and pressure from security agencies. While abroad, Azizi conducted research on women's rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) and worked on improving conditions for vulnerable populations through social initiatives.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-84

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 10 Dec 2024
<<More than seven months without visits for death row political prisoner Varisheh Moradi
Varisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, women’s rights advocate, and member of the Free Women’s Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR), has been deprived of her fundamental right to in-person visits for over seven months. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Varisheh Moradi, from Sanandaj (Sine) and currently held in Evin Prison, has been denied family and legal visits for the past 218 days.
This restriction was initially imposed by Judge Abolqasem Salavati and remains in effect under his directive. On Thursday, October 10, 2024, coinciding with the "World Day Against the Death Penalty," Moradi initiated a 20-day hunger strike to protest the issuance and implementation of death sentences by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In November 2024, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salavati, sentenced Varisheh Moradi to death on charges of <baghi (<rebellion>) through membership in the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK)."
The most recent hearing in Moradi's case occurred on October 6, 2024. During both her initial hearing on June 16, 2024, and the subsequent session, her lawyers were denied access to review her case file. Furthermore, Moradi was not permitted to defend herself during court proceedings. In a separate case, Moradi and four other political prisoners in Evin Prison were sentenced to six months of discretionary imprisonment in November 2024 by the Criminal Court II of the Qods Judicial Complex in Tehran, presided over by Judge Abolfazl Ameri Shahrabi. On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, after five months in solitary confinement at the Ministry of Intelligence detention center, known as Ward 209 of Evin Prison, Moradi was transferred to the women's ward of the prison. Earlier, in late August 2023, she had been moved to Ward 209 of Evin Prison after being interrogated and tortured at the Sanandaj Intelligence Office detention center. On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Varisheh Moradi was abducted by Ministry of Intelligence agents on the road from Marivan to Sanandaj. During her abduction, she was severely beaten and transferred to a detention center without receiving any medical care. Varisheh Moradi was subjected to severe torture during her detention at the Sanandaj Intelligence Office. According to eyewitness accounts, the torture was so extreme that she coughed up blood and lost consciousness on at least one occasion.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/1403-09-article-71

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

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 9 Dec 2024
<<Cairo Center for Kurdish Studies expresses support to petition launched by NADA against death penalty
The Cairo Center for Kurdish Studies has expressed its support to the "No to death and Yes to Life" petition launched by the Democratic Women's Alliance (NADA) against the death penalty in Iran.
News Center- The Democratic Women's Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa (NADA), a women's alliance consisting of more than 18 women's organizations in MENA region, launched a petition called "No to Death and Yes to Free Life" to protest the death sentences handed down to Warisha Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner and a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), and Pakhshan Azizi, Kurdish journalist and activist, and demand the release of all political prisoners in Iran. The Cairo Center for Kurdish Studies has released a written statement, announcing its support to the petition. The center condemned all the unjust sentences against activists and protesters in the Islamic Republic of Iran and called on international human rights organizations to put pressure on Iran to stop the executions.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/cairo-center-for-kurdish-studies-expresses-support-to-petition-launched-by-nada-against-death-penalty-36135?page=1

Iran Human Rights - December 5, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi's Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient
International Community Must Campaign Vigorously to Prevent Her Return to Prison
Permanent and Unconditional Release of Nobel Peace Laureate Is Critical
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Iranian human rights defender, has been granted a 21-day medical release from Evin Prison by the Iranian authorities, after repeated denials and delays in receiving critical medical care. This temporary release falls drastically short of what is just and necessary-her permanent and unconditional freedom, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today.
"The Iranian authorities have unlawfully imprisoned Narges Mohammadi for the same actions that earned her the Nobel Peace Prize-her tireless advocacy for human rights," said Hadi Ghaemi, CHRI executive director. "The international community must not allow the Iranian authorities to return this brave woman-who has continued to be a leading voice for human rights in Iran even while behind bars-to prison," Ghaemi said. Ms. Mohammadi's family and legal team demanded a minimum three-month release to allow her adequate time to recover and receive proper medical care following a recent surgery to address a potentially cancerous bone lesion in her right leg. A 21-day release is grossly insufficient and inadequate given her serious condition and urgent need for comprehensive medical attention. Ms. Mohammadi should have never been imprisoned in the first place, and her continued imprisonment for her peaceful advocacy of basic civil and political rights is a grave violation of her legal rights, justice, and the fundamental human rights guaranteed to every individual. She is serving over 30 years of unjust sentences, based on fabricated charges directly tied to her tireless advocacy. As the international community considers the prospect of negotiations with the Islamic Republic, the human rights crisis in Iran must be pursued simultaneously as a parallel and equally prioritized track. The unacceptable plight of the many political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Iran, who, like Narges Mohammadi, have been unlawfully placed behind bars for the peaceful expression of their views or beliefs, should not be sidelined, but rather continuously pressed by the international community, and their release should be persistently demanded.>>
Source: https://iranhumanrights.org/2024/12/narges-mohammadis-temporary-medical-release-is-grossly-insufficient/

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

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 5 Dec 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi chants 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' after temporarily freed from prison
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi chanted the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" slogan when she was temporarily released from Evin prison on Wednesday to undergo medical treatment.
News Center- Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, a human rights defender imprisoned in Evin prison, was released from jail for three weeks on medical grounds on Wednesday. Following her temporary release, a video was posted on her Instagram account. In the footage, she shouts "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (English: Women, Life, Freedom)", the slogan of the popular uprising that sparked in Iran and Rojhilat Kurdistan in 2022, following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran's so-called <morality police>. On November 16, 2024, Narges Mohammadi was taken back to prison after undergoing a surgery to remove a tumour in her right leg.>>
Watch/hear her here:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/narges-mohammadi-chants-jin-jiyan-azadi-after-temporarily-freed-from-prison-36118?page=1


NCRI - 04 Dec, 2024 - in Women's News
<<Protesting Death Sentences for Six PMOI Political Prisoners-Statement by Political Prisoners in Evin
A group of political prisoners in Tehran's Evin Prison issued a statement, condemning the issuance of death sentences for six political prisoners accused of membership in the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Several women political prisoners from the women's ward of Evin are also among the signatories of this statement published on December 4, 2024.
Excerpts from the statement are as follows:
The 2022 uprising, as a pivotal chapter in the Iranian people's struggle for freedom, has shaken the regime's foundations to such an extent that it sees no option but to intensify its repression in various forms. The alarming surge in death sentences for political prisoners over the past two years not only echoes the state's brutal crackdowns of the 1980s but also reveals the ruling elite's deep fear of a determined and justice-seeking society on the rise. The collective death sentence for six political prisoners-Abolhassan Montazer, Pouya Ghobadi, Vahid Bani Amerian, Babak Alipour, Mohammad Taghavi, and Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvar-kar-comes in the wake of death sentences issued for young Iranian protesters detained during the 2022 uprising, in a case called, "Ekbatan."
Additionally, since the beginning of 2024, several other political prisoners, including Pakhshan Azizi, Varisha Moradi, Shahriar Bayat, Behrouz Ehsani, Mehdi Hassani, and Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, have faced death sentences and remain in prison under threat of execution. We, the undersigned political prisoners of Evin Prison, categorically oppose the death penalty and express our unwavering support for all political and ideological prisoners facing this brutal punishment. We firmly believe that the fight for freedom requires collective solidarity to uphold human rights and build social resistance against the death verdicts. We call on all Iranians from every social stratum to join political prisoners in protesting these inhumane and reactionary sentences by all possible means. The time to stand together in the streets against executions is now. It is time to save the lives of political prisoners-it is time to say, 'No to executions.'"
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Read it here: https://wncri.org/2024/12/04/protesting-death-sentences-evin/

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