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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 March 12, 2025)
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A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
Jan 23, 2025:
“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.”
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
May 6, 2024
"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 |
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
PAKSHAN AZIZI
Actual supportive reports:
January 25 - 20, 2025
Previous reports:
January 11 - 9, 2025
Imminent Risk of Execution
of Pakhshan Azizi because "I'm Kurdish, I'm a woman"
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 |
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Please do read the following
articles about heroines and other brave people who risk
live and limb for the women-led revolution and no matter
what they'll never give in and other stories: click on
the underlined March '25 topics:
Smugglers Offer Illegal US Entry
&
Fake Promises, Real Losses
and
Canada’s Credential Barriers
Challenge Iranian Medical Professionals
&
Hairtrade
Earlier reports:
Varisha Moradi: Truth and fight
for freedom will overcome destiny
And
Commemoration
of the Fallen for Freedom
Part 6
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
UPDATE: Dec. 27 - 16, 2024
The Dire Conditions of Women in
detention-A Call for International Action
Nov. 22 - Aug. 30, 2024:
Medical torture of women during
incarceration
November 4, 2024
"UN Expert Highlights Alarming
Violations Against Women and Fundamental Freedoms..."
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016
Health taken hostage
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
August 30, 2024
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
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
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March 8 - 6, 2025
<<Hengaw Report on
Systematic Violations of Women’s Rights in Iran Marking
March 8...
and more actual news,
incl. on the link below
March 6 - 5, 2025
Gender Apartheid is Crushing
Women’s Lives and Futures
& more actual and fact-finding news
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March 7 - 6, 2025
Iran’s
Flogging of Musicians: A History of Punishment for
Artistic Expression...
and
Nobel
Laureate, Narges Mohammadi, Condemns Flogging of Iranian
Singer
and more actual news,
incl. on the link below
and
Ongoing wave of arrests in Kurdish-Iran
March 1, 2025 16.00 PM GMT
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March 3 - February 28, 2025
<<Young Mother Dies After
Childbirth—A Preventable Tragedy of Medical
Negligence...
here's the actual and fact-finding news
February 27 - 26, 2025
here's the actual and fact-finding news
February 25 - 21, 2025
here's the actual and fact-finding news
and
Dec. 20, 2024:
Iranian Women Rise Against the New
Hijab Law with the Slogan "Woman, Resistance, Freedom"
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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.
UPDATE March 12, 2025
Sisters 4 each
other, Sisters 4 All
in continuation of the below
resistence of the 4 sisters
and
Feb wk4 2025
Feb wk3 2025
And earlier reports
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, Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi
Actual reports
Medyanews - March 10, 2025
<<Women prisoners in Iran send International Women’s Day messages to
world’s women
Women political prisoners in Iran, Narges Mohammadi and Warisheh Moradi,
have sent messages to the world's women on the occasion of International
Women's Day on 8 March, highlighting the ongoing resistance of women
against the oppressive policies of the Iranian regime and calling on all
women to protest against the death sentences handed out to women
prisoners in the country. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi
and Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi have issued messages for
women on 8 March, International Women’s Day. They highlighted the
defining role women play in social struggles in Iran and called for
protests against the death sentences handed out to women prisoners in
Iran. Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi, who has been sentenced
to death by the Iranian regime and is being held in Tehran’s infamous
Evin Prison, released a letter on the occasion of International Women’s
Day, 8 March. Moradi sends her greetings “from behind the iron bars of
the dungeon” to “all struggling and pioneering women, wherever they are
in the world”. She celebrates 8 March and stresses the importance of
this year’s International Women’s Day, saying, “Everywhere I look, I
smell the fragrance of women’s victories and I am happy to see that the
chain of women’s struggle is growing stronger every day in the 21st
century. It has been said many times: the 21st century is the century of
women’s freedom. And when women are liberated, society will be
liberated. In her letter, Moradi outlines how wars and crises have
deepened around the world, especially in the Middle East, which she
describes as part of the “Third World War”, saying, “While states were
fuelling the fires of war, society was fighting for peace and
democracy.” She links this popular resistance to the war to her own
situation, saying that the death sentences handed down to her and other
female prisoners such as Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammadi are
indicative of how the Iranian regime is targeting women.
She highlights the resistance that she and her fellow prisoners are
waging against imprisonment and death sentences, saying that the women
have “turned the prisons into schools of thought and ideas, fortresses
of resistance and struggle”. She goes on to reaffirm their resistance
and the reasons for their continued struggle, saying:
How could we not defend ourselves in the face of attacks? How could we
remain silent against oppression and injustice? Is it possible to see
the pain in the eyes of children, women, youth and other oppressed
groups and give up the struggle? Of course not! History has taught us
that those who struggle recognise no difficulty. The doors of struggle
are always open for anyone who believes in freedom and is willing to
fly. We are the children of a history full of resistance and struggle.
Our eyes look far away even in the darkest places and I believe that our
horizon is still bright.
Moradi stresses the need for all women to continue their struggle for
freedom. “Struggle is not limited to time and space. We must never stop
until we achieve freedom and celebrate this day in a free time and
place, to keep alive the memory of all lovers of freedom from past to
present.” She concludes, “Long live 8 March! Long live the women’s
resistance! Jin, Jiyan, Azadî! (Woman, Life, Freedom)”.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi,
currently on temporary release for medical reasons, shared a video
message on social media, congratulating all the women in the world for 8
March and remembering the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi uprisings, which erupted in
Iran in 2022 after the young Kurdish woman Jina (Mahsa) Amini was killed
by Iranian morality police. Mohammadi highlights the dimensions of the
Iranian regime’s oppressive policies against women, saying that women in
Iran are “subjected to gender apartheid in all senses” and that the
Iranian regime has “used every tool at its disposal to dominate women”.
Against this oppression, women in Iran are “not merely resisting, but
standing at the frontlines of resistance” and are “leading the struggle
against the Islamic Republic”, according to Mohammadi. “We are seeking
democracy. We are seeking freedom and equality,” she says, going on to
stress that she believes that true democracy cannot be achieved without
women’s rights.
She also sends her greetings to all women prisoners resisting in Iran’s
prisons, and recalls the death sentences handed out to women “in revenge
for the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement.” In her speech, she honours Warisheh
Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammadi, saying,”Every woman has a
responsibility towards these women,” and needs to protest against the
death sentences handed out to them.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/women-prisoners-in-iran-send-international-womens-day-messages-to-worlds-women/
Medyanews - March 8, 2025
<<Amnesty International warns of urgent threat to Kurdish activists
Pakhshan Azizi, Warisheh Moradi
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Amnesty International calls on
the global community to take immediate action to secure the release of
Warisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammadi. The organisation
underscores the intensifying crackdown in Iran in the wake of the Woman,
Life, Freedom movement and urged worldwide solidarity to stop executions
and confront the deepening human rights crisis.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International
issued a statement urging the international community to demand the
immediate release of Warisheh Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, two women
activists currently at risk of execution in Iran. Amnesty highlighted
the grave danger facing Azizi and Moradi, both of whom belong to Iran’s
marginalised Kurdish minority, emphasising their imminent threat of
execution.
Azizi, a humanitarian aid worker, is being punished solely for her
efforts to assist women and children displaced by the Islamic State
(ISIS). Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR),
is facing the death penalty following an unjust and biased trial. In the
wake of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi, (Woman, Life, Freedom) uprising, Iran’s
authorities, according to Amnesty International, have escalated their
use of the death penalty as a tool of political repression, particularly
against women detained on politically-motivated charges. In a deeply
moving open letter from prison, Moradi and Azizi had revealed that
during their detention, they were subjected to physical and
psychological torture, death threats, and gender-based violence.
Similarly, Kurdish activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, also at risk of
execution, shared that she faced severe pressure while in custody and
was charged with accusations she firmly denies. Amnesty International
has strongly called on Iranian authorities to immediately abandon any
plans for their execution and to release them without conditions.
Turkey’s CHP calls on government to act decisively amid escalating
violence in Syria
Turkey’s opposition leader Özgür Özel urged the AKP-MHP government to
engage with Damascus to prevent civilian casualties amid escalating
violence in Syria’s coastal regions. He criticised Turkey’s Syria
policy, warned of deepening sectarian conflict, and called for inclusive
dialogue. Turkey’s main opposition leader, Özgür Özel, has called on the
ruling Justice and Development Party-Nationalist Movement Party (AKP-MHP)
government to urgently engage with Damascus to stop civilian casualties
amid escalating violence in Syria’s coastal regions. The call from Özel,
leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), comes as clashes between
Alawite insurgents and forces led by the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-backed
interim government intensify, resulting in scores of civilian deaths and
heightened sectarian tensions. Recent reports indicate that at least 70
people have been killed in fierce fighting in coastal provinces
including Latakia, Tartous and the outskirts of Baniyas, highlighting
the significant instability following the departure of Bashar al-Assad
in December 2024. “The Turkish government must take decisive action to
prevent civilian deaths by initiating a productive dialogue with the
Damascus government,” Özel said via social media. He stressed solidarity
with the “entire Syrian population” to avert a deepening sectarian
conflict, and urged the Turkish government to abandon rhetoric and focus
on tangible results. The violence has particularly affected Syria’s
Alawite community and has caused great concern among related groups in
Turkey. Özel highlighted escalating fears of massacres against
minorities, citing in particular attacks on Alawite civilians and
religious sites by HTS-affiliated groups. He stressed that Turkey, which
has been deeply involved in the Syrian crisis since it began in 2011,
must proactively contribute to regional peace and stability rather than
exacerbate divisions. Özel also criticised the Turkish government’s
earlier optimistic narrative on Syria, which he described as a ‘false
spring narrative’ that has collapsed in the face of renewed violence. He
accused the AKP government of short-sighted policies that ignored the
complex ethnic and sectarian realities on the ground. Turkey, which has
been deeply affected by the Syrian crisis since 2011, has been
criticised for its support of the centralised HTS-led government, which
faces growing opposition from marginalised groups, including Alawites,
Druze and Kurds. Observers note that Ankara’s stance has contributed to
growing tensions rather than facilitating inclusive governance. Using
guerrilla tactics and strategic ambushes, Alawite insurgents have
managed to take control of key areas, including at least one airfield in
Latakia, raising fears of a wider conflict.
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has joined
calls for dialogue and urged an immediate cessation of hostilities to
prevent further humanitarian catastrophe. It has criticised all parties
involved for ignoring Syria’s diverse ethnic and sectarian fabric, and
has called for inclusive discussions to resolve the crisis peacefully.
As tensions rise, Özel stressed that his party is in constant contact
with the Turkish authorities to address the community’s concerns and
underlined the urgency of government intervention to stabilise the
rapidly deteriorating situation. He called on Turkey to use diplomatic
channels effectively and to focus on long-term stability rather than
short-term political gains.
Brazilian artist Rojda Dendara: ‘We are fighting for us, for women and
for the world!’
Brazilian dancer and theatre performer Rojda Dendara talks about the
importance of 8 March, International Women's Day, and the importance of
cultural and artistic works to connect with people and organise a common
struggle in an exclusive interview with Medya News.
Medya News spoke to Rojda Dendara, a Brazilian dancer and theatre
performer, at the Peoples’ Platform Europe, which took place in Vienna,
Austria, from 14-16 February, and shared key findings from the
conference, which brought together over 800 delegates representing 160
organisations from more than 30 European countries. Rojda Dendara has
been involved in cultural and artistic work in northern and eastern
Syria, also known as Rojava, and is known for creating the dance
choreography for music videos such as “Li Herî Jorê” (On the Top) and
“Destana PKK” (The Epos of the PKK), a musical epic depicting the
history of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). She talks about the
importance of 8 March, International Women’s Day, and the need for women
to develop a militant struggle and unity to unite their forces in the
struggle against capitalism and patriarchy, and the importance of
cultural and artistic works to connect with people and organise a common
struggle.
Read the full interview, slightly edited for clarity, here:
Why and for who do you take to the streets on 8 March?
This is a very important question, because we need to go. We need to go
outside, we need to fight. And I think when we go to the streets, all
the women together, it’s very important not just to be together, but to
understand how we can fight together. Because we are fighting for us,
for women and for the world. And now the whole world is going through a
big crisis. There’s many wars, there’s a huge crisis upon us. How can
women play their role in finding a solution against this crisis? I think
we cannot stop. We have to continue to always think and fight, because
we are fighting against the system. And to be able to fight against the
system, we have to always look for and find solutions, different
solutions. And for this, it’s like we cannot stop to think and practise.
Because it’s like we stand up every day, and sometimes it’s difficult to
start the day, but when we start the day, we have to start fighting, we
have to change the patriarchal mentality. And for this, it’s very
important to be strong. And not just find solution here [in the mind],
but find solution here with emotions and create. It’s very interesting.
We have to create ideas and take action. We need to act. And you already
talked a bit about the problem that is just here and not here.
What do you think has to be changed so all the women in the world can
unite? And why is 8 March important for this?
I work with culture, with art, and I’m always trying to put this inside
the militant structure, militant political groups, because it’s like we
have to connect our hearts with our minds, the emotion and mind, because
we need to connect with people. We really have to connect with people.
We are fighting, but we have to connect with people who are not
fighting. And for this, the culture work, for example, is very, very
important, because it’s a communication with all the women in the world.
You also did art works in Kurdistan and especially in Rojava [North and
East Syria] and with the Kurdish women’s movement. How did the Kurdish
women’s movement inspire you and did it change some of your views?
I would love to speak in Portuguese about this so I could speak better,
because it’s connected with my emotions. When I arrived in Rojava, I
understood better about culture and about arts because before, I had a
liberal ideology, and after I understood that first I had to change my
ideology and be stronger, be a revolutionary woman, to bring the real
culture to the people, a culture that is connected to the land. And who
gave me this was the movement from Kurdistan, and I met so many people,
Kurdish women and international friends, who opened my eyes and my mind
and my heart, and it changed my life and changed my work.
What gives you hope?
When we are together, all the women and men friends, fighting for a new
world, for a real democracy, and we give the hand, and we see how
important our struggle is, and we think of all the friends who fall
martyr, and this gives me hope to continue, because we cannot stop, we
have to continue, how I said before, every day we need to continue,
every day we need to find solutions, every day you need to be together,
it’s not about individualism, it’s about being together without borders.
The problem now in the world, we have a lot of borders, and this is a
big problem, but when I’m here with friends I love a lot, I see how
important our struggle is. We need more people with us, more people,
everyone needs to open, not just the mind, but your heart, and come and
listen, listen what people who are fighting are saying, and try to
understand, because if we don’t change the world, I don’t know what will
happen. It’s something very, very sad and we are fighting for life.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/brazilian-artist-rojda-dendara-we-are-fighting-for-us-for-women-and-for-the-world/
Viyan and Narges Mohammadi
Medyanews - March 6, 2025
<<In the run-up to #IWD2025: Iranian groups express support for women’s
rights
In the run up International Women’s Day on 8 March, civil society
organisations within Iran, alongside political parties and groups
opposing the country’s theocratic regime, have released statements of
solidarity. These declarations emphasise their commitment to advancing
women’s struggles for a world free from poverty, violence,
discrimination, injustice, and environmental destruction. In the lead up
to International Women’s Day on 8 March, women’s organisations inside
and outside Iran, alongside political parties, are celebrating the
occasion by highlighting their ongoing efforts to organise women in the
struggle for a gender-equal world. In this context, the Democratic
Organisation of Iranian Women issued a statement condemning the Islamic
Republic’s misogynistic policies and its dismissal of the historic
significance of 8 March.
The statement reads:
“Despite the oppressive measures and brutal repression by the
patriarchal regime—aimed at stifling any civil or political
movement—Iranian women have continued their courageous struggle. Despite
arrests, torture, and long-term imprisonment, they have taken bold
actions, defying the regime’s so-called ‘red lines.’”
The statement also condemned the death sentences handed to Pakhshan
Azizi, Warisheh Moradi, and Sharifeh Mohammadi, describing them as “a
clear act of revenge against the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ movement.”
Similarly, the Women’s Revolution Organisation denounced the Islamic
Republic’s theocratic regime and its religious restrictions on women.
They declared March 8 a day to honour the names of these three women and
amplify the voices of those opposing their executions. The organisation
called for the immediate revocation of the death sentences issued for
Mohammadi, Azizi, and Moradi. Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) co-chair
Peyman Viyan, in an interview with Firat News Agency, extended her
congratulations to Kurdish, Arab, Baluch, and Gilak women in Iran on
March 8. She stated: “Inspired by the slogan ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Women,
Life, Freedom) and the philosophy of Abdullah Öcalan, women are now
waging more radical struggles. Their goal is to make March 8 a day of
free life for all women and to transform every day into a celebration of
life, struggle, and resistance.” Viyan also stressed the importance of
highlighting the resilience of Kurdish women in prisons, urging: “Let us
use 8 March as an opportunity to bring the women’s struggle to victory
in the new year of 2025.”
Narges Mohammadi
Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human
rights activist, wrote in a note for Vogue magazine:
“I believe in the unstoppable power of women. We must not fear, and we
must stand bravely against those who violate women’s rights and reject
democracy. The women of the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ movement were
unafraid; they stood firm against the oppressors.”
she added: “Iranian women are fighting tirelessly to overcome the
oppressive religious regime.” She emphasised that resistance is the
enduring legacy of Iranian women—one that transcends the fight for
women’s rights and embodies a broader struggle for democracy and freedom
for all.
The Council of Cooperation of Left and Communist Forces also expressed
hope in a statement marking the significance of March 8 and women’s
struggle for democracy: “Despite the severe discrimination faced by
women under the Islamic Republic, the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ movement
has delivered a significant blow to the fragile and decaying foundations
of the regime.” In parallel, the coalition of social activists, women’s
groups, and feminist organisations from Iran and Afghanistan released a
joint statement celebrating International Women’s Day.
They declared:
“We, the rebellious women of Iran and Afghanistan, call on our comrades
worldwide to unite against the new wave of war on women, imperialist
wars in the Middle East, and to deepen our political awareness of the
root causes of these tragedies. We must organise with greater strength
to fight this oppressive system and its agents.”
The statement continued:
“Today is the time to dare, to fight, and to ask bold questions. It is
the time to stand firmly against both the small and large criminals of
the world who seek to decide humanity’s future.” Fueled by the spirit of
“Jin, Jiyan, Azadî,” slogan, women’s activism in Iran and Rojhilat
(Iranian Kurdistan) has entered a new phase. The outpouring of support
for Moradi, Azizi, and Mohammadi—three female political prisoners facing
execution—speaks to a deepening solidarity in the fight against gender
oppression.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/in-the-run-up-to-iwd2025-iranian-groups-express-support-for-womens-rights/
Medyanews - March 5, 2025
<<Europe must stop Iran’s execution of Pakhshan Azizi and Warisheh
Moradi: Petition
Human rights organisations have called on the UN, the European
Parliament and the German government to protect the right to life of
Kurdish political prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Warisheh Moradi,
condemned to death by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
A letter calling for the right to life of Kurdish political prisoners
Pakhshan Azizi and Warisheh Moradi, sentenced to death by the Islamic
Republic of Iran, has been submitted to the United Nations, the European
Parliament and the German government, Hengaw reported on 3 March. The
letter, signed by 17 international human rights organisations, appealed
for urgent action to prevent the execution of the two Kurdish women and
to stand against the use of the death penalty by the Iranian regime as a
tool of repression. “These sentences are not only an attack on their
lives but also an unprecedented assault on the fundamental rights of
women, ethnic minorities and activists worldwide,” the signatories said,
adding, “Azizi worked as a social worker in northeast Syria, supporting
women and girls who had fled from ISIS. Moradi fought against ISIS in
Kobanê [Kobani], thereby contributing to our security here in Europe.”
Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights recorded at least 88 executions in
Iranian prisons in February 2025 alone. At least 975 people were
executed in Iran during 2024, representing the highest recorded rate in
the past two decades and marking a 17% increase from 834 cases in 2023.
Signatories to the petition include, HÁWAR Help, Adopt a Revolution, the
Bahá’í Community in Germany (Public Law Corporation), the German Women’s
Council, EU Watch, the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights, the
International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) German Section, Kabul
Airlift, the Kurdish Community in Germany, #LeaveNoOneBehind, the Narges
Foundation, No to Execution, Yes to Free Life, Resqship, Sea-Eye,
Sea-Watch, Voices of Solidarity Cologne Vigil, and ver.di Youth.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/europe-must-stop-irans-execution-of-pakhshan-azizi-and-warisheh-moradi-petition/
Protesting death sentences
NRCI - March 4, 2025 - In Women's news
<<Third Consecutive Week of Families Protesting Death Sentences Outside
Evin Prison
Tehran – March 4, 2025 – For the third consecutive week, families of
political prisoners sentenced to death gathered in front of Evin Prison
to protest the execution rulings and demand the abolition of these
sentences. The protest coincided with the 58th week of the “No to
Execution Tuesdays” campaign. The protesters held a large banner reading
“No to Executions” and held up photos of political prisoners facing the
death penalty, including Vahid Bani Amerian, Pouya Ghobadi, Ali Akbar
DaneshvarKar, Behrouz Ehsani Eslamloo, Mehdi Hassani, Mohammad Javad
Vafaie Sani, and Abolhassan Montazer. The families condemned the
inhumane nature of these executions and called on human rights
organizations and the global community to take urgent action to stop the
implementation of these sentences and save the lives of the prisoners.
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of Pakhshan Azizi,
Sharifeh Mohammadi, Behrouz Ehsani, and Mehdi Hassani.
In December 2024, six political prisoners—Vahid Bani Amerian, Pouya
Ghobadi, Babak Alipour, Seyed Abolhassan Montazer, Seyed Mohammad
Taghavi, and Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar—were sentenced to death,
imprisonment, and exile on charges of “membership in the People’s
Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).”
No to executions Tuesdays
58th Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Expands to 38 Prisons
Today, March 4, 2025, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign has
entered its 58th consecutive week, with prisoners in 38 facilities
nationwide staging hunger strikes to protest the Iranian regime’s
extensive use of capital punishment. This week, inmates at Miandoab
Prison in East Azerbaijan Province announced their participation in the
movement, joining others across the country in condemning the rising
number of executions. At least 85 people were executed between February
19 and March 3, with 53 executions carried out in the past week alone,
including one public hanging in Esfarayen, a city in the northeast of
Iran. The executions—taking place just ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New
Year—serve as a tool for instilling fear and suppressing dissent. The
campaign condemned the Iranian regime’s reliance on repression, torture,
and capital punishment to maintain control.
The campaign of hunger-striking prisoners calls for urgent global action
to halt the increasing number of executions.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2025/03/04/families-protesting-death-sentences/
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - March 3, 2025
<<Open letter from 17 human rights organizations to the German Federal
Government, the European Parliament, and the United Nations to save the
lives of Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi In an open letter addressed
to the German Federal Government, the European Parliament, and UN human
rights bodies, 17 international organizations, has issued an urgent
appeal to prevent the imminent execution of Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh
Moradi, two Kurdish female political prisoners targeted for their
humanitarian efforts. The letter, first proposed by HÁWAR Help, has been
supported by: Adpot a Revolution, Bahá’í-Gemeinde in Deutschland K.d.ö.R.,
Deutscher Frauenrat, EU Watch, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights,
Internationale Gesellschaft für Menschenrechte (IGFM) – Deutsche Sektion
e.V., Kabul Luftbrücke, Kurdische Gemeinde Deutschland e.V., #LeaveNoOneBehind,
Narges Foundation, No to Execution, Yes to Free Life, Resqship e.V.,
Sea-Eye e. V., Sea-Watch e.V., Stimmen der Solidarität – Mahnwache Köln
e. V., ver.di Jugend
The full text of the letter follows below:
Open Letter:
For the Right to Life: Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi Must Not Be
Executed!
To: The German Federal Government, the European Parliament, and UN Human
Rights Organizations
We address this letter with the utmost concern and urgency to the German
Federal Government, the European Parliament, and UN human rights
organizations. Two Kurdish women, Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh Moradi,
have been sentenced to death in Iran. Their alleged crime: fighting for
justice and human rights. These sentences are not only an attack on
their lives but also an unprecedented assault on the fundamental rights
of women, ethnic minorities, and activists worldwide. Pakhshan Azizi
worked as a social worker in northeast Syria, supporting women and girls
who had fled from ISIS. Verisheh Moradi fought against ISIS in Kobanê,
thereby contributing to our security here in Europe. Pakhshan Azizi and
Verisheh Moradi stand as representatives of many courageous women and
men in Iran who fight for freedom and justice, taking unimaginable
personal risks in doing so. The Islamic Republic of Iran systematically
uses the death penalty as a tool of repression to silence critical
voices—an approach that must not be ignored by the international
community. We live in an increasingly interconnected world, where every
voice matters, and silence is not an option. It is our moral and
political duty to stand up for Pakhshan and Verisheh. By defending them,
we uphold the universal human rights that protect us all. As part of the
international community and as citizens of a democratic country
committed to human rights, we must not allow this injustice to go
unheard.
We demand:
- The German Federal Government and the EU: Use all diplomatic means to
ensure the immediate suspension of the death sentences against Pakhshan
Azizi and Verisheh Moradi.
- The United Nations: Urge the Iranian authorities to respect
international human rights standards and abolish the death penalty.
- Civil society: Join this call, show solidarity, and take a stand
against oppression in Iran.
We want to send a clear message to Pakhshan, Verisheh, and all
courageous people in Iran: The world will not remain silent when lives
are at stake.
Adpot a Revolution
Bahá’í-Gemeinde in Deutschland K.d.ö.R.
Deutscher Frauenrat
EU Watch
HÁWAR.help
Hengaw
Internationale Gesellschaft für Menschenrechte (IGFM) – Deutsche Sektion
e.V.
Kabul Luftbrücke
Kurdische Gemeinde Deutschland e.V.
#LeaveNoOneBehind
Narges Foundation
No to Execution, Yes to Free Life
Resqship e.V.
Sea-Eye e. V.
Sea-Watch e.V.
Stimmen der Solidarität – Mahnwache Köln e. V.
ver.di Jugend>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/statements/2025/03/article-1
Women's Liberation Front 2019/cryfreedom.net 2025
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