Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Lawyers in Iran demand immediate halt to death sentences of three female political prisoners

More than 200 lawyers in Iran have issued a joint statement calling on the head of the country's judiciary to halt the executions of Pakhshan Azizi, Verisheh (Wirishe) Moradi and Sharifeh Mohammadi. In their statement, the lawyers emphasised that the right to life is the most fundamental human right and that executing such sentences not only contradicts Islamic, humanitarian and human rights principles, but also...

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