News Center- The Human Rights Association (IHD) protested the death sentences against labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and journalist Pakhshan Azizi outside the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul.

Saturday Mothers/People, IHD Co-Chair Eren Keskin, Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Central Executive Board Member Musa Piroğlu and many rights defenders attended the protest.

‘Execution has become a routine practice of the regime’

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to violate human rights and sentence activists to death, IHD Co-chair Eren Keskin said. “Iranian people elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran's new president as a reaction against such patriarchal and feudal practices. Execution has become a routine practice of the regime especially since the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” protests that sparked in the country following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini.”

‘They were sentenced to death for being members of the Kurdish political movement’

Labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death on July 4, 2024 while journalist Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death on July 23, 2024. “They were sentenced to death for being members of the Kurdish political movement.”

‘Take a stand against Iran’

Demanding an end to executions in Iran, Eren Keskin said, “As human rights defenders, we think that the authorities of the Republic of Türkiye should use diplomatic channels to prevent these executions. We also call on all human rights defenders all around the world to take a stand against Iran. We call on all human rights organizations, women's organizations, unions and opposition political parties in our region to take a stand in order to prevent the executions that have taken place and will take place in Iran. Execution is a murder committed by the state. We demand the death sentences against Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi be reversed and their release.”