Iran’s Supreme Court rejects Pakhshan Azizi’s request judicial review of her death sentence

Iran’s Supreme Court rejected the request for judicial review of the conviction and death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi, her lawyer, Amir Raisian, announced on Thursday.

News Center- Iran’s Supreme Court rejected the request for judicial review of the conviction and death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi, Pakhshan Azizi’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, announced on Thursday.

 According to her lawyer’s post on social media platform X, Pakhshan Azizi’s Article 474 appeal request was rejected by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court on January 25, 2025; however, her lawyers were notified on February 5.

‘Pakhshan Azizi is at imminent risk of execution

The Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) published a statement on Thursday, saying “Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi is at imminent risk of execution after her Article 474 appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court.”

“The rejection of Pakhshan Azizi’s appeal indicates that the Islamic Republic sees no way forward other than execution and further repression,” said Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of IHRNGO. “The threat of Pakhshan’s execution is serious, and we can only prevent it by raising the political cost through public protests and international pressure.”

“The international community must immediately urge the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of arbitrarily detained humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death following a grossly unfair trial before a Revolutionary Court last year,” Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement on Thursday.

“Pakhshan Azizi was detained solely in relation to her peaceful human rights and humanitarian activities, including providing humanitarian support to women and children in northeast Syria who were displaced following attacks by the Islamic State armed group. Instead of facing imminent execution, she should be immediately and unconditionally released.”