News Center- 26 human rights organizations have published a joint statement, condemning the death sentence handed down to Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish journalist and activist.

In the statement, the organizations call on international human rights organizations to take an immediate action against the death sentence handed down to Pakhshan Azizi and take steps for the revocation of the death sentence.

“We express our deep concern and strong objection to the situation of all political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran who are sentenced to or at risk of being sentenced to death, and we fundamentally oppose this inhumane and cruel punishment for all individuals,” the statement said.

“The undersigned human rights organizations demand the revocation of Pakhshan Azizi’s death sentence and her immediate and unconditional release. This sentence is a clear and unlawful attempt by the Iranian government to retaliate against supporters of the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom)’ uprising, suppress peaceful dissent, and continue the systematic violation of women's rights in Iran.”

 On August 4, 2023, Pakhshan Azizi was arrested by Iranian Intelligence Forces in Tehran and then taken to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. On July 23, 2024, she was sentenced to death on charges of “armed rebellion against the state” by Branch 26 of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court.