News Center- 16 female political prisoners in Evin prison sent a letter on Tuesday, protesting the death sentence given to labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and demanding the abolition of the death penalty.

“Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist, after seven months of temporary detention, enduring torture and interrogation in various cities’ detention centers, has been sentenced to death in a baseless and threadbare scenario,” the letter said.

his is not only the death sentence of Sharifeh but also the death sentence of all “us”, labor, political, civil, human rights, and women’s rights activists, the political prisoners stressed in the letter.

 ‘We stand with all those threatened by the death sentence’

  In the statement, the political prisoners said that they saw the death sentence as a potential danger and a prelude to issuing heavier sentences in the future. “What is most apparent in this death sentence is a policy of repression intended to stifle the voice of protest and demands that had reached a significant level with the revolutionary uprising of 2022, and to intimidate and force back women who have stepped forward with a louder voice than before in the realm of ‘rights’ advocacy. We, a group of women prisoners in Evin Prison, have heard the voice of the ‘Campaign to Defend Sharifeh Mohammadi,’ which has called on all awakened consciences to take action for Sharifeh’s freedom. We stand with Sharifeh and all those threatened by the death sentence and demand an end to executions.”

The letter signed by

 Sarvenaz Ahmadi, Anisha Asadollahi, Hasti Amiri, Reyhaneh Ansari-Nejad, Golrokh Iraee, Sakineh Parvaneh, Nahid Taghavi, Nahid Khodajo, Nasrin Khodari-Jovadi, Vida Rabani, Mahbubeh Rezaei, Mahnaz Tarrah, Sepideh Qolian, Narges Mohammadi, Varisheh Moradi and Maryam Yahyavi.