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Iran activist at risk of execution after sentence upheld: rights groups

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An activist from Iran’s Kurdish minority is at risk of execution after her death sentence was upheld by the supreme court, rights groups said Thursday, adding she was being punished for her humanitarian work. Pakhshan Azizi, 40, had been sentenced to death in June after being convicted of “rebellion” following her arrest in August of 2023. She is being held in the women’s wing of Tehran’s Evin prison. Her lawyer Amir Raisian had filed an appeal …

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Iran activist at risk of execution after sentence upheld: rights groups

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Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran. CHRI investigates and documents rights violations occurring throughout Iran, relying on first-hand accounts to expose abuses that would otherwise go unreported. We bring these violations to the attention of the international community through news articles, briefings, in-depth report…

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