Iran: Further Information: Women’s Rights Defender Resentenced to Death: Sharifeh Mohammadi - Amnesty International

Iran: Further Information: Women’s Rights Defender Resentenced to Death: Sharifeh Mohammadi - Amnesty International

Iranian human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi is at risk of execution after a Revolutionary Court in Rasht, Gilan province, sentenced her to death again in February 2025. She was convicted of “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi) solely for her peaceful human rights activities, including supporting women’s and workers’ rights. In October 2024, the Supreme […]

Systematic violence against women increases in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran continued its systematic violations of women’s rights throughout 2025. Kurdish women living in Eastern Kurdistan (Rojhilat) faced dual discrimination based on both their ethnic identity and their gender. The Iranian regime’s policies aimed at controlling women were manifested through forced veiling laws, arbitrary arrests, torture, flogging, and death sentences. In 2025, we documented the violations committed against…