Death sentence confirmed against activist Bakhshan Azizi

Amir Raisiyan, the lawyer of Kurdish activist Bakhshan Azizi, has confirmed his client's death sentence in Iran's Supreme Court.

"Following the death sentence issued by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran in the case of Bakhshan Azizi, we filed an appeal, and the application was considered by Circuit 39 of the Supreme Court, and unfortunately, regardless of the many flaws in the case, the appeal was rejected and the death sentence was confirmed," Raisian wrote on his Instagram account.

On the court's failure to respond to the objections, the lawyer stated that "none of the objections raised in relation to Bakhshan Azizi's case were answered by the Supreme Court, and the objections in this case, including formality and substantive objections, were ignored, as were the flaws of the investigation, evidence and documents that showed that Bakhshan Azizi's case is not subject to the death penalty, and that its activity in the NE Syria and in the Shingal camp was a peaceful activity that did not have any political aspect, it was about providing aid, and no attention was paid to it."

Amir, two main rulers, explained that such a ruling fundamentally contradicts the country's judicial procedures, previous rulings issued even in the same branch of the Supreme Court, and contradicts the country's judicial policy regarding life-threatening sanctions.

Kurdish activist Bakhshan Azizi was arrested along with her father and sister in Tehran on August 4, 2023, and after searching them, security forces transferred them to the Ministry of Intelligence detention center known as Wing 209 in Evin Prison. On the fourth of July 2024, the death sentence was announced against her, which sparked widespread anger among women's circles, who demanded the immediate cancellation of the decision and the release of the activist.

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ANHA