Kurdish National Front calls on Iranian authorities to reverse decision to execute Bakhshan Azizi

The Kurdish National Front called on the Iranian authorities to reverse the death sentence issued against the Kurdish activist, Bakhshan Azizi, stressing that these decisions contribute to deepening the problems in Iran.

After the Iranian Supreme Court approved the death sentence issued against the Kurdish activist Bakhshan Azizi, reactions condemning and rejecting the decision are escalating from humanitarian organizations and national figures.

In this context, the Kurdish National Front issued a statement in which it denounced the death penalty issued by the Iranian authorities, demanding that they rescind it.

Through the statement, the Front announced its solidarity with the family of Bakhshan Azizi, and called on the Iranian authorities and concerned parties to withdraw the death sentences issued against Bakhshan Azizi and other political detainees.

The Kurdish National Front also confirmed that the unfair decisions contribute to further deepening the problems in

Bakhshan Azizi was arrested for the first time in 2009 during a student protest, and was released four months later on bail.

On August 4, 2023, she was arrested again in Tehran, and was subjected to physical and psychological torture during her detention. On July 24, the Revolutionary Court in Tehran issued a death sentence.

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