Sharifeh Mohammadi, a Kurdish civil and labour rights activist, has been tried by the first section of the Revolutionary Rash Court (Iran) and sentenced to death. The judgment, which was handed down on 4 July 2024, is based on the accusation of "Baghi" (rebellion), accusing him of belonging to the Kurdish party Kumala. The Kurdish Party is classified as a terrorist organisation in Iran, where Iran is an integral part of the IS.

The Teheran and Surrounding Bus Workers Union has issued a statement demonstrating its rejection of the death penalty. The letter states that intelligence agents have long been violating the principles of human rights, as they generate false cases of opposition to civil rights workers and activists. In addition, the magistrates have denounced that the highest officials in the judiciary are completely dependent on the institutions of the intelligence services. They call on the Government, in general, to account for these cruel death sentences.

The Tehran syndicate has appealed to human rights defenders in Iran and around the world to strongly condemn the "cruel" death sentence against Sharifeh Mohammadi and demand the immediate annulment of this "unfair" sentence, as well as his unconditional freedom and the release of other Iranian militants imprisoned in prison.

Iranian activist Farhad Meysami has stood against the sentence and declared himself on a hunger strike. “If you want to run Mohammadi, do two graves.” "This ruling is not only contrary to Sharifeh, but is a declaration of war and a death penalty against all social and civil activists," he added.

A total of 55 political prisoners have begun a hunger strike against the conviction.

Detention of Sharifeh Mohammadi

Sharifeh Mohammadi was arrested on 5 December 2023 in the city of Rasht and remained in solitary confinement for several months. According to sources from the Teheran syndicate, Sharifeh Mohammadi suffered heavy physical and psychological pressure over a long period to gain recognition of himself, causing enormous humiliation. For a long time she was incommunicado with her family and also with her nine-year-old son. In the light of evidence of continued mistreatment by the Ministry of Intelligence, prison officials also protested at the beatings received, fearing that Mohammadi's life would be put at risk.