In Iran, the death sentence against labor rights activist and human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi has been finalized. This was reported by Amir Raesian, the lawyer representing the 45-year-old woman imprisoned in Lakan Prison in the province of Gilan, to the daily newspaper Shargh.
The Supreme Court had overturned an initial ruling in October 2024 due to procedural errors – among other things, because no connection between Mohammadi and armed groups could be proven. Nevertheless, the Revolutionary Court in Rasht imposed the death penalty again in February this year.
Despite the continuing shortcomings, the 39th Chamber of the Supreme Court has now upheld the verdict, Raesian said. This means that the verdict is final and Mohammadi could be executed at any moment. The lawyer announced that he would exhaust all legal options to prevent his client’s execution.
Mohammadi’s conviction is based on her membership in the “Komiteye-Hamahangi” more than ten years ago, a legally recognized organization in Iran that supports the formation of interest groups and trade unions. Nevertheless, the regime’s judiciary accuses her of activities that endanger the state because she allegedly worked for the organization as a member of the Kurdish party Komala. Mohammadi rejects this, and Komala also denies that she was a member of the party.