The Death Sentence of Sharifeh Mohammadi Has Been Overturned

The lawyer of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist, announced the overturning of this civil activist's death sentence by the Supreme Court of the country. Amir Reisiyaan told the Shargh network: "The Supreme Court, after reviewing the case, has overturned my client Ms. Sharifeh Mohammadi's sentence and referred the case for re-examination to a parallel branch." Sharifeh Mohammadi was arrested in December of last year and on July 4, 2023, was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht on charges of "baghi" (rebellion). The campaign to defend Sharifeh Mohammadi announced on September 30 that Antonio Tajani, the Italian Foreign Minister, had requested Iranian officials to reconsider Mohammadi's death sentence. According to the campaign, this action was taken following a request from three labor unions in Italy to their government for urgent efforts to annul Ms. Mohammadi's death sentence. On Sunday, October 7, a protest gathering of retirees in Shush chanted: "Sharifeh Mohammadi must be freed." The campaign to defend Sharifeh Mohammadi stated that the request to annul the death sentence is a significant rejection of state-sanctioned murder. Dariush Eghbali, supporting the hunger strike of women in Evin Prison, called for the annulment of "Sharifeh Mohammadi's" death sentence. Italy's request for a review of Sharifeh Mohammadi's death sentence.