Narges Mohammadi Supports Varisheh Moradi, Political Prisoner Facing Death Sentence

Varisheh Moradi's Ordeal

• 💡 Narges Mohammadi shares her personal connection with Varisheh Moradi, having been fellow inmates in Evin Prison.
• ⚔️ Varisheh bravely fought against ISIS in Rojava, where she was wounded and still suffers from shrapnel injuries.
• 🏥 Despite medical recommendations from hospital and prison doctors, Varisheh is denied essential medical treatment and medication in prison.
• 🔒 Security institutions intervene in specific cases like Varisheh's, requiring their approval for medical transfers and overriding judicial or prison authorities.

Condemning the Death Sentence

• 🎯 The primary purpose of the gathering is to protest the death sentence issued against Varisheh Moradi.
• ⚖️ The death penalty is highlighted as a fundamental violation of human rights, particularly in regimes where the judiciary is not independent.
• ⚠️ In authoritarian systems, opposing capital punishment becomes a collective priority due to the judiciary's subordination to the regime.

Inseparable from Human Rights

• 🌱 The fight against the death penalty is inseparable from the broader struggle for democracy and human rights.
• ✊ Abolishing the death penalty is crucial for resisting the Islamic Republic, as the regime uses execution as a powerful tool of repression against dissent.
• 🛑 The movement aims to dismantle the machinery of execution and halt the issuance and enforcement of death sentences.

Hope for Abolition

• ✨ Narges Mohammadi expresses hope for a future where capital punishment has no place in their judicial system, similar to many other countries.
• 🚀 Achieving the abolition of the death penalty will mark a major milestone and pave the way for further victories.
• ✅ There is a strong belief that this goal will be reached, whether it takes time or is difficult, sooner or later.