"Tabari was sentenced to death on October 25, by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht for baghi -- armed rebellion against the foundations of the Islamic republic. The conviction was based on a piece of cloth bearing the slogan "Women, Resistance, Freedom," which appeared to be a play on the "Women, Life, Freedom" motto popularized during Iran's 2022 protests. Authorities alleged she planned to display the cloth as a public banner."
"In an appeal brought by a UK-based organization, more than 400 prominent women, including four Nobel Prize laureates and several former presidents and prime ministers, on December 23, described Iran as "the world's number one executioner of women per capita." "Zahra's case lays bare this terror: in Iran, daring to hold a sign declaring women's resistance to oppression is now punishable by death," their letter said."
Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer, was sentenced to death on October 25 by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht for baghi — armed rebellion against the Islamic republic's foundations. The conviction cited a cloth bearing the slogan "Women, Resistance, Freedom," allegedly intended as a public banner. Tabari was first arrested about four years ago after a social media post, released after three months with electronic monitoring, and re-arrested in an April 2025 raid in Gilan province. A UK-based appeal gathered more than 400 prominent women, including four Nobel laureates, who called Iran the world's number one executioner of women per capita. Eight UN experts said her trial lasted ten minutes via videoconference and that she was denied her chosen lawyer.
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