"Sharifeh Mohammadi has been in prison since December 2023. The 46-year-old activist and engineer is accused of "armed rebellion against the state" in Iran. She now faces execution again. Already sentenced to death twice in 2024 and early 2025, this August the Supreme Court once again upheld the ruling. Her commitment to workers' rights brought her to the attention of the authorities."
"Under Iranian criminal law, three offenses are punishable by death: war against God (moharebeh), corruption on earth, and rebellion (baghi), lawyer Marzieh Mohebi told DW. "The relevant articles of the law are so vaguely worded that judges can apply them to almost any form of protest or political activity." Mohebi has been living in exile in France for two years. In Iran, she built a network of female lawyers who represented women imprisoned without charges or in difficult circumstances."
Sharifeh Mohammadi has been imprisoned since December 2023 on charges of armed rebellion against the state and faces execution after multiple death sentences. The Supreme Court upheld a death sentence in August following earlier rulings in 2024 and early 2025. Mohammadi's labor-rights organizing in Rasht, including membership in a committee to form labor organizations, drew government scrutiny. She lived and worked in Rasht with her family, including a 13-year-old son. Iranian law lists moharebeh, corruption on earth, and baghi as capital offenses, with vaguely worded articles that can be applied to protest and political activity.
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