Iran Urged to End Harassment of Narges Mohammadi
Iran Urged to End Harassment of Narges Mohammadi
Narges Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences amounting to more than 13 years of imprisonment.
A group of independent experts has urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Narges Mohammadi and all women human rights defenders, who remain in jail on charges relating to their defence of human rights.
“We are alarmed about the unfair proceedings and lengthy sentences handed to human rights defender, Narges Mohammadi, directly related to her peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and assembly in the pursuit of gender equality in Iran,” the experts said. “Unduly covering charges under the framework of “national security” or “propaganda against the state in order to silence critical voices” need to stop.”
