Iran: Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Kurdish humanitarian worker

By Amnesty International

Responding to reports that Iran’s Supreme Court rejected the request for judicial review of the conviction and death sentence of humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan Azizi, 40, from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish ethnic minority, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “The international community must immediately urge the Iranian authorities […] The post Iran: Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Kurdish humanitarian worker appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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