Heinous Execution of Samira Sabzian, a Victim of Child Marriage Under the Clerical Regime, After Almost a Decade of Imprisonment

NCRI
Written by
NCRI Women’s Committee

NCRI logoInternational call to condemn this heinous crime and visit women’s prisons
The NCRI Women’s Committee strongly condemns the execution of Samira Sabzian, a victim of child marriage under the mullahs’ misogynistic rule and the mother of two children aged 11 and 15. Samira Sabzian was arrested in 2014 at the age of 19. She was sentenced to death for murdering her husband and had been imprisoned for more than nine years. The execution of a female prisoner after about a decade of imprisonment on death row is a heinous crime and a clear violation of recognized principles of human rights and international humanitarian standards.

In fear of the uprising, especially the uprising of Iranian women, the mullahs’ misogynist regime has stepped up executions in Iran. The number of executions has reached 92 people in less than a month since November 22, 2023.

The NCRI Women’s Committee urges the United Nations and its relevant bodies, the special rapporteur on violence against women, and the authorities defending human rights and women’s rights to condemn this heinous crime in a decisive and timely manner. The committee calls for an immediate visit to Iran by the International Fact-finding Mission to inspect women’s prisons, especially the Qarchak prison in Varamin, and talk to women prisoners.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran – Women’s Committee

December 20, 2023

To see the statement on the website of the NCRI Women’s Committee, please click on this link.