In a powerful display of international solidarity, more than 400 prominent women leaders from across the globe issued an urgent public statement on December 23, 2025, demanding the immediate release of Zahra Tabari, a political prisoner currently facing imminent execution in Iran. The signatories include Nobel Peace Prize laureates, former heads of state, United Nations officials, and human rights defenders who have united to condemn the Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty to silence political dissent.

The appeal, organized by Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI), highlights the regime’s brutal gender apartheid and its specific targeting of women who challenge the mullahs’ tyranny. Signatories include former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, former Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey, and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk. They warn that in Iran today, “daring to hold a sign declaring women’s resistance to oppression is now punishable by death.”

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