(102) Organizations calling for the release of activist Zara Mohammadi

ARK News… On the fourteenth of July 2020, the first branch of the “Islamic Revolution” court in Sinna province, headed by Judge Saeed Saeedi, sentenced the Kurdish activist, Zara Mohammadi, to ten years in prison. Reducing the prison term to five years in the month of October of the year 2020.

The Kurdish teacher, Zara Mohammadi, on May 23, 2019, was arrested, along with two of her colleagues, on charges of "anti-Iranian national security" after raiding the headquarters of the Nujeen Cultural and Social Council, in which they work in its administrative body.

Zara Mohammadi was born in the village of Sarawla, in the Diyolan town of Sinna province in Iranian Kurdistan, and graduated from Birjand University with a master's degree in "Geopolitics." she and her colleagues founded the Nujeen Cultural Council.

According to information obtained from various media, journalists, and civilian sources, Zara insisted on staying in Iran, not fleeing, and speaking the Kurdish language.

We - in the organizations that have signed this statement, declare our full solidarity with “Zara Mohammadi” and all prisoners of conscience and activists in Iran, and we record our condemnation and denunciation of all the practices of the Iranian government against the Kurds, including arbitrary arrests, killings, executions, and all that is a violation of human rights in accordance with international human rights law.

We also appeal to all regional and concerned international parties to assume their responsibilities towards the Kurdish people in Iran and to intervene to stop these continuous violations against defenseless Kurdish civilians, and we call on the concerned authorities to work hard and quickly to release Zara Mohammadi and all prisoners of conscience and activists in Iran.

We also call on international organizations, the United Nations and women’s organizations, to mobilize and advocate to support the case of Zara Mohammadi’s arrest and to demand the Iranian authorities to stop these racist practices against the Kurdish people, including Kurdish women in Iranian Kurdistan, and to immediately release Zara Mohammadi.

The organizations that signed the statement:
1- The Kurdish Women's Union in Syria - Rhodes
2- Free Kurdish Women's Organization
3- Roj Association for Kurds Dusseldorf.
4- Beri Association for Combating Violence against Women.
5- The General Union of Kurdish Writers and Journalists in Syria
6- The Human Rights Organization in Syria - MAF
7- Organization for the Defense of Prisoners of Conscience in Syria – Rawanga
8 Environmental Protection Organization-KSKAIE
9- The Human Rights Committee of the National Meeting in Syria
10 Justice Center for Human Rights.
11 - Peacemakers Organization in Syria
12- Representative Office of the Kurdistan Writers Union - Europe
13- Yasna Rojava Organization for the Development of Zoroastrian Philosophy.
14- Kurdish Dewar magazine
15- The Kurdish legal body
16- Physicians of Kurdish Associations in Germany
17- Union of Kurdish Associations in Sweden
18- Kurdistan Women's Union in Sweden
19- The Kurdish Women's Union in Europe Roshan Badr Khan
20- Kurdistan Women's Council in the Diaspora
21- Multicultural Miteinander Academy
22- Diaspora Coordinating Council
23- Khunav Organization for Women and Child Rights
24- Kurdish Democratic Women's Organization
25 - Kurdistan Women's Union - Syria
26- Kurdish Human Rights Committee (Monitor)
27- The Kurdish Organization for Human Rights in Syria (DAD)
28- Judi Kurdish Radio.
29- The Kurdish Association in Valais - Switzerland.
30- The Syrian Kurdish Association in Switzerland.
31- Zilan Organization for Coexistence and Human Development
32- Kurdistan National Students Union YXNK
33- Sarkhaboun Magazine
34 - The Kurdistan Nationalist Women's Movement BANK
35- Media newspaper
36- Yezidi Council of Syria.
37 - Hevi Society in Duren, Germany.
38- Kurdistan Civil Society Forces
39 - The Kurdish Women's Union in Syria
40 - Al-Yasamin Organization for Motherhood and Childhood
41- Yezidi Cultural Association
42- Physicians of Kurdish Societies in Denmark
43 - Federal Kurdish Associations Norway
44 - Federation Kurds of Finland
45 - Vejîn. Network
46 - Roz Association for Women and Children
47- World Kurdish Organization (WKO)
48 - Association of Kurdish Women in Syria in Zurich, Switzerland
49 Shana Association Belgium.
50- German-Kurdish Forum
51- Kurdish Community Association in Stuttgart
52- Justice and Construction Center
53- Stuna Kurd Media Website
54 - The Kaji organization for Kurdish women
55 - Afrin Association for Kurdish Women
56- The Kurdish Society of Queensland - Australia
57 - Yezidis Center for Culture, Amsterdam
58- The Kurdish National Congress of North America
59- The Kurdish Community Association in Ottawa
60- The Kurdish House in Greater Toronto
61- Ronahi Society in Bochum, Germany
62 - Aachen Kurdish Center, Germany
63 - Federal Studies of Kurdistan Societies in Germany
64- The Kurdish Institute in the Netherlands
65- National Organization of Kurdish Youth (Soz)
66- Kurdish Feminist Voices
67 - The Kurdish Cultural and Sports Association in Besancon (CSK)
68 - Hevi Association in France
69 - The Kurdish Cultural Association in Lyon
70- Franco Kurdish Association in Boy-Dom (AFKP)
71- International Association of Victims of the Kurdish Genocide (AMVGK)
72 - Franco Kurdish Association Montuban
73- French Alliance - Iraqi Kurdistan (AKI)
74 - Solidarity Association with the Kurdish People
75 - Franco Kurdish Association in Charente
76- Cultural Association of the Kurds of Limoges
78 Union of Kurdish Teachers in Europe (UEKE)
78 - Badr Khan's Jaladat Association
79 - Fulda Academy for Education and Integration
80 - German Kurdish Community Association in Kissen
81 - Kurdish Community Association in Minchin
82 - The Yezidi House Kalkar
83 - Courage Theater Association
84 - German Kurdish Society Bad board
85 - The Kurdish Youth Association, Germany
86 – Nubihar Association for Kurdish Heritage
87 - The Kurdish Association in Schweinfurt
88 - The Kurdish community in Oberhausen
89 - Kurdistan Culture Association
90 - Kurdistan Workers' Union of Hamburg
91 - The Kurdish Community Association in Kissen, Germany
92 - German-Kurdish Friendship Association, Ranin.
93 - Kurdish Cultural Association Liver Corona
94 - Association of the Kurdish Community in Württemberg
95 - The Kurdish Community Association in Berlin
96 - Association of the Kurdish Community in Rheine-Main
97 - The Central Council of the Kurds in Europe.
98 - Journalists Without Newspapers Organization.
99 - Walat Foundation for Information and Culture.
100-- Ahin Organization for Culture and Arts
101-- Rachid Hammo Cultural Center
102-- Likolin Center for Legal Studies and Research, Germany

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