Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
We express our profound concern over the death sentence imposed on Arghavan Fallahi, a 25-year-old political prisoner in Iran.
Ms. Fallahi was arrested on 25 January 2025 and detained in Ward 241 of Evin Prison under the authority of the Judiciary’s Intelligence Protection Unit. She spent five months in solitary confinement, during which she was subjected to interrogation as well as severe physical and psychological torture.
The death sentence was issued by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salavati, and was communicated to her on 1 July 2026.
Ms. Fallahi, a supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), was previously arrested in November 2022 along with her father, Nasrollah Fallahi, who was a political prisoner in the 1980s, and was held in prison for a short period. Her father remains in Evin Prison.
We further call upon the United Nations, Member States, and international human rights organizations to take immediate action to overturn the death sentence of Arghavan Fallahi and other political prisoners sentenced to death.
The international community must pressure the Iranian regime to grant the Special Rapporteur and the International Fact-Finding Mission access to Iranian prisons and allow them to meet with political prisoners.
The case of Arghavan Fallahi once again highlights the urgent need for coordinated and effective action by the international community to prevent an irreparable catastrophe. The 1988 massacre of political prisoners must not be allowed to happen again.
The international community witnessed the extraordinary courage of Iranian women during the recent protests, when they stood at the forefront of a movement demanding dignity, freedom, and fundamental rights. This courage was not spontaneous or isolated; it was rooted in a long history of resistance by Iranian women against repression and authoritarian rule. Thousands of PMOI/MEK women members and women activists have been executed by the mullahs’ regime over the past 45 years. The struggle of women such as Arghavan Fallahi reflects this broader legacy of resilience and determination.
Today, as a young Iranian woman faces the possibility of execution following a deeply concerning judicial process, the world must once again stand in solidarity with the women and people of Iran who continue to defend their fundamental rights.
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