IRAN - Varisheh Moradi Resentenced to Death at Retrial
Kurdish Political Prisoner
October 14, 2026 - IRAN. Varisheh Moradi Resentenced to Death at Retrial
Kurdish Political Prisoner
Varisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, has been resentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Per her lawyers, the court resentenced her to death without carrying out the investigations mandated by the Supreme Court. Varisheh is an honorary citizen of the city of Poggibonsi, Italy.
According to her lawyers, Varisheh Moradi has been resentenced to death on the charge of membership in a baghi group (one that carries out baghy or armed rebellion) by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by “Death Judge” Salavati.
The 41-year-old Kurdish political prisoner who is currently held in Evin Prison was sentenced to death by the same court on 10 November 2024. The Supreme Court overturned her sentence on 10 December 2025 "due to defects in the investigation and breaches of procedural requirements (in particular, the failure at the various stages of the proceedings to inform her of the charge forming the basis of the death sentence).” The case was referred back to the same branch for retrial.
- (Source: IHR)
- https://iranhr.net/en/articles/9115/
- https://www.en-hrana.org/political-prisoner-varisheh-moradi-sentenced-to-death-for-the-second-time/