In a statement, more than 200 Iranian attorneys expressed their opposition to the execution of Pakhshan Azizi, Varisheh Moradi, and Sharifeh Mohammadi, three female political prisoners.

A “immediate halt to the execution” of Pakhshan Azizi and “respect for the legal rights” of Varisheh Moradi and Sharifeh Mohammadi in the handling of their appeals against the death sentences are demanded in the statement, which is signed by 229 attorneys.VOA