Call for Action: Save the Life of Zahra Tabari and Other Political Prisoners on Death Row

9th October 2025 - The Iranian regime’s judiciary has handed down a death sentence to political prisoner Zahra Tabari, who is currently detained in Lakan Prison in Rasht. The verdict was issued by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht, headed by Ahmad Darvish Goftar, known for his role in oppressive rulings. During the proceedings, her fate was sealed in a 10-minute trial conducted via video conference, during which she was denied access to a lawyer of her own choosing. Her family stated that the entire proceeding was a “pre-determined show.”Born in Babol, Zahra was arrested in April 2025 after security forces stormed her home in Rasht. This is not her first experience with imprisonment—she had previously been detained in June 2022, spending three months in Lakan Prison before being placed under house arrest for fifteen months, monitored with an ankle bracelet.