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‘I am one who dies for life, not one who lives for death’ – Kurdish Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi

By Clare Quirk
In 2024, Kurdish social worker Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death. She remains incarcerated in Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran. This is her story ...

Pakhshan Azizi’s Letter from Evin Prison

By Pakhshan Azizi
Writing from the women's ward of Evin Prison on 10 June 2026, Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi, who remains under a death sentence, reflects on her legal case, political principles, humanitarian work, and the broader historical and political dynamics shaping the Middle East.
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