The East Kurdistan Free Women's Community (KJAR), an umbrella of organisations fighting for women's rights in East Kurdistan, launched the campaign "No to Death, Yes to Free Life" on the 14th anniversary of the execution of Shirin Alamhouliand her comrades on 9 May 2010.

Many women's organisations from different parts of the world have expressed their support for the campaign.

Earlier this month, a petition was launched in Argentina with the slogan “No to Death, Yes to Free Life” demanding the annulment of the death sentences against Kurdish female political prisoners Warisha Moradi and Pakshan Azizi in Iran.

Feminists, human rights defenders and politicians have signed the petition in support of the campaign. The women-led campaign demonstrates global solidarity to end the death penalty and protect human rights.

In just three weeks, more than 1700 signatures have been collected by prominent figures such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Madres de Plaza de Mayo - Línea Fundadora members Elia Espen and Taty Almeida, journalist Marta Dillon, human rights defender Carlos Lordkipanidze and Elsa Oshiro. 

The campaign has received support from many countries, including Mexico, Australia, Sweden, Colombia and Cuba.

Signatures to be delivered to the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Feminist organizations, human rights organizations, trade unions, universities, social movements and political parties have also participated in the campaign. A delegation of civil society movements and women's representatives will deliver by hand the collected signatures and the letter containing its demands to the Iranian Consulate and the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The letter emphasizes that the death penalty is a crime against humanity and demands an immediate halt to the death sentences against Pakshan Azizi, Warisha Moradi and Sharifa Mohammadi and the complete abolition of the death penalty.

Messages of solidarity

Pedro Perucca (Poder Popular), Macarena Asenjo (Red Chilena contra la Violencia hacia las Mujeres) and Lilian Dawnes from Argentina released video messages expressing their solidarity with the campaign.

Pedro Perucca from Buenos Aires said that the Iranian regime has stepped up its repression against women after the murder of Kurdish woman Jina Amini and that the broad support for the campaign is a positive first step.

Macarena Asenjo from Chile stated that they raised their voices to stop the execution of three women activists who fought for women's rights in Iran and said, “The resistance of our three women comrades strengthens our cry ‘No to Death, Yes to Free Life’. Jin, Jiyan, Azadi!”

Argentine feminist and journalist Lilian Dawnes said, “The imminent execution of Pakshan Azizi, Warisha Moradi and Sharifa Mohammadi, who are being punished by the Islamic Republic of Iran and are at risk of execution at any moment, must be stopped immediately. I demand the immediate release of these three activists and raise my voice against the death penalty.”