The Women's Press Union (YRJ) launched a campaign on 12 August against the Iranian state's death penalties against journalist and social worker Pakshan Azizi and activist Sharifeh Mohammadi. Pakshan Azizi was sentenced to death on 23 July and Sharifeh Mohammadi on 4 July. Both women were subjected to severe torture and inhuman treatment during weeks of detention.

YRJ announced the results of its ‘No to the Death Penalty’ campaign against the Iranian regime's death sentence against journalist Pakshan Azizi and activist Sharifeh Mohammadi.

At the press conference held at the ‘Reading Park’ in Qamishlo, YRJ Assembly member Sorgul Şêxo read the statement in Kurdish and YRJ Executive Committee member Xetîce Mirza in Arabic.

According to the statement, the campaign received intense participation from North and East Syria, four parts of Kurdistan, Middle Eastern countries, Asia and Africa.

“Our campaign, which was planned to end on 19 August, was extended due to the demand of many institutions and organisations and women's rights defenders,” the statement said, adding that the campaign, which lasted 14 days, ended on 26 August.

“As a result of the campaign, 36,398 signatures were collected from journalists, civil society and women's organisations, legal organisations, politicians, intellectuals, activists, independent personalities and citizens from Europe and Middle Eastern countries such as North and East Syria, four parts of Kurdistan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia,” the statement said.

The collected signatures will be sent to the International Federation of Journalists, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders.

‘Our activities have not ended here; we will continue to report on crimes against women wherever they occur until justice is served and women's leading role in society is guaranteed,” the statement concluded.

Institutions and organisations that participated in the campaign and endorsed the statement are as follows:

1- Kongra Star Organisations in North-East Syria and Europe

2-Syria Women's Assembly

3- Zenubiya Women Community

4- North and East Syria Women’s Assembly of Martyrs’ Families

5- Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) Women's Office

6-Jineology Research Centre

7- Free Women’s Foundation

8- Sara Organisation against Violence against Women

9- Women's Economy

10- North and East Syria Women's Assembly

11-Manbij Canton Autonomous Administration

12- Democratic Union Party (PYD)

13- Democratic Modern Party

14-Kurdistan Democratic Peace Party

15-Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party

16-Conservative Democratic Party

17-Women’s Sawushka Association

18-Syriac Union Party

19-Syriac Women's Union

20-Democratic Society Academy

21-Social Justice Assembly

22-Future of Syria Party

23-Self Defence Forces (HPC)

24-Young Women's Union

25- Syrian Construction and Development Party

26- Free Patriots’ Party

27- Revolutionary Political Assembly

28-Kurdistan Future Movement

29-Syria- Kurdistan Democratic Party

30- Herekol Publishing House

31- Keskesora Area (Rainbow)

32- Democratic Green Party

33- Armenian Community Council of North and East Syria

34- Women's Network of Peace Commanders

35- Women's Rights Research and Protection Centre

36- Rojava Yazidi Women's Union

37- Women's councils of North and East Syria Cantons

38-Tabqa Canton Autonomous Administration

39-Heyva Sor a Kurd (Kurdish Red Crescent)

40-Hîlala Zêrîn Movement

41- Lawyers and doctors in all cantons

42- North and East Syria Education Council and all teachers

43- Manbij Circassian and Turkmen Associations

44- FreeYazidi Women’s Movement (TJAÊ)-Shengal

45-Shengal Yazidi Women's Foundation

46- Shengal Yazidi Women Diplomacy

47- European Movement for Culture and Arts

48- Jurists in Europe

49-Kombûna Amazîxî ya Cîhanî

50-Tunisia-Agriculture Project Support Community

51- World Women's March Morocco Coordination