The general strike in Eastern Kurdistan (Rojhilat) on Wednesday saw many businesses in several cities closing down to protest the death sentences of two female political prisoners, social worker Pakhshan Azizi and activist Warisha Moradi.

Six largest parties in Rojhilat called for a general strike against the death penalty. The action is intended to increase the pressure on the Iranian regime to stop its state killing machine. The parties PAK, PJAK, PDK-I and the three Komala groups announced the strike on Monday in a joint call.

Images posted on social media showed closed shops in cities such as Sanandaj, Saqqez, Divandarreh, and Marivan in Kurdistan province, as well as Mahabad, Bukan in West Azarbaijan province, and Kermanshah.

Moradi was sentenced to death in November by Tehran's Revolutionary Court on charges of "armed rebellion." Azizi received the same sentence in July.

Both sentences have sparked outrage locally and internationally.