We, the wives of Pejman Fatehi, Vafa Azarbar, Mohammad (Hazhir) Faramarzi, and Mohsen Mazloum, have been denied justice for too long. Our husbands, Kurdish dissidents, were arbitrarily arrested on 20 July 2022, subjected to enforced disappearance, and deprived of their right to a fair trial. On 29 January 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran secretly executed them after a grossly unfair process, without ever informing us of their condition or location.

With the assistance of our legal counsel, Mr. Faraz Firouzi, we have submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. We urge this body to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for these unlawful executions and demand they reveal the location of our husbands' remains.

We call upon international human rights defenders, organizations, and the global community to support us in our peaceful pursuit of justice. We need your voices to pressure the Iranian authorities, and your assistance in amplifying our message: the bodies of our loved ones must be returned, and accountability must be achieved.

Bayan Azimi, Golistan Arzhangi, Marieh Mahmoudi, Sorour (Joana) Taimasi
1 October 2024