Shahla and Nasreen Kaabi

Shahla (شهلا) and Nasreen Kaabi (نسرین کعبی) were two Iranian Kurdish sisters from Saqqez who served as nurses. On August 29, 1980, they were executed on charges of "participating in the conflicts in Kurdistan," "collaborating with attackers," and aiding "counter-revolutionaries". Their alleged crime stemmed from providing medical treatment to individuals deemed as counter-revolutionaries at Saqqez Hospital. Their death sentences were decreed by Sadegh Khalkhali and carried out at Sanandaj barracks. At the time of their execution, Shahla was 34 years old, and Nasrin was 29. Arrest and exile

Shahla and Nasreen Kaabi were initially arrested in autumn 1979 and subsequently exiled to Qazvin. During their time in exile, they also spent some months in Kerman. However, in the spring of 1980, following negotiations between government officials and the Kurdish delegation, they were allowed to return to Kurdistan along with other exiles. Their reprieve was short-lived as they were arrested for the second time on June 14, 1980. They endured three months of imprisonment in Saqqez, Evin, and Sanandaj prisons.

Execution The death sentence for the Kaabi sisters, along with another group, was delivered on the night of August 27, 1980, at the Sanandaj barracks. No formal court proceedings or defense were conducted. At approximately 4:30 a.m., the execution was carried out at the same location. Recalling the harrowing scene of the Kaabi sisters' execution, one of the prisoners who witnessed the event recounted:

Reactions Following the execution, the Islamic Republic newspaper claimed that Shahla and Nasreen Kaabi were charged with "participation in recent conflicts" and "collaboration with attackers." However, their families later revealed that during their arrest, authorities accused them of providing medical treatment to counter-revolutionaries at Saqez Hospital.

On August 31, 2001, Komalah published a tribute to Shahla and Nasreen Kaabi. The Prison Book (edited by Nasser Mohajer, volume 1, page 189) includes a dedicated paragraph to the Kaabi sisters.