Report on the Protest in front of the Iraqi Embassy in London on 24.4.2026

Demanding the Immediate Release of the Results of the Investigation into the Assassination of Women’s activist and Communist Leader (Yanar Mohammed)

Under the slogan “No More Delays, Open and Transparent Investigation into the Murder of Yanar Mohammed!”, a protest was held today, April 24, 2026, in London, UK, in front of the Iraqi Embassy. The protest was attended by several Yanar’s friends and supporters, as well as her comrades in the struggle.

This protest marks the first step in an ongoing campaign of protest initiatives that we will undertake to achieve our demands.

The protest included speeches from several organizations, parties, friends, and advocates of Yanar and her emancipatory cause.

Slogans chanted during the protest included:

– The results of the investigation now!

– Identify Yanar Mohammed’s killers immediately.

– A public trial for Yanar Mohammed’s murderers!

– We will never forget you, Yanar!

– Yanar’s revolution will continue!

– Justice for Yanar Mohammed, is Justice for all the women of Iraq!

The chants also called for justice for the beloved Yanar Mohammed and condemned the Iraqi authorities’ procrastination in pursuing and announcing the results of the investigation into this case. They emphasized the determination to continue the path of emancipation and equality that Yanar had led for nearly a quarter of a century.

A Memorandum of Protest and Demands was submitted on behalf of the protestors at the vigil to the Iraqi Embassy in London in both Arabic and English. In it, they expressed their outrage and deep dissatisfaction with the Iraqi authorities’ inaction in pursuing and announcing the results of the investigation into this case, which has international dimensions, despite the passage of more than seven weeks since this heinous crime, and despite directives issued by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on the very day of her assassination to conduct an investigation into the murder.

Two participants in the gathering, acting on behalf of the protesters, presented the memorandum to the embassy representative and verbally informed him of its contents. They emphasized the necessity of delivering the protest memorandum and its demands to the relevant authorities in the Iraqi government to follow up on the case and announce its results officially and without further delay. They expressed the protesters’ commitment to continuing to exert pressure both locally and internationally, using all possible civil means, to achieve justice for Yanar and prevent the perpetrators from escaping punishment.

The text of the memorandum is below:

To: The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq

21 Queen’s Gate

London SW7 5JE

United Kingdom

24.4.2026

Memorandum of Protest and Demands

We, the undersigned, express our outrage and strongly protest the Iraqi government’s inaction in the investigation into the assassination of leading women activist Yanar Mohammed, President of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq and member of the Central Committee of Organization of the Communist Alternative in Iraq. She was murdered by criminal hands in Baghdad on March 2nd of this year.

More than seven weeks have passed since this heinous crime, and despite directives issued on the same day, by the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to investigate the killing, no results have yet been released by the investigative committee tasked with the case.

Our Demands:

1- The immediate Announcement of the Investigation Results: We demand that the Iraqi government and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani immediately publish the results of the investigations into the assassination of Yanar Mohammed and identify the perpetrators and those behind the crime.

2- Guarantee the Integrity of the Investigations: This requires the participation of international professional human rights bodies and representatives of human rights and women’s organizations that advocate for Yanar, both in Iraq and abroad, in the investigation process and its findings.

3- Open & transparent Trials: Bringing the killers and instigators to trial, without any delays or procrastination under any pretext, to ensure justice for Yanar Mohammed and prevent the perpetrators from escaping punishment.

4- Guarantee Protection for Women’s Rights Activists: Providing genuine and effective protection for activists and guaranteeing their right to engage in civic activities without threat.

Signatures:

Friends and Supporters of Yanar Mohammed in the UK

Federation of Iraqi refugees

International Federation of Iraqi Refugees IFIR

Organisation of the Communist Alternative in Iraq OCAI -UK Branch

Worker-Communist Party of Iraq- UK Organisation

Worker- Communist Party of Kurdistan- UK Organisation

Kurdish and Middle Eastern women’s organisation KMEWO

Iraqi Women’s League IWL – UK branch

Centre for Observance of Human Rights in Iraq and Kurdistan (COPRIK)

Syrian Coast Society

Alliance of Workers Liberty