JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.
In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
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Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Ex-Woman Wrestler in Iran Fined Over Photo Without Hijab
Iranian authorities have fined a former woman wrestler for posting a picture of her without a mandatory headscarf on social media. Massoumeh Suleimani recently revealed on her Instagram page that she has been fined 50 million tomans ($1,000) for what the Khorramabad Prosecutor's Office deemed as <acts of violence in cyberspace.> The picture in question showed Suleimani without a head covering at the gravesite of a victim of the brutal state crackdown on nationwide protests that erupted last year. Suleimani, who gained recognition as a successful wrestler and international referee, was earlier forced to withdraw from the sport due to pressures from the security apparatus. In defiance of a stern warning by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Islamic Republic continues to interfere in sports, repressing athletes and infringing the rights of sportswomen. Suleimani was first arrested in December 2019 during widespread demonstrations sparked by a sudden surge in gasoline prices.
She was taken into custody again on May 10 of this year on charges of <incitement to commit violent acts in social media.>
The human rights website Hengaw reported in August she had been sentenced to one year in prison. The case stemmed from the publication of photos depicting Suleimani without hijab at Nika Shakrami's gravesite.


NIKA SHAKARAMI
Nika, 16, was abducted and killed by security forces during last year's protests. The teenage girl, like Suleimani, hailed from Khorramabad.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/123165-ex-woman-wrestler-in-iran-fined-over-photo-without-hijab/
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Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Afghan Immigrants Barred from 16 Iranian Provinces, Official Says
An Iranian official has said that Afghan immigrants have been barred from residing and working in 16 provinces across the country. Following a directive from the Supreme National Security Council, eight stages of a plan to <identify, arrest and expel illegal citizens> have been implemented in Kermanshah since the beginning of the year, the director-general of Foreign Nationals and Immigrant Affairs in the province told ISNA news agency on December 3. Hamzeh Suleimani did not name the 15 other provinces where the presence of Afghan nationals is prohibited, but local media have identified them as East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Zanjan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Gilan, Mazandaran, Sistan and Baluchistan, Hormozgan, and Hamedan. The Supreme National Security Council and the Ministry of Interior did not immediately confirm the ban on Afghans in 16 provinces. In recent weeks, there have been reports and videos circulating in Iran showing acts of violence against Afghan refugees. In one incident, which followed the killing of a 17-year-old boy in Meybod, several people attacked and set fire to the homes of Afghans in the city. Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi has recently said he had requested the Taliban-led government in Kabul to facilitate the return of Afghan refugees to their country. Vahidi estimated the number of Afghans living in Iran at around 5 million. He said that <legal immigrants will be issued a unique code for identification purposes, not ID cards.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/123146-afghan-immigrants-barred-from-16-iranian-provinces-official-says/

Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Iranian Schools Closed Amid Air Pollution Surge
Iranian authorities have closed schools in Tehran and several other provinces due to a surge in air pollution.
In the capital, all primary and secondary schools are closed on December 4, while children, pregnant women and individuals with heart or lung conditions are advised to avoid outdoor activities and wear masks in the streets. The deputy coordinator for civil affairs of Alborz also announced the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the province. Mansour Shishehfarosh, director-general of Crisis Management of Isfahan, said that all educational institutions in the province will be closed. The Tehran Air Quality Control Company announced that the air pollution index reached 153 on the evening of December 3.
An index of 101-200 is considered <unhealthy.>
The head of the National Meteorological Organization warned of worsening air pollution in Tehran until December 7. Since the beginning of the year, Tehran has experienced only nine days of clean air, 179 days of acceptable air quality, 62 days of unhealthy air for sensitive populations, and seven days of unhealthy air for all groups. Officials cite various reasons for the worsening air quality, but no effective plan has been implemented to address the crisis. According to Mehdi Pirhadi, the head of the Health, Environment, and Urban Services Commission at the Tehran City Council, air pollution caused 6,398 deaths in the capital in 2021.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/123148-iranian-schools-closed-amid-air-pollution-surge/

Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Controversial Iranian Musician Tataloo Arrested in Istanbul
Turkish authorities have arrested Amir Tataloo, one of Iran's most famous musicians and singers, Iranian media report. The semiofficial ILNA news agency reported that Amirhossein Maqsoodlou, better known as Amir Tataloo, was apprehended on the evening of December 2 following a complaint filed by the Iran's Consulate in Istanbul. The tattoo-covered artist is reportedly accused of <obscene behavior> toward consulate staff. Last week, videos circulated on social media showed Tataloo at Istanbul Airport with his passport, leading to speculation that he intended to return to Iran.
The musician gained notoriety for criticizing the Iranian government's human rights record in his songs and on social media. However, he later adopted a conservative stance and urged his fans to vote for hardliners in the 2017 presidential elections. His most famous single, Nuclear Energy, released before the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, asserted Iran's right to self-defense. The accompanying music video, shot on a warship in the Persian Gulf, fueled speculation he had been co-opted by the Iranian establishment. In 2019, Instagram blocked his account due to the publication of anti-women content and the promotion of child marriage. In his stories, Tataloo claimed he planned to establish a <Sultan's Palace> in Türkiye, and invite girls between the ages of 15 and 20 to join.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/123149-controversial-iranian-musician-tataloo-arrested-in-istanbul/

Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Two Kurdish Sunni Clerics Arrested in Iran
Iranian security forces have arrested two Kurdish Sunni clerics in the northwestern district of Bukan, as the country's Shia rulers continue their crackdown on Sunni clerics in Iran. The arrests of Hassan Amini, the Friday prayer leader of the village of Malaler, and Mohiuddin Mohammadzadeh, the Friday prayer leader of Nobar village, were reported by the Kurdpa News Agency on December 2. According to Kurdpa, the arrests were carried out without a court order and the two clerics were taken to an unknown location.
Bukan district is located in West Azerbaijan province.
Since the eruption of nationwide protests last year, the government has intensified its repression of Sunni clerics in the western Kurdish regions and the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, home to the country's Sunni Baluch minority. Numerous clerics have been imprisoned on political grounds.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/123153-two-kurdish-sunni-clerics-arrested-in-iran/

Iranwire - 4 Dec 2023
<<Iranian Political Prisoner's Phone Call Cut Off After He Mentioned <Torture>
The wife of Iranian political prisoner Yashar Tabrizi has denounced the abrupt termination of a phone call with her husband after he mentioned experiencing <pressure, threats and torture> while in custody. In a statement posted on her Instagram page on December 3, Vahideh Imanzadeh said that the imprisoned activist's call from Tehran's Evin prison was cut off after two minutes after he began to speak about his loneliness, the mistreatment he has endured, and his deteriorating physical and mental condition. <The responsibility for safeguarding my husband's life and mental health lies entirely with the judiciary and the Prisons Organization,> Imanzadeh wrote. Tabrizi was apprehended in the northwestern city of Tabriz ahead of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death and subsequently transferred to Tehran's Evin prison on September 14. He is being held in Wrad 240, which is overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization. In a separate development, human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been denied phone calls and visits since November 29. According to a post on her Instagram page, which is managed by her relatives, the head of Evin prison's women's ward informed Mohammadi of the authorities' decision to restrict her communication. Previously, Mohammadi had been allowed to communicate with her siblings in Iran. Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month for keeping up her fight against the <oppression of women> in her country despite her multiple arrests and spending years behind bars.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/123144-iranian-political-prisoners-phone-call-cut-off-after-he-mentioned-torture/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 4 Dec 2023
<<Kurdish Language lecturer sentenced to 11 years in prison
In a recent judicial development in Sanandaj-Kurdistan, Seywan Ebrahimi a Kurdish language lecturer and a member of the board of directors of the cultural-social association <Nojin,> has been sentenced to a total of 11 years of imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
According to reports received by the Hengaw organization for Human Rights, Seywan Ebrahimi, a Kurdish language teacher, was recently sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, presided by chief Judge Karami. He received a 10-year prison sentence on charges of <forming groups with the intent to disrupt national security> and an additional one-year sentence on charges of <propaganda against the government,> resulting in a cumulative 11-year term of imprisonment. Seywan Ebrahimi, in another case in August 2023, was sentenced by Branch 106 of the Criminal Court in Sanandaj to one year of punitive imprisonment, exile, and flogging of 40 lashes on charges of <disrupting public order.> On December 3rd, his imprisonment and flogging sentences were confirmed in the appellate court, while his exile sentence to Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah was overturned. On his social media, Seywan Ebrahimi conveying the reasons for his sentences, including 12 years imprisonment, <responsibility in the Nojin association and its activities,> <support for the resistance of his spouse, Zara Mohammadi,> <posting pictures of martyrs on social networks,> and also, <association with a channel called KurdTV,> claiming unawareness of the existence of such a channel.
Mr. Ebrahimi, a board member of the <Nojin> cultural and social association was detained on Wednesday the 18th of January 2023, by Iranian security forces. He was eventually released on bail, on Monday, February 14th, from Sanandaj Prison until the conclusion of the legal proceedings.
He was also arrested previously on January 3rd, 2023 while attending the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj to follow up on the case of his spouse, Zehra Mohammadi, another Kurdish language lecturer in prison at the time. He was released on bail on January 5th, after depositing the required bail.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/kurdish-language-lecturer-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison


Handcuffs for Sunnis
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 3 Dec 2023
<<Ahvaz: 28 Sunni Arab Individuals, Including a Woman, Detained for Eight Months
Twenty-eight Sunni Arab individuals, one woman and 27 men, have endured seven months and 22 days in detention, remaining in uncertain custody at Shiban prison in Ahvaz. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, these twenty-eight prisoners, hailing from Shushtar, Khuzestan province, serve as the heads of their families. Over the last eight months of their detention, the living conditions of their families have become exceedingly fragile, reaching a point where they cannot afford to engage a lawyer and pursue the case. Human rights activist Arash Sadeghi has reported the ongoing detention of these individuals. The Shushtar General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office charged them with <consensus and collusion,> leading to the case being transferred to the Dezful Revolutionary Court and subsequently declared closed due to insufficient evidence. However, Sadeghi highlighted that, despite the closure, the detainees' families sought resolution at the Dezful Revolutionary Court, only to face resistance from the new judge who refused to finalize the case. These individuals from Shushtar were apprehended by security forces on Monday, April 10, 2023, and subsequently transferred to Shiban prison in Ahvaz, where they continue to be held.
The names of these prisoners are as follows:
Hajar Heydari, Bashir Abdullahzadeh, Jamal Cha'ab, Javad Defari Gassibeh, Hossein Albobaldi, Hossein Bouadhar, Hossein Hamzah, Haider Cha'ab, Khalil Abdullahzadeh, Rashid Deilmi, Rashid Abdullahzadeh, Zaman Anafjeh, Sajad Soleimani Fardi, Hamid Mousavi, Saeed Ja'adaleh, Karim Poursa'adoun, Saheb Krasnejadian, Adel Jaberi Shibli, Abbas Defari Gasbeh, Aziz Abdullahzadeh, Aziz Naserifard, Ali Rami, Ali Ka'ab, Alireza Salmannejad, Isa Royzi Deilmi, Mohammad Sa'adi, Mahmoud Sa'adi and Mahmoud Ghazlawi.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/ahvaz-28-sunni-arab-individuals-including-a-woman-detained-for-eight-months


Neghin Chaparian
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 3 Dec 2023
<<A woman sentenced to imprisonment for walking her dog at park in Tehran-Iran
In a recent legal development in Tehran Neghin Chaparian, a resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to one year of punitive imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This individual had previously become the target of an assault by a government-supporting assailant due to what was termed <walking a dog in the park> and subsequently had published a video of the incident. According to reports obtained by the Hengaw organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, Neghin Chaparian, a 34 years old resident of Tehran, was sentenced to one year imprisonment by Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran under the chief Judge Ali Mazloum. According to informed sources, the charges against this individual include <propaganda against the government,> <encouragement of corruption,> <disruption of public chastity,> and <connections with foreign opposition networks.> Neghin Chaparian was detained on Monday, August 6th, 2023, at her private residence by intelligence forces. After a day of detention and clarification of the charges at the Security Court, she was temporarily released posting a bail in the amount of a 700 million tomans. Her arrest occurred three months after an assailant had attacked her for walking a dog in the park. Later, she had taken the initiative to publish a video documenting the confrontation with the assailant.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/a-woman-sentenced-to-imprisonment-for-walking-her-dog-at-park-in-tehran-iran


Sadegh Mahmoudnejad
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 2 Dec 2023
<<An Injured Kurdish Protester, Sadegh Mahmoudnejad, Receives Five-Year Sentence
Sadegh Mahmoudnejad, a participant in the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement in Piranshahr who sustained injuries to his eye during the protests, has been handed a sentence of five years and six months by the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This comes in addition to a prior conviction of three months in prison and 30 lashes in a separate case. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Sadegh Mahmoudnejad, a married father from the village of <Jeran> in Piranshahr, faced charges of <membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan> and <propaganda against the government> at the Mahabad Revolutionary Court. He has been sentenced to a cumulative period of five years and six months in prison. The injured protester had previously received a three-month prison sentence and 30 lashes from Branch 102 of the Criminal Court of Piranshahr for his involvement in protests, charged with <disturbing public order and peace.> In a prior report on Sadegh Mahmoudnejad's health, Hengaw highlighted his extensive eye surgeries at Khomeini Hospital in Urmia, Farabi Hospital in Tehran, and Ramsar city's Sajjad Hospital. Despite these efforts, his left-eye-vision remains significantly impaired, estimated at approximately 20%. Sadegh Mahmoudnejad was arrested on July 3, 2023, at his residence by government forces. Subsequently, on July 27 of the same year, he was provisionally released on bail of 4 billion tomans until the conclusion of legal proceedings. It's important to note that during the popular protests in <Mamosta Hajar> square of Piranshahr on the evening of September 21, 2022, Sadegh Mahmoudnejad sustained eye injuries from direct gunfire by security forces.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/an-injured-kurdish-protester-sadegh-mahmoudnejad-receives-five-year-sentence


Shohreh Salekian
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 1 Dec 2023
<<Shohreh Salekian, a Baha'i adherent, was sentenced to 3 years and 8 months of imprisonment
A Baha'i adherent identified as Shohreh Salekian, a resident of Mashhad, was sentenced to three years and eight months of imprisonment by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, recently, the Revolutionary Court of Mashhad handed down verdicts of 3 years imprisonment under the charge of <participation in opposition parties> and eight months imprisonment under the charge of <propaganda against the regime> to Shohreh Salekian, a baha'i adherent. This collectively amounts to three years and eight months of detention. According to the law of consolidation of sentences, the severe punishment equal to the three years of penal imprisonment verdict is fully applicable to this individual. Shohreh Salekian was summoned and formally charged by Branch 903 of the Mashhad Prosecutor's Office on July 29, 2023.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/shohreh-salekian-a-bahai-adherent-was-sentenced-to-3-years-and-8-months-of-imprisonment


Zakaria Karimi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 1 Dec 2023
<<Mahabad: Security Forces Detain Zakaria Karimi, Brother of Executed Religious Prisoner Ayoub Karimi
Zakaria Karimi, the brother of Ayoub Karimi, a Kurdish religious prisoner from Mahabad, who faced execution three days ago in Ghezel Hesar prison, has been apprehended by security forces. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Thursday, November 30, 2023, Zakaria Karimi, a Kurdish individual from Mahabad, was arrested by the Intelligence department in Sardasht city. An informed source close to Zakaria Karimi's family revealed that he was subsequently transferred to the detention center of this security institution in Urmia after his arrest in Sardasht by Intelligence department forces. Hengaw has learned that Zakaria Karimi's wife and young child were also detained briefly by the aforementioned forces for a few hours. In the wake of a video featuring his 70-year-old mother addressing the public, particularly the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, urging a halt to the execution of her son, Ayoub Karimi, Zakaria Karimi's family has faced pressure from the Intelligence Department. Zakaria Karimi was arrested after the execution of his brother Ayoub Karimi's death sentence at dawn on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. Ayoub, a father of two, saw his death sentence carried out after spending fourteen years in prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/mahabad-security-forces-detain-zakaria-karimi-brother-of-executed-religious-prisoner-ayoub-karimi


Reza Aghdasi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 1 Dec 2023
<<Tehran; Reza Aghdasi, a disabled labor activist sentenced to four years and three months in prison
Reza Aghdasi, a labor activist and one of the fired workers of Iran Khodro Company, has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Reza Aghdasi was recently sentenced to eight months in prison by the 26th branch of Tehran's Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court on the charge of <propaganda activity against the regime> and three years and seven months on the charge of <assembly and collusion against the security of the country>. In total, he was sentenced to four years and three months of penal servitude. This disabled labor activist is under treatment due to movement and physical problems and is the father of two sick children. On Tuesday, October 24, Reza Aghdasi was arrested and transferred to Evin prison after being summoned and referred to the 3rd branch of the Evin investigation office, while issuing a bail of 500 million tomans. This labor activist was arrested last year by the security forces in his home along with his wife during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/12/tehran-reza-aghdasi-a-disabled-labor-activist-sentenced-to-four-years-and-three-months-in-prison

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