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Kids-piranshahr
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 21 2023
<<Surge in Child Arrests in Piranshahr: Five Minors Detained in Two Days
Government forces have recently detained five children, namely Peshawa Nabi (16 years old), Karzan Nabi (15 years old), Komar Nabi, Farzin Nabi, and Hedi Yousefi, intensifying concerns about the situation in Piranshahr. According to reports obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights,on Monday, November 20, 2023, the apprehension of 16-year-old Komar Nabi, along with Peshawa Nabi and Karzan Nabi, occurred in their parental residence in Piranshahr without proper warrants. Prior to this event, on the night of Sunday, November 19, 2023, 14-year-old Farzin Nabi was taken into custody at his workplace on Mola Reza St. in the city. Simultaneously, in Piranshahr, another teenager, Hedi Yousefi (16 years old), was forcefully apprehended at his residence. These five individuals have been transported to undisclosed locations. Despite tireless efforts by their families to obtain information, details regarding the reasons for the arrests, charges filed against them, or their current status remain unavailable as of this news release. In line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which the Iranian Government is a signatory and treats as part of domestic law under Article 9 of the civil law, detention without trial is permissible only as a last resort and in cases of necessity. Article 287 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the I.R.I.'s domestic law similarly upholds this principle, emphasizing that children should be handed over to their parents or legal guardians. Any detention during preliminary investigations should only occur after a thorough examination of the necessity of the case.>>
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https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/surge-in-child-arrests-in-piranshahr-five-minors-detained-in-two-days

Iranwire - 21 Nov 2023
<<Teachers' Union Activists Arrested in Iran to Serve Prison Sentences
Three teachers' union activists have been arrested in Iran to serve their prison sentences, as the authorities continue their crackdown on organized labor. The Coordinating Council of Teachers Unions in Iran reported that Mohammad Ali Zahmatkesh, Afshin Razmjooei and Mojgan Bagheri were apprehended at their homes on November 20. Zahmatkesh and Razmjooei were sentenced to five years in prison and Bagheri faces two years' imprisonment. The council also said that union activist Rasoul Bodaghi returned to prison after his three-day furlough expired. Bodaghi was arrested last year and sentenced to a total of five years' imprisonment for <assembly and conspiracy,> as well as <propaganda against the system.> The council has condemned what it called <the systematic case fabrications> against union activists and its members. Unrest has rattled Iran since last year's summer in response to declining living standards, wage arrears and a lack of welfare support. The September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody breathed new life into the protests, which the authorities have tried to quell with brutal force. More than 500 people were killed by security forces during demonstrations sparked by Amini's death and over 20,000 people were unlawfully detained, activists say. Following biased trials, the judiciary has handed down stiff sentences, including the death penalty, to protesters. Seven of them have been executed so far.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/122726-teachers-union-activists-arrested-in-iran-to-serve-prison-sentences/

Iranwire - 21 Nov 2023
<<New Details Emerge About Iranian Rapper's Mock Execution in Prison
A fellow inmate of Iranian rapper Saman Yassin has given harrowing details of a mock execution by hanging that the artist was subjected to in Tehran's Evin prison. Yassin was a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic before his arrest 14 months ago and supported the anti-government protests that swept the country last year. In September, he was transferred from Evin to Ghezalhesar prison in Karaj, near the capital. Ahmadreza Haeri, a political prisoner also incarcerated in Ghezalhesar prison, said in a letter dated November 20 that Yassin was one morning asked by prison officials in Evin whether he wanted to write his last wills. He was then taken to the gallows in the prison's Ward 240 with his hands tied and his eyes blindfolded, Haeri said. According to the inmate, one of the officers told a colleague to <bend the rope so that when he falls, his neck breaks and he does not suffer too much.> Haeri said the mock execution was aimed at extracting forced <confessions> from the rapper. Two days later, Yassin received news he had been handed the death penalty, a sentence that was later overturned by the Supreme Court. In an audio message released in August, Yassin spoke about the <physical and mental tortures> inflicted upon him, including mock execution, beatings and his transfers in a morgue and a psychiatric hospital. He said he was denied his most basic rights, including access to legal representation.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/122728-new-details-emerge-about-iranian-rappers-mock-execution-in-prison/

Iranwire - 21 Nov 2023
<<Actress Samadi Barred from Leaving Iran
Iranian actress Azadeh Samadi was at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport on November 20 to catch a flight and attend a film festival in Goa, India, when her passport was confiscated. Samadi, a versatile actress in film, theater, and television, was told by Iranian authorities she was not allowed to leave the country. No reason was given for the travel ban. Earlier this year, Samadi made headlines when she was detained after wearing a hat instead of a mandatory head covering while attending a funeral. The judiciary sentenced her to two months in prison and ordered her to undergo psychological treatment for her <antisocial illness.> Samadi's case reflects the increased persecution of actresses since the eruption of nationwide protests in September 2022. Many actresses and other celebrities have been arrested and prosecuted for expressing solidarity with the women-led protest movement.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122718-actress-samadi-barred-from-leaving-iran/


Armita Pavir
Jinha - Womens News Agency - 21 Nov 2023
<<Student activist Armiva Pavir transferred to hospital
News Center- Armita Pavir, a student of molecular biology at Madani University in Tabriz and one of the detainees of the <Jin, Jiyan, Azadi> (Women, Life Freedom) movement, has been on a hunger strike since November 3, 2023. According
 to the local reports, she was transferred from Tabriz prison to Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz on Sunday due to her deteriorating health condition. Armita Pavir went on a hunger strike on October 17, 2023 to protest the conditions in prison. She ended her hunger strike after the prison authorities promised to deal with her legal status and conditions of detention. On November 3, 2023, she went on a hunger strike again because her demands were not met. On October 31, 2022, Armita Pavir was taken into custody in front of Madani University of Tabriz and then temporarily released on bail of 250 million Iranian Toman on December 8, 2022. On June 28, 2023, she was held in detention for a couple of hours and then released after interrogation. On September 21, 2023, she was arrested again and transferred to the Tabriz prison.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/student-activist-armiva-pavir-transferred-to-hospital-34172


Farzin Nabi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 20 2023
<<Security Forces Forcefuly Detained a 14-Year-Old in Piranshahr
Farzin Nabi, a 14-year-old Kurdish resident of Piranshahr, was apprehended by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, accompanied by physical force within the city. According to reports obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Sunday, November 19, 2023, Farzin Nabi was subjected to a forceful arrest by security forces in Piranshahr. Informed sources indicate that the apprehension transpired with violence on Malareza Street in Piranshahr, after which Farzin Nabi was transported to an undisclosed location. Despite diligent efforts by his family to ascertain Farzin Nabi's well-being and the conditions of his detention, such attempts have proved unsuccessful. As of the time of composing this report, there is no comprehensive information regarding the grounds for his arrest or the charges levied against him.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/security-forces-forcefuly-detained-a-14-year-old-in-piranshahr


Afshin Razmjoui, Mohammad Ali Zhamtkesh and Mozhgan Bagheri
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 20 2023
<<Implementation of Five Teachers Union Activists' Imprisonment Sentences
Afshin Razmjoui and Mohammad Ali Zhamtkesh, teachers previously sentenced to five years in prison, along with Mozhgan Bagheri, sentenced to two years, were apprehended and transported to prison by security forces for the execution of their sentences. Additionally, the two-year imprisonment sentences, with electronic monitoring, of two other Fars Province teachers named Abdol Razzaq Amiri and Zahra Esfandiari, were carried out. According to reports obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on the evening of Monday, November 20, 2023, Afshin Razmjoui, Mohammad Ali Zhamtakesh, and Mozhgan Bagheri, all teachers' union activists from Fars Province, were arrested at their residences by security forces and subsequently transferred to prison for the execution of their sentences. The Coordinating Council of Teachers' Union Organizations confirms that the sentences of Abdul Razzaq Amiri and Zahra Esfandiari, initially sentenced to two years in prison with electronic monitoring, were simultaneously executed. The final hearing regarding the accusations against these teachers took place on Tuesday, October 23, 2023, in the 37th branch of the Fars Court of Appeal. Conversely, these teachers' union activists have been subjected to a two-year travel ban with the revocation of their passports and a two-year prohibition on engaging in cyber activities. Zahra Esfandiari, Mozhgan Bagheri, Abdol Razzaq Amiri, and Afshin Razmjoui were apprehended by security forces during an educators' protest on May 12, 2022, in Shiraz. Furthermore, on March 7, 2023, Mohammad Ali Zhamtekash was arrested by security forces. These union activists were temporarily released after some time on bail or surety.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/implementation-of-five-teachers-union-activists-imprisonment-sentences

Iranwire - 20 Nov 2023
<<Iranian Actress Who Supported Protests Handed Suspended Prison Sentence
An Iranian court has sentenced Hanieh Tavassoli, a renowned film actress, to six months in prison for voicing support for nationwide protests last year, her lawyer says. In a statement on social media on November 19, lawyer Maryam Kian Ersi said the sentence would be suspended for a period of three years. Tavassoli, 44, was arrested at her home in mid-September this year and released on bail the following day, after speaking out against the government's crackdown on dissent and expressing solidarity with victims of human rights abuses. She was charged with <publishing content contrary to reality with the intention of disturbing the public mind.> In a recent Instagram post, Tavassoli shared pictures of summonses she had received from the authorities. One of them related to social media posts in which she expressed sympathy for the family of Armita Geravand, a 16-
year-old girl who was assaulted at a Tehran metro station on October 1 for not wearing a headscarf. Armita died after being in a coma for 28 days.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122687-iranian-actress-who-supported-protests-handed-suspended-prison-sentence/


Raheleh Rahmipour
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 19 2023
<<Raheleh Rahmipour arrested and taken to prison to serve the sentence
Raheleh Rahmipour, a member of the families of those who were executed in the 1980s in Iran, was arrested and taken to prison to serve a five-year sentence. She is 72 years old and tolerating prison conditions puts his life at risk. According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, November 19, 2023, Raheleh Rahmipour, a resident of Tehran and one of the family members of those executed in the 1980s, was summoned and referred to the Evin Prosecutor's Office to serve a five-year prison sentence. On June 16, 2020, Raheleh Rahmipour was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in prison by Branch 15 of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Court of Tehran headed by Judge Salavati for the charges of <propaganda activity against the regime> and <conciliation and collusion> and five years of this The verdict was declared enforceable. On November 12, 2019, this member of the plaintiffs' families was arrested and transferred to Evin prison along with other political and civil activists during a meeting called <Laleh Park Meeting> by the IRGC intelligence forces. After some time, she was released on bail until the end of the proceedings. Hossein Rahmipour, Raheleh Rahmipour's brother, was executed in 1983, and his sister had been pursuing the case of her nephew, Golro Rahmipour, who disappeared after being born in Evin prison. In this connection, Raheleh Rahmipour submitted a complaint to the United Nations Group on Arbitrary Arrests, which the Islamic Republic of Iran claimed in response to this group that <Golro Rahmipour was a premature baby with jaundice and blood blockage, and despite the blood exchange, The baby died on April 4, 1984.> >>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/rahela-rahmipour-arrested-and-taken-to-prison-to-serve-the-sentence


Hajar Saeedi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 19 2023
<<Sanandaj: Kurdish labor and women's rights activist, Hajar Saeedi arrested and taken to prison to serve the prison sentence
Hajar Saeedi, a Kurdish labor and women's rights activist from Sanandaj, who was detained for more than a month this year, was arrested and transferred to the female ward of Sanandaj Central Prison to serve a one-year prison sentence. According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, November 18, 2023, Kurdish labor activist Hajar Saeedi, after being summoned and referred to the fourth branch of the Sanandaj Public Prosecutor's Office and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court, was sentenced to one year in prison was arrested and transferred to Sanandaj Central Prison. This labor activist was previously sentenced to two years in prison by the first branch of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj headed by Judge Saeedi on charges including <Assembly and collusion through the formation of a communist group> and <action against national security>. This sentence was finally reduced to one year of imprisonment by the fourth branch of the Sanandaj Court of Appeal. Hajar Saeedi, along with seven other Kurdish civil and labor activists, was arrested on the evening of Wednesday, May 18, 2023, by the Iranian intelligence forces at the home of Homan Abdulahi's father, a victim of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement, in Sanandaj. She was finally temporarily released from Sanandaj Central Prison on Sunday, June 18, 2023, by posting bail of 500 million tomans until the end of the proceedings.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/sanandaj-kurdish-labor-and-womens-rights-activist-hajar-saeedi-arrested-and-taken-to-prison-to-serve-the-prison-sentence


Fathi Khizirlak
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 19 2023
<<Hasan Fathi Khizirlak, a Muslim cleric from Bukan, re-arrested
Hasan Fathi Khizirlak, a religious activist from Bukan, who was arrested during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement, was arrested again by the Iranian security forces. According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday 27, November 182023, Hasan Fathi Khizirlak, a religious activist and Liturgist of the mosque in the village of <Qazlian> in Bukan, was arrested by the Iranian Intelligence forces in this city and transferred to an undisclosed location. So far, precise information about the reasons for the arrest, the charges, and the fate and whereabouts of this religious activist has been not made available, and his family's follow-up in this regard has been unfruitful. It is worth noting that Hassan Fathi Khizirlak was arrested by the Iranian security forces during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement on Sunday, January 11, 2023, and after two months of detention on March 14, 2023, he was temporarily released on bail.>>
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/hasan-fathi-khizirlak-a-muslim-cleric-from-bukan-re-arrested


Armita Pavir
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 19 2023
<<The grave situation of Armita Pavir on her 15th day of the strike
Armita Pavir, a student activist and one of the detainees of the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement who were on strike for the past 15 days, lives in an unstable health condition. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Armita Pavir, the detained molecular biology college student, has fallen into deterioration and unstable health conditions due to her strike since November 3, 2023.
According to a reliable sources, with the continuation of the strike, as a protest against her legal status, she refuses to go to the hospital for treatment. This activist has been on strike since October 17, 2023, and ended her strike with the promise of the prison authorities to deal with her legal status and conditions of detention. Earlier, in a report by Hengaw, it was noted that Mahboub Alilou, the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Tabriz, personally led the pressure on Armita Pavir in order to achieve forced confessions. The same report states that the security agencies use CCTV videos as a tool to obtain forced confessions. Armita Pavir was taken into custody on September 21, 2023, by security forces in Tabriz and transported to the central prison of the city. She was also detained for a couple of hours on June 28, 2023, and released after interrogation. On October 31, 2022, Armita Pavir was taken into custody during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in front of Madani University of Tabriz and temporarily released on bail of 250 million Iranian Toman on December 8, 2022, until the end of her legal proceedings.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/the-grave-situation-of-armita-pavir-on-her-15th-day-of-the-strike

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 19 2023
<<A protester Receives Five-Year Prison Sentence in Sanandaj
Keyvan Zandkarimi, who was arrested during the Women, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement in Sanandaj, has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization, Keyvan Zandkarimi, who was detained for five months this year, faced charges of <gathering and collusion,> <propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran,> and <participating in protests.> The verdict was officially conveyed to Zandkarimi on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, according to reliable sources. He was initially arrested on December 27, 2022, by security forces at his workplace, subsequently spending 125 days in detention. After posting a bail of 3 billion tomans on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, he was temporarily released pending the conclusion of legal proceedings. Zandkarimi, however, faced another arrest on May 7, 2023. While attending court to inquire about the status of his case, he was apprehended under IRGC intelligence pressure and sent to Sanandaj Central Prison. Eventually, on August 26th, 2023, he secured release on bail.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/a-protester-receives-five-year-prison-sentence-in-sanandaj

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 18 2023
<<Young Rapper Omid Majidi Arrested by Security Forces in Sanandaj
Omid Majidi, a talented young rapper hailing from Sanandaj, was apprehended by security forces and subsequently taken to an undisclosed location.
According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the incident unfolded on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Omid Majidi, recognized for his contributions to the realm of rap music, was arrested by security forces while en route to his routine activities in Sanandaj's <Lilakh> square. Sources with knowledge of the matter reveal that the young artist was detained by the security forces without clear details available on the grounds for his arrest, the location of his detention, or the charges levied against him as of the time of compiling this report.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/young-rapper-omid-majidi-arrested-by-security-forces-in-sanandaj


3 political activists
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Nov 17 2023
<<Tehran: Three Political Activists Sentenced to a Combined 61 Years and Ten Months of Imprisonment
The judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran handed down a collective sentence of 61 years and ten months of imprisonment to three political activists residing in Tehran, identified as Mahboobeh Rezaie, Samaneh Norouzmoradi, and Reza Mohammadhosseini. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mahboobeh Rezaie has been sentenced to 26 years and five months of imprisonment, Samaneh Norouzmoradi to 13 years and nine months, and Reza Mohammadhosseini to 21 years and eight months. This verdict was issued by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mohammad Amouzad. The imputed charges against these three activists include: membership in the opposition movements of the government; consensus and collusion; and promotional activities against the government. Reza Mohammadhosseini was apprehended at his residence by plainclothes forces on May 1st, 2023. Initially taken to the IRGC intelligence detention center, he was later transferred to Evin prison and subsequently relocated to Karaj Ghezel Hesar prison on November 4, 2023. Mahboobeh Rezaie was also detained on May 22, 2023, by security forces in her residence and subsequently transported to the women's ward of Evin prison. Samaneh Norouzmoradi was detained on April 24, 2023, by security forces and transported to Evin prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/tehran-three-political-activists-sentenced-to-a-combined-61-years-and-ten-months-of-imprisonment


hijab patrols
NCRI - Womens committee - 17 Nov 2023 - in Women's News
<<More Hijab Patrols Recruited in Tehran Metro Stations
Iranian state media have reported an increase in the number of Hijab patrols in Tehran's metro stations.
On August 6, Iranian media wrote about the recruitment of 400 Hijab patrols with a monthly salary of 120 million Rials by Tehran's municipality.
As claimed by regime officials, the duty of these oppressive forces is to issue verbal warnings and prevent unveiled individuals from entering the metro, reporting them to the police in case of resistance. Paying such high salaries to suppressive forces targeting women comes at a time when, according to the Supreme Labor Council's decision, the minimum monthly wage for Iranian workers in the current Iranian year of 1402 is less than 50 million rials. Unprecedented inflation and soaring prices have placed immense burdens on workers and laborers. Heart-wrenching scenes of men, women, and children rummaging through garbage bins for their meager sustenance trouble the conscience of any human being, except for the ruling mullahs and the criminal authorities who have abandoned all sense of humanity. In October, Armita Geravand, an innocent 17-year-old student, lost her life after she was assaulted by Hijab patrols in a metro wagon in Tehran. The clerical regime's parliament has adopted a new Hijab and Chastity Bill containing 70 articles that impose draconian restrictions and punishments on women who defy the compulsory Hijab and the businesses that allow women to do so. The NCRI Women's Committee calls on all freedom-loving youth to stand against these oppressive measures targeting noble women and urges defenders of human and women's rights to condemn these actions under the pretext of combatting improper veiling. During the 2022 uprising, Iranian women demonstrated with slogans like <With or without hijab, we march towards revolution,> proving that attaining gender equality and minimum women’s rights is contingent upon overthrowing the religious fascism ruling Iran. As Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has declared, <No to compulsory religion, no to compulsory hijab, and no to compulsory government.> >>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/11/17/more-hijab-patrols/
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