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. Zendagi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
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'THE JINA REVOLUTION'

 
Preface by Gino d'Artali - I know it's been some time since I updated the JINA REVOLUTION but I did so because I wanted to do so based on news about the dissent not giving up their fight against the mullahs' regime and they do even when they put their own life at risk because they know, as the brave Narges Mohammadi says *Victory is not easy, but it is certain*
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Narges Mohammadi - 'mother of a long and free Iran'

Mehdi Yarrahi 'Soroode zendegi' (Live's anthem)
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Narges Mohammadi
Iranwire - 30 Nov 2023
<<FREE NARGES NOW!: New Petition to Release Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate
The open expression advocacy group PEN America urges the public to join scores of writers, artists, human rights advocates and civil society organizations from around the globe in calling on the Iranian government to release human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi from prison. The petition FREE NARGES NOW! calls on Iranian authorities to immediately free Mohammadi, ensure she receives proper medical care, and allow her to travel to Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on December 10. <Despite massive global recognition for her tireless advocacy for women's rights and human rights in Iran, Narges is currently serving multiple politically-motivated prison sentences totalling over 30 years,> it says. <Given the precarious state of her health, we are extremely concerned for her physical well-being.> The petition also calls on the international community to press for Mohammadi's release, saying <it is a moral imperative to prioritize human rights over political considerations and to advocate for the freedom of those who use their voices to defy tyranny and to champion justice and equality.> For over a decade, Mohammadi <has faced a sequence of ordeals including a series of arrests, false retaliatory charges, medical neglect, and abusive treatment in custody, including prolonged periods in solitary confinement,> the petition reads. <She has been torn away from her family and is not allowed even phone contact with her husband and children.> The activist's health has <severely declined due to egregious prison conditions and medical neglect by authorities>, it adds. <They have repeatedly refused to give her regular access to essential health check-ups with a specialist for an ongoing heart and pulmonary condition because she refuses to wear the mandatory hijab.> Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month for keeping up her fight against the <oppression of women> in her country despite spending years behind bars. She was also awarded both the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize earlier this year.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/123025-free-narges-now-new-petition-to-release-jailed-iranian-nobel-laureate/

Iranwire - 27 Nov 2023
<<Jailed Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Denounces Iran's <Execution Machine>
Iranian human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who is incarcerated in Tehran's Evin prison, has denounced a spike in executions in the country, calling it a <disgrace to the oppressive and authoritarian system.> <The execution machine has accelerated across the country, conveying the message of the oppressive Islamic Republic to society: the continuation of massacre and execution,> Mohammadi said in a letter published on her Instagram page on November 26. <I do not consider it anything other than the 'war' of the government with all its tools of suppression and death against the oppressed, protesting, and defenseless people of Iran,> she added. Mohammadi made the comments after last week's execution of a 17-year-old boy who had been convicted of murder and a 21-year-old protester accused of killing a member of the security forces during protests that swept the country in 2022. The activist warned that such executions will inevitably escalate popular protests over time.
She urged Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, to take decisive and swift action to halt executions in Iran <in the name of humanity.> Iran has seen a dramatic surge in executions following the eruption of nationwide protests in September 2022, drawing widespread condemnation, with critics saying the authorities are seeking to spread fear among the population. Human rights groups say many judgments are rushed through the judiciary while grossly unfair trials and forced confessions are routine. Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last month for keeping up her fight against the <oppression of women> in her country despite numerous arrests and spending years behind bars.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/122920-jailed-nobel-laureate-mohammadi-denounces-irans-execution-machine/

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Iranwire - 27 Nov 2023
<<Father of Executed Iranian Protester Arrested
The family of a young Iranian man executed last week over the alleged killing of a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during nationwide protests continues to face harassment and intimidation from the authorities. According to reports published on social networks, Milad Zohrehvand's father was arrested and taken to prison following his son's funeral on November 24. The reasons for Ruhullah Zohrehvand's detention remain unknown. Meanwhile, intelligence agents of the IRGC poured concrete over Milad's grave in the cemetery of the western city of Hamadan.
The Norway-based Hengaw organization said on November 23 that Zohrevand, a 21-year-old construction worker, was hanged without prior notice in Hamedan Central Prison - the eighth known execution carried out in cases related to protests that erupted after the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Zohrehvand was not granted a final meeting with his family, the group said. Throughout his detention, he was denied access to a lawyer and other basic rights. His family was reportedly subjected to intense pressure from the IRGC Intelligence Organization not to speak publicly about his case. Amnesty International said it was <horrified> by Zohrevand's execution and called on the international community to urge Iranian authorities to immediately establish an official moratorium on executions. <Iran's authorities systematically carry out executions after grossly unfair trials & use the death penalty as a tool of repression,> the London-based human rights group said on the social media platform X.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/122913-father-of-executed-iranian-protester-arrested/


Armita Parviz
Iranwire - 23 Nov 2023 - by ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<Jailed Iranian Activist Armita Pavir on New Hunger Strike
Armita Pavir, a 29-year-old Iranian activist imprisoned in the northwestern city of Tabriz, says she has been on a hunger strike for 10 days, and holds the Islamic Republic accountable for any harm that may befall her. In an audio file received by IranWire, Pavir says launched her hunger strike on November 12, the second since her arrest on September 13, emphasizing that her dreams, life and career have all been taken from her. Speaking with a weak voice, she is interrupted every few minutes by a message saying, <This call is from Tabriz prison.> The activist says she will not relent, declaring that she cannot ignore the countless grieving families and the blood spilled in the authorities' crackdown on dissent. Recent reports emerged from Tabriz prison indicating that Pavir was hospitalized due to her deteriorating health. The young woman was first detained during protests in Tabriz on October 31 last year. Before that, she was suspended and then banned from university for her student activism. Pavir ran a Telegram channel where he shared her daily experiences and emphasized the need to keep up the resistance against the Islamic Republic to bring changes in her country. Security agents have retained her mobile phone and electronic devices and pressured her to sign a letter of apology to justify her arrest. The judiciary claims to have arrested her for <financial> reasons, citing a debt she allegedly owed the university for running a cafe at Tabriz Madani University. However, an informed source has told IranWire that this is merely a pretext, as she remains incarcerated despite having paid the debt and damages. In the audio file, Pavir confirms that the financial accusations are fabricated and describes being pressured to sign a <letter of repentance> since the first day of her detention. According to Pavir, the city's prosecutor forced her into a meeting in Tabriz prison. <They told me to write a letter of repentance and express regret... but I explicitly stated that I'm not sorry or regretful, and if given the chance again, I would take the same actions,> she says. <Our discussion continued, and the prosecutor bluntly declared that anyone who opposes this system [the Islamic Republic] is a traitor,> she adds. <He was so enraged and narrow-minded that he shouted in the hallway that 'no one has the right to assist this woman.'> In response, she shouted that <no one desires assistance from you or your kind.> Pavir details the harassment she has faced since her arrest, stating that <from the moment I arrived, various officials spoke to me repeatedly to persuade me to write a letter of repentance.> She explains that her refusal to sign the letter and her interaction with the prosecutor led to the extension of her detention. While similar cases typically take 10 to 15 days to reach court, this process took three months in Pavir's case. During this time, a judge ruled she should remain incarcerated.
Pavir explains that after observing her positive interactions with other inmates, prison officials transferred her to a cell on a separate floor reserved for minors. However, she says the cell also houses a woman accused of murder and another who faces the death penalty for drug trafficking.
<If I am a financial prisoner, why am I not in a financial ward [of the prison]?> she asks. Pavir said she first went on a hunger strike to protest her transfer to a cell outside the general and financial crimes ward and the relentless pressure she endured. <They didn't allow me to shop on my own,> she says. <I had to write a list and have other people buy things for me. As time went on, they increased the psychological pressure. The prison warden confiscated my notebook for no reason, even though I was using it to learn handicraft skills. When I walk in the yard, people constantly follow me around, eavesdropping on my conversations with others.> <This system, despite its arsenal of weapons, media outlets and despite its use of punishments, threats, and all forms of repression, feels so weak that it fears a women activist like me,> she continued. <If I talk to a fellow prisoner for five minutes, the prison's order is disrupted.> Pavir reveals that she ended her first hunger strike after receiving promises from prison authorities that she would be transferred to the ward housing financial prisoners by November 10. <They didn't keep their promise, so I resumed my hunger strike and will not end it under any circumstances,> she says. <With each passing day, I become increasingly aware of my capacity for resilience and bravery.> <The end of this path is clear to me, not only for me but for all of us,> according to the activist, who ends her audio message by saying: <Hope. Don't lose hope.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122793-jailed-iranian-activist-armita-pavir-on-new-hunger-strike/


Degaghani
Center for Human Rights in Iran - November 17, 2023
<<Peaceful Protesters' Plight in Iran: Abductions and Forced Confessions
An arbitrarily detained woman, facing unjust imprisonment in Iran, has provided a detailed account of her violent abduction amid mass arrests of peaceful protesters who were beaten and coerced into signing forced confessions, as per testimony obtained by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). <I had been abducted. The others whom I was talking to were also abducted. They hadn't done or said anything,> stated Zahra Shafiei-
Dehaghani, a filmmaker and human rights activist. On September 16, 2023*, the day of Shafiei-Dehaghani's arrest in Tehran, hundreds of other protesters were arbitrarily detained. This day marked the anniversary of the outbreak of anti-state protests throughout Iran, triggered the year before by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini while in state custody. <The officers had beaten them and put them in the van....They forced confessions out of a lot of detainees,> said Shafiei-Dehaghani in an audio file sent from prison, in which she described her arrest and the inhumane treatment of protesters by state security forces. Shafiei-Dehaghani's testimony is among dozens received by CHRI and forwarded to the UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran. This mission was established in November 2022 to investigate atrocities by Iranian officials committed since the outbreak of protests that year, which transformed into the <Woman, Life, Freedom> movement. Between September 2022, when the protests commenced, and January 2023, Iran's security forces used lethal force to quell the protests, resulting in the deaths of over 500 protesters, including numerous children. Moreover, more than 22,000 individuals were detained in this period. On the anniversary of the protests, state security forces conducted mass arbitrary arrests of people on the streets in the capital, which <created the impression that no one had come to the street at all.> <This brave woman has risked her safety and freedom to shed light on her brutal and unlawful detainment,> said Hadi Ghaemi, Executive Director of CHRI. <Regrettably, she stands among numerous individuals in Iran who have endured similar violence in state custody for their involvement in peaceful protests and dissent.> <These crimes must be thoroughly investigated by the UN's Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the international community should hold Iranian officials accountable for their atrocities against protesters and political prisoners,> added Ghaemi.
CHRI expresses deep concern for Shafiei-Dehaghani and countless detained protesters. Her act of speaking out exposes her to extreme violence and imprisonment by Iranian authorities, who have a history of punishing individuals for publicly discussing politically motivated cases against them.
CHRI urges human rights organizations and concerned citizens to widely share Shafiei-Dehaghani's story and demand justice and freedom for all peaceful protesters in Iran. Her case, likely to be tried in secret and representative of countless others, reflects the arbitrary detention, torture, forced false <confessions> and denial of due process for detained protesters that is systematically employed in Iran to silence peaceful dissent.
CHRI Condemns Arbitrary Detainment, Demands Release of Protesters
Shafiei-Dehaghani, aged 46, has been arbitrarily detained for more than three months, enduring detention in Qarchak Prison and subsequently at Evin Prison, both located in Tehran Province. Qarchak is particularly infamous for its inhumane conditions. Shockingly, she has been held without any clarity on the charges against her, a violation of her right to due process. In early November 2023, Dehaghani was transferred from Qarchak Prison to Evin, where she was isolated in solitary confinement within Ward 209, controlled by the state's Intelligence Ministry. Despite facing medical issues necessitating treatment and the lack of a formal detention order, she endured prolonged interrogations lasting for a month and a half. This information was disclosed by a source well-versed with the case, who, for safety reasons, preferred to remain anonymous while speaking to CHRI.
A week later, she was transferred to a ward specifically designated for political prisoners. Despite being kept in the dark about any charges brought against her, Shafiei-Dehaghani may potentially face trial in the upcoming weeks of November 2023, at Branch 26 of Iran's Revolutionary Courts, overseen by Judge Iman Afshari. This court system is notorious for depriving individuals accused of dissent or peaceful activism of their fundamental due process rights. It subjects them to sham trials where independent counsel and the opportunity to present a full defense are denied. Earlier, on October 10, 2023, a few weeks after she was initially arrested, security agents raided Shafiei-Dehaghani's home and confiscated personal belongings, including books, articles, and scientific works belonging to her and her daughter. Portions of Shafiei-Dehaghani's testimony, translated from Persian into English by CHRI and shared here, shed light on the inhumane treatment of peaceful protesters in Iran. This warrants investigation by human rights experts, including the UN's Fact-Finding Mission on Iran.
Mass, Violent Arrests of Peaceful Protesters, Including Children, by Masked Forces
In an audio recording obtained by CHRI, Shafiei-Dehaghani recounted the violent and unexplained arrest of herself and hundreds of others on September 16, 2023, at 6 o'clock in the evening in Tehran, by masked officers who refused to disclose their identities and beat the detainees.
<I was walking along Revolution Street when suddenly, near the French pastry shop, I saw several chador-clad women in military attire, wearing black masks on their faces. There were numerous individuals present, including some male officers without name tags, along with plainclothes agents, all dressed uniformly in black shirts and pants. As I crossed the street, one of the female officers forcefully grabbed and twisted my arm. I questioned her actions, asking, 'How much are you being paid to do this? Why?' She responded with curses and subjected me to unbelievable physical assault. I was severely beaten. They bound my hands behind my back and repeatedly struck me on the head, face, and back. One of the female officers brutally kicked me in the back. When I cried out for help, plainclothes men intervened and forced me into a van. Inside, I was shocked to find many young girls and boys among those arrested. The girls, all in hijabs, questioned the officers, asking, 'Why have you arrested us? What have we done?' Whenever the boys tried to defend the girls, they were brutally assaulted. Numerous girls sustained severe injuries. Shafiei-Dehaghani noted that among the estimated 600-700 detainees taken by unidentified state security forces that night, on September 16, 2023, there were “children and adolescents.> The actions of state security forces completely cleared the streets, which <created the impression that no one had come to the street at all.> The detainees were initially taken to a <Police Assistance Unit> station, which is often used to suppress street protests, then later moved to a mosque within the unit. <Presently [as of September 23, 2023], I'm in Qarchak Prison along with around 70 women who were arrested that day and are now in the prison’s quarantine unit. Initially, everyone was taken to a military facility located on Afsarieh and Tejareh streets, adjacent to the Takhti Club. It was a station utilized by the Police Assistance Unit to quell street protests....That night, approximately 600 to 700 of us were relocated to the Police Assistance Unit station, with more individuals continually brought in. We were held in a mosque within this compound, while the men were held in another mosque. Detained women encompassed various age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.> Shafiei-Dehaghani highlighted that even months later, <youths aged 19 and 20> remained detained alongside her at Qarchak Prison.
Forced <Confessions> Under Extreme Duress
Shafiei-Dehaghani described persistent attempts by arresting forces to coerce individuals into confessing to crimes, utilizing violence, threats, and deceitful promises of swift release. Again, the officers adamantly refused to reveal their identities. <They extracted confessions from numerous detainees, assuring us that upon the judge's arrival, we would be released. However, that night, despite the judge’s absence, the officers segregated the detainees and relocated them within the same military premises.> One officer claimed, 'I'm an investigator on duty.' When I asked for his name, he retorted, 'My name is none of your concern. After you complete the form, I'll sign it, and you can see my name.' However, when he signed it, his name was not included in the form. I overheard numerous threats. Many detainees, unfamiliar with prison or detention, fell prey to officers' deceptive assurances that signing the form would expedite their release. Regrettably, the form served as a coerced confession. Witnessing the distress, I observed many of them in tears after completing the form.>
Overcrowding, Denial of Medical Treatment
Shafiei-Dehaghani highlighted the dire consequences of overcrowding, subjecting detainees to uncomfortable conditions as they were transported to another unknown location. <When they intended to transfer us from the military location to the prison, all detainees were fitted with plastic handcuffs. Due to a shortage of restraints, two individuals were handcuffed together. About 70 people were crammed into a windowless bus, making it extremely challenging to breathe. The overcrowded bus created such congestion among detainees that I couldn't even discern the direction the driver was taking.> Shafiei-Dehaghani and the detainees faced threats, compelling them to refrain from reporting their ordeals, under the threat of violence. Despite requiring medical attention, those in need were only superficially examined and denied the medical treatment they required. <Upon our arrival at Qarchak Prison under distressing circumstances, the prison official inquired with their handlers, 'Are they all unharmed?' to which he affirmed, 'Yes, everyone is safe.' The handler had threatened us against disclosing any information about the beatings received. However, during my interaction with the prison officer, I disclosed everything. I reported that the officer overseeing the detainee transfer had threatened us, and detainees had sustained injuries. Among them, one or two individuals with severe injuries were initially sent for treatment. Upon their return, they informed me that although they were taken to the doctor, they only received a basic examination before being sent back to prison.> Considering Shafiei-Dehaghani's imminent trial without proper access to due process, it is crucial for human rights organizations to highlight the violations of her fundamental rights and advocate for her release. <Shafiei-Dehaghani's imprisonment is unlawful; her actions involved peaceful protest, which is ostensibly protected under the Islamic Republic of Iran's own laws,> stated Ghaemi. <World leaders and the UN must forcefully and repeatedly demand her freedom, as well as the freedom of the many other unlawfully held detainees and political prisoners in Iran,> Ghaemi added, <and communicate to the authorities in Iran that political and economic consequences will intensify with the continuation of this violent suppression of peaceful dissent.>
Editor's Note: This article was revised on November 17, 2023, to reflect that Zahra Shafiei-Dehaghani was arrested on September 16, 2023, not 2022.>>
Source:
https://iranhumanrights.org/2023/11/peaceful-protesters-plight-in-iran-abductions-and-forced-confessions/

Iranwire - Nov. 16, 2023 - by SOLMAZ EIKDAR
<<Young Iranian Man at Risk of Execution in Case Marred With Contradictions
On October 26 last year, Iranians took to the streets across the country to mark the 40th day since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini. In response, the security forces unleashed a deadly crackdown on the demonstrations. As students from the Malayer University of Medicine held a protest rally in the central city that day, Milad Zohrehvand, a 20-year-old man who did not attend the demonstration, was shot in the hand by a bullet and arrested on Saif al-Dovleh Boulevard, eight minutes away from the university. Zohrehvand was later sentenced to death for allegedly murdering a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), identified as Ali Nazari. The prosecutor of Hamadan announced this week that the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.
Contradictory Accounts of Events
The name of Ali Nazari surfaced on the evening of October 26, when the IRGC in Malayer announced that one of its members lost his life while pursuing <riot leaders.> <He was shot, resulting in his martyrdom,> the statement said. The next day the IRGC's Ansar al-Hassan Corp in Hamadan vowed to seek revenge for the killing. The statement mentioned the arrest of <five people> involved in the incident, adding that four others were identified. Details regarding Nazari's death are sketchy, with the government officials and judicial authorities in Hamadan province providing different versions of the incident. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency first reported about the death at 9:00 p.m. on October 26, citing Malayer's Prosecutor Mohammad Rahimi. <Despite the orders, the suspects attempted to flee,> the report reads. <During the pursuit, the police officers fired at the car, which momentarily stopped. Subsequently, an IRGC intelligence officer approached the vehicle and, as the door opened, one of the rioters shot directly at the car, seriously injuring Ali Nazari. Unfortunately, Ali Nazari, the guard, succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to the hospital.> <One of the assailants was injured,> the report says, adding that <all four suspects managed to escape.> However, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a local government official in Malayer as saying that <seven people were identified, two were arrested within half an hour, and six were detained by midnight.> <Four to five people with their faces covered and one or two people inside the car were prepared to shoot. When Nazari opened the back door, the assailant, armed with a gun, shot Nazari,> said Hussein Farsi, the deputy governor of Malayer.
The news reports did not disclose the names of the arrested individuals.
Fars also reported on October 26 that Nazri lost his life accidentally while security forces were suppressing the protests near Malayer University of Medical Sciences amid <fighting> between the Zohrehvand and Qiyasvand ethnic clans. <Fifteen members of these two groups, with four vehicles and various weapons,> faced security forces deployed to the scene to <quell the protests,> the report said. News agencies such as Mizan, IRNA, ISNA did not report about Nazari's death and the arrest of the suspects until September 27 this year. Fars claimed that the IRGC member was born in 1990, while Tasnim news agency gave 1986 as his birthdate.
Khamenei Issues Execution Order
An execution order was issued for Zohrehvand in June this year, but the case remained secret until September 27, when Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei referred to Nazri as a <martyr> and called for the punishment of the perpetrators. Following these remarks, the military and government officials, including the head of the Basij paramilitary force, the representative of Hamadan province's governor, and the assistant provincial governor, visited Nazri's family. <My son sacrificed his life for the system and the leader,> media reports quoted Nazri's father as saying. Less than two months after Khamenei's directive to bring the perpetrators of Nazri's killing to justice, Hamadan's prosecutor announced the confirmation of Zohrehvand's death sentence by the Supreme Court.
What Do We Know About Zohrehvand?
Zohrehvand, born in 2002, was employed as an asphalt worker. His name captured media attention after he was sentenced to death for being the <main suspect> in the death of an IRGC member. His first child was born while his father was in detention. The young man faced pressure to <confess> to being a <rioter> and was denied access to legal representation. More than 500 people were killed by security forces and over 20,000 were unlawfully detained during the unrest that rocked Iran for months. Following biased trials, the judiciary has handed down stiff sentences, including the death penalty, to protesters.
Seven of them have been executed so far.
There are growing concerns that Zohrehvand could soon become the eighth man to be arbitrarily hanged in relation to the nationwide uprising after sham trials.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/122578-young-iranian-man-at-risk-of-execution-in-case-marred-with-contradictions/


Esrin mohammadi
NCRI - Womens committee - 16 Nov 2023 - in Women's News
<<Esrin Mohammadi is arrested on the eve of her brother's anniversary
Agents of the Intelligence Department of Bukan, Kurdistan, arrested Esrin Mohammadi on Wednesday, November 15, inside a shop that was printing banners for the memorial ceremony of her brother. Shahriar Mohammadi, 29, was killed by security forces on November 18, 2022, during Iran protests in Bukan. There is no information available on the whereabouts of Esrin Mohammadi and the reason for her arrest. It has been reported that Esrin's mother was also brutalized by agents of the Special Unit during her arrest. According to Milad Mohammadi, the other brother of Esrin Mohammadi, 17 agents of the Intelligence Department, including two women, arrested her inside a print shop in Bukan. The agents wore black uniforms and had covered their faces.

A family photo: from left, Milad, Esrin, their mother, and Shahriar, their slain brother
Since September, intelligence services have brought tremendous pressure on the families of slain protesters to prevent them from holding ceremonies for their loved ones. Zahra Saeedianju was arrested on November 13, during a raid by security forces on her residence in Izeh, Khuzestan Province. Her brother, Milad Saeedianju, 26, was shot and killed by the regime's security forces on November 16, 2022, during protests in Izeh. Ms. Fahimeh Moradi, the mother of Yalda Aghafazli, wrote on her Instagram account on November 13 that the tombstone of her daughter had been damaged. Yalda's father, Mehrdad Aghafazli, had reported the same several months ago by unknown individuals and that he had replaced the tombstone. Mr. Aghafazli was forced by the intelligence services to call off the memorial ceremony for his daughter. The Revolutionary Court of Gorgan also fined Armin Rostami, the brother of Dr. Ayda Rostami, to pay 15 million Tomans if he did not want to serve eight months in prison.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2023/11/16/esrin-mohammadi/

Iranwire - 13 Nov 2023 - by ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<The Conflict Over Memorials for Victims of Iran Protest Crackdown
The focus of the Iranian government is on suppressing commemorations marking the first anniversaries of the deaths of victims of its brutal crackdown on nationwide demonstrations. However, despite facing arrest and other means of pressure, the victims' families find ways to maintain the memories of the hundreds of people killed by security forces during protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody. On November 9, the family of a nine-year-old boy, Kian Pirfalak, commemorated the first anniversary of his killing a week earlier than planned after coming under intense pressure from the authorities. Women were clad in black, including Mahmonir Molaei-Rad, the boy's grieving mother. Kian became a symbol of the bloody crackdown on protesters after he lost his life in Izeh when government forces opened fire on his family's car on November 16, 2022. Amini's family planned to hold a <religious and spiritual> ceremony to mark the one-year anniversary of her death on September 16. However, on the morning of that day, Amjad Amini, her father, was put under house arrest.
Her uncle had been arrested weeks earlier. Nika Shakrami was a 17-year-old girl who was found dead days after she courageously set fire to her headscarf during protests in Tehran. On November 11, her aunt Atesh Shakrami took to Instagram to comment on the early commemoration of the first anniversary of Kian's death: <Mahmonir knew that if she had announced the anniversary on the scheduled date, authorities would have confined her to house arrest. If she dared to leave, they would have arrested her. Any action by her supporters would have led to hostage-taking until the announcement of the cancellation of the anniversary. All main routes to the cemetery would have been closed.> The family of Yalda Aghafazli, a teenage girl who died under suspicious circumstances shortly after her release from Qarchak prison, has faced intense pressure in recent weeks.
Despite her father and uncle announcing the cancellation of the commemoration ceremony on the anniversary of her death, the event proceeded as planned. The family of Mehrshad Shahidi, a young man who lost his life during protests in Arak, also faced pressure and harassment. On November 2, his father Amir announced that the man's birthday and the one-year anniversary of his death would be celebrated on the same day due to <certain restrictions.> In a poignant video, family members can be seen crying intensely while cutting the birthday cake. They are unable to stand straight or look at the camera. The security agencies of the Islamic Republic fear that if the victims' families who are calling for justice gain trust and become influential among Iranian society, it could lead to future protests. <After every disaster, murder, massacre and repression, the Islamic Republic attempts to control the narrative> to shape public perception and deny its own responsibility, religious scholar and journalist Mohammed Javad Akbarin tells IranWire.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/features/122461-the-conflict-over-memorials-for-victims-of-iran-protest-crackdown/

Hengaw: Monday, November 13, 2023
Covert Execution of Three Baloch Political Prisoners in Zahedan Prison
The death sentences of three Baloch political detainees-Mohammad Brahui Anjumani, Idris Bilrani, and Mohammad Karim Barakzaei-were discreetly carried out in Zahedan Central Prison without the knowledge of their respective families. The Chief Justice of Zahedan has officially acknowledged the execution of these three individuals. According to reports obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, during the early hours of Monday, November 13, 2023, the death sentences of three political detainees from Zahedan, specifically 28-year-old Mohammad Brahui Anjumani, 30-year-old Idris Bilrani, and 28-year-old Mohammad Karim Barakzaei, were enforced after two years of detention without knowledge of their families and an absence of the right to a final visit within Zahedan Central Prison. Hengaw underscores that, in the case of these three Baloch political detainees, the basic tenets of a fair trial were not adhered to, even within the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. While unequivocally denouncing the execution of these three individuals, Hengaw implores the international community and human rights organizations to give due consideration to this egregious infringement of the right to life in Iran. The arrest of these three Baloch individuals transpired in August 2020 by IRGC intelligence forces. After enduring six months of detention and maltreatment in the security institution's detention center, resulting in a coerced confession, they were subsequently moved to Zahedan Central Prison. It is imperative to note that during their period of detention, they were deprived of both the right to legal representation and familial visitation. Mohammad Brahoui Anjumani, Idris Bilrani, and Mohammad Karim Barakzaei received a final sentence of death and 15 years in prison from the second branch of the Zahedan Revolutionary Court on February 24, 2022. The charges brought against them include corruption on earth dealings through collaboration with armed groups against the regime. As per the documented statistics of the Statistics and Documentation Center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, comprising these three cases, no fewer than 20 political, religious, and security detainees have faced execution within Iranian prisons since the commencement of this year. Moreover, the number of Baloch detainees executed during this period stands at 145.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/11/covert-execution-of-three-baloch-political-prisoners-in-zahedan-prison

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