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 - 16 Feb 2024
<<Iran's Top Sunni Cleric Says <No> to Military Rule
Iran's most prominent Sunni cleric used his Friday sermon to call for an end to the armed forces' influence on politics, saying that current policies have reached a <dead end.> <The armed forces cannot run the country,> Molavi Abdulhamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of the southeastern city of Zahedan, said on February 16. Molavi, who has been a key dissenting voice inside Iran since the eruption of nationwide anti-establishment protests in September 2022, criticized the selection processes for managers and officials in the Islamic Republic and deplored the mass disqualification of <competent and capable> candidates for elections. The cleric said that policies have remained unchanged after the 2022 uprising, which led to a <loss of spirit> among the people. <The rightful demands of the people were not addressed,> he said. Criticizing the <inappropriate treatment> of women in prisons, the cleric demanded that <their human dignity be preserved> and they be granted the right to self-defense and choose their own lawyer.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125433-irans-top-sunni-cleric-says-no-to-military-rule/

Iranwire - 16 Feb 2024 - by ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<Six Months Without a Word: Iranian Sunni Cleric Held Hostage to Pressure Son
Molavi Fathi Mohammad Naqshbandi, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of the southeastern Iranian city of Rask and a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic, has been in custody since August 20 last year. Reports from Baluch human rights media emerged last week suggesting that the 66-year-old cleric may have died due to torture. Amid mounting concerns in Sistan and Baluchistan province over Molavi's fate, images surfaced showing two Baluch clerics meeting with him in Mashhad's Vakil Abad prison. His son Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi, a former political prisoner known for his opposition to Iran's government, told IranWire that despite his father's heart condition, he hasn't communicated with his family for the past six months. His father is a well-known advocate of the marginalized Baluch community and has criticized the Iranian government's oppressive policies in Sistan and Baluchistan. According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, Naqshbandi was contacted by the Chabahar Oil Company on August 20 to help solve problems regarding fuel quotas in the city. Accompanied by relatives, he traveled to Chabahar, only to be apprehended by security forces on the way.
Witnesses say that Naqshbandi's car was chased and blocked by security personnel, who detained him and his son, Mohammad. Following his arrest, state media quoted the provincial chief justice as accusing Naqshbandi of espousing the "strong" and <provocative> positions of the adversaries of national security and peace. The judiciary further claimed that Naqshbandi had incited <chaos> and <street riots> through his Friday prayer sermons. In an official statement, the provincial judiciary asserted that Naqshbandi had been warned about his alleged violations and given opportunities <to rectify his behavior.> However, he persisted in his dissenting views, leading to accusations of <confounding the public mind through false speeches,> <defaming the Islamic Republic system> and <acting against national security.> While his detained son was later released, the cleric remains in prison and has had no contact with his family. Just two days before his arrest, Naqshbandi asserted his commitment to exposing the government's repression tactics and supporting protesters despite the threats he faced from security forces. He also mentioned the pressure exerted on his son, stating, <You have made our lives unbearable. You have forced Hafiz Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi to leave the country.> <But if you continue to apply pressure, I will be compelled to disclose everything. Even if I am killed or imprisoned, all these things will be revealed,> he warned. His son Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi told IranWire: <We were unaware of his whereabouts, whether he was in Zahedan, Mashhad or elsewhere. Rumors circulated suggesting our respected father had been martyred under torture.> <This sparked widespread concern, prompting the regime to allow two individuals to meet him. These two individuals visited our father in Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad,> he added. Another son of the cleric, Mohammed Tayyab Naqshbandi, released a video message urging the Islamic Republic authorities to provide information about his father's health condition. Pictures of murals were shared on social media, reading: <If a single hair is harmed on Molavi Naqshbandi's head, we will turn Baluchistan into your graveyard.> Finally, on February 10, an alleged IRGC agent named Mohammed Shahozei shared a picture of himself with Molavi Naqshbandi, claiming it was taken in Vakil Abad prison. Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi stated that his father has been denied the right to have legal representation. This political activist also expressed concerns about his father's health: <Considering his age and previous stomach and heart ailments, we still have no information about whether he has been taken to the hospital or not.> According to him, the family is unaware of whether the cleric has been put on trial. After the two men met him in Mashhad's prison, they learned that he had been kept in limbo for six months, confined in a cell with two other inmates.
Father Taken Hostage to Pressure Son
Last year, Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi launched a new political movement against the Islamic Republic. Responding to a question about whether his father's arrest less than a month after the start of his political movement was aimed at pressuring him, he said, <This regime engages in hostage-taking in every sense of the word.> <They claim to adhere to Islam and the Quran, yet the Quran states that no bearer carries another's burden,> he said. <If a father commits a crime, the son should not pay for it. If a brother errs, the other brother should not be held accountable. This regime, which professes Islam, lacks any semblance of its teachings. <They aim to compel us to cease our resistance. However, we declared from the outset of my father's arrest that we will persist in our struggle against this brutal, bloodthirsty regime, even if my father's life is to be taken within those prison walls. <He is but one of the many innocents ensnared or martyred by the mullahs' regime. Thus, we will not yield.> Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi underscored that his father never sought refuge in silence: <Our honorable father wasn't among those clerics who turned a blind eye to society's pains, the nation's problems, and the oppressions inflicted upon the people. He consistently spoke out against oppression and injustice. <I've observed my father not just as a parent but also as a Baluch, an Iranian, and a scholar - a steadfast advocate for righteousness and the downtrodden. <His voice always echoed the call for truth, teaching me invaluable lessons in courage, faith, life and humanity. He epitomizes resilience and fortitude. <As he faces his third imprisonment at 66, he has never forsaken his commitment to the people, prioritizing their well-being over his own and his children's.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/features/125431-six-months-without-a-word-iranian-sunni-cleric-held-hostage-to-pressure-son/

Iranwire - 16 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Woman Executed for Drug-Related Offenses
Iranian authorities have executed a woman on drug-related charges in Qazvin prison, human rights sources reported on February 16. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) group said that Hajar Atabaki, 41, was executed <in silence> on January 20. It quoted an informed source as saying that Atabaki was the mother of one child and had separated from her husband in 2018. <She was arrested and sentenced to death about two and a half years ago,> the source said. According to IHRNGO, this is the second confirmed execution of a woman in Iran since the beginning of the year. The organization said that 212 women have been executed across the country since 2010.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/125435-iranian-woman-executed-for-drug-related-offenses/


Mohammad Mahmoudi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 16 Feb 2024
<<Iranian forces detain 16-year-old Kurdish teenager, Mohammad Mahmoudi for expressing joy over the Iranian football team's loss
Mohammad Mahmoudi, a 16-year-old Kurdish boy from Javanroud, has been arrested for expressing joy after the defeat of the Iranian national football team by the national team of Qatar. According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the morning of Wednesday, February 14, 2024, the Iranian Intelligence Forces in Javanroud, arrested Mohammad Mahmoudi, a 16-year-old child, and transferred him to an undisclosed location. According to a source close to Mahmoudi's family, the Iranian Intelligence Forces stormed the teenager's workplace in a shop and arrested him by resorting to violence. The Iranian security agencies have told the Mahmoudi family that their son was arrested and transferred to one of the security detention centers in Kermanshah due to expressing joy after the defeat of the Iranian national football team by the Qatar national team. Hengaw has been informed that at least ten Kurdish children have been arrested in the city of Javanroud for the same reason, and so far, the identities of two of them, 17-year-old Mohammad Yousefi and 16-year-old Mohammad Mahmoudi, have been clarified.>>
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https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/iranian-forces-detain-16-year-old-kurdish-teenager-mohammad-mahmoudi-for-expressing-joy-over-the-iranian-football-teams-loss


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Iranwire - 16 Feb 2024
<<Dozens of Inmates Await Execution in Iranian Prison
Ninety Iranians incarcerated in Zanjan Central Prison await execution on charges including drug trafficking, murder, armed robbery and rape, human rights groups have warned. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said that the vast majority of them were sentenced to death for drug-related offenses. Four were convicted of rape. In recent weeks, the sharp rise in executions in the country sparked passionate calls from Iranian civil society to abolish the death penalty, with the hashtag #NoToExecution being increasingly popular among social media users. Ten political prisoners held in Ghezelhesar prison have initiated weekly hunger strikes they dubbed <Black Tuesdays> to protest the judiciary's issuance and enforcement of death sentences.
Their protest action garnered widespread support from political prisoners nationwide.
The number of people given capital punishment across Iran reached a 12-month high in January, with at least 35 people being sentenced to death during that month, according to the activist HRANA news agency. As many as 86 individuals were executed in January, it also said, stressing that capital punishment in Iran is “routinely imposed following trials that fall short of due process guarantees, in a judicial system that lacks transparency and impartiality, and for crimes that do not amount to the most serious crimes under international law.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/125421-dozens-of-inmates-await-execution-in-iranian-prison/


Mohammad Yousefi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 15 Feb 2024
<<Kurdish Teenager Detained by Iranian Forces with Uncertain Status Following Football Celebration
Mohammad Yousefi, a 17-year-old boy from the city of Javanroud, was arrested nine days ago for expressing joy following the defeat of the Iranian national football team, and there is still no information regarding his whereabouts. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Mohammad Yousefi, a minor from Javanroud, was apprehended by security forces in the city.
According to a reliable source, Mohammad Yousefi was taken into custody shortly after the football match between Iran and Qatar amidst a crowd of cheering spectators. For the past nine days, there has been no update on the location or condition of this detained minor, and the efforts of his family to ascertain his well-being have been unsuccessful. Hengaw has learned that several other minors were also arrested around the same time as Mohammad Yousefi, though their identities have yet to be confirmed. The national football team of the Islamic Republic of Iran suffered a 3-2 defeat against the national football team of Qatar in the semi-final stage of the Asian Nations Cup at Al-Thamamah Stadium on Wednesday, February 7, failing to advance to the finals. It is worth noting that in several cities in Kurdistan, including Javanroud, Sanandaj, and Divandarreh, residents took to the streets to express their joy following the Iranian team's loss.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/kurdish-teenager-detained-by-iranian-forces-with-uncertain-status-following-football-celebration

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 15 Feb 2024
<<Keivan Rahimian, a Baha'i college professor currently in detention, has been sentenced to nine years in prison and additional penalties by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the 58-year-old Keivan Rahimian was handed a five-year imprisonment term for <anti-Islamic activities> and an additional four years for charges of <collusion and conspiracy against national security> by the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. According to the verdict, Rahimian will also face six years of social rights exclusion and a fine of fifty million Iranian tomans. Under the law of sentence consolidation, Rahimian will serve a total of five years of rigorous imprisonment. Keivan Rahimian, who holds a master's degree in psychology, previously served five years in detention for charges related to national security in 2012. He was released from Karaj Gohar Dasht (Rajai Shahr) prison in 2017 after completing his sentence.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/bahai-college-professor-receives-nine-year-prison-sentence

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