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Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
and his placeman president, Ebrahim Raisi. The message of
the women when he visited a university is plain: <give way or
get lost> in 2023.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO
FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
Click here for a total list so far
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Life, Freedom' pages menu will look a bit different and this
to avoid too many pop-ups ,meaning the underlined period
in yellow tells you in what period you are and click on another
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December 31,
2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by
Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the
road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini,
our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom;
*Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother
of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom
2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in
prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the
mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands
and therefore is refused medical care although needing
it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory
is not easy, but it is certain" * and Maryam
Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since
15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally,
one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit
of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on
your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in
the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent
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A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
Update April 10,
2024
"Nobel Laureate Critiques
'Baseless' Case Against Iranian Activists
March 20, 2024
Letter from Narges Mohammadi for
Newroz
March 8, 2024
"As much as the Woman, Life,
Freedom movement has bolstered women's awareness,
courage, and bravery, it has also resulted in
significant oppression and increased pressure on women
in Iran by the Islamic Republic..."
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw
Click here for a news-overview
from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023 |
JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS ALSO HEARD
And do read also the above linked incredible
December 2023 update!
despite the mullahs'
regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks
out loud and clear
Click here for the latest news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution
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MARJAM AKBARI
MONFARED
Dec 30, 2023: Not bowing for the mullahs' regime
she says:
"Finally, one
day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of
the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
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April 25 - 22, 2024
<<Outrage
Mounts as Iran Sentences Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death...
and
<<Narges Mohammadi Condemns Death Sentence of Iranian
Rapper Toomaj Salehi...
and
<<Iranian Parliament Names Sistan and Baluchistan as
Most Deprived Region...
and
<<Mahsa Amini Case Stalls in Iranian Courts: Family
Lawyer...
and
<<Woman Murdered by Husband with Violent Past After
Refusing Financial Demand...
and
<<Journalist Parisa Salehi Summoned for Prison Term...
and
<<Atena Farghadani, Cartoonist Political Prisoner
Tortured in Tehran Safe House...
and
<<Fatemeh Ziaii Azad, 67, rearrested and jailed in Evin
Prison...
and
<<Tehran Nurses Resign to Protest Poor Working
Conditions...
and
<<Family Members of Slain 'Woman, Life, Freedom'
Protester Detaine...
and
<<Hengaw Expresses Serious Concerns Regarding Saman
Yasin's Conviction...
and more news but most with
a 'give way or go away' yell! |
April 22 - 16, 2024
<<The Unknown Custodial
Status of Father of Reza Lotfi, Slain Protester After
Two Weeks of Detention...
and <<Inmate in Iran Loses
Life Due to Lack of Medical Attention...
and <<Iran: 15 women killed
in one month...
and <<Four Balochs,
Including Two Children, Arrested by Iranian Security
Forces...
and <<Saman Yasin, Kurdish
Rapper, Sentenced to Five Years in prison...
and <<A Kurdish detainee
during 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement has taken his own
life...
and <<Agents insult and
beat 50-year-old Baloch woman...
and <<Jailed Iranian
Activist Taken to Hospital Without Compulsory Hijab...
and Iranian Medical Student
Summoned Amid Crackdown on Women...
and <<Iran Cracks Down on
Women Amid Tensions With Israel...
and more news
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April 18 - 16 , 2024
<<Aida Shakarami, sister of
slain protester, arrested for violating the mandatory
Hijab...
and <<Nejat Anvar Hamidi,
68, in dire health in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz...
and <<Political prisoner
Varisha Moradi held in state of limbo after 250 days of
detention...
and <<Dina Ghalibaf
arrested after revealing violence of Guidance Patrols...
and <<Two Kurdish Men in
Coma After Being Fired Upon by Iranian Authorities...
and <<Two Kurdish People
Arrested for Attending Newroz Celebrations...
and <<Tehran, Iran: Four
Individuals, Including Three Family Members, Sentenced
to 11 Years in Prison...
and <<Urmia, Iran : Kurdish
Political Prisoner Initiates Hunger Strike...
and <<Gilan, Iran: Prisoner
Commits Suicide at Talesh Central Prison...
and <<Grieving Father Seeks
Justice for Son's State-Sponsored Killing, Convicted by
Iranian Judiciary...
and more news
and it will also bring you through more news in April 2024 |
When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi
figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da
qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so
called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.
Kamal Lotfi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 22 April 2024
<<The Unknown Custodial Status of Father of Reza Lotfi, Slain Protester
After Two Weeks of Detention
Kamal Lotfi, a member of a grieving family and the father of Reza Lotfi,
who was killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, remains
detained after two weeks despite suffering from psoriasis. His uncertain
condition is causing significant distress to his family, who are deeply
concerned about his health. According to a report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, Kamal Lotfi has been in detention for two
weeks, yet there is still no information available about his custodial
status, despite continuous efforts by his family to obtain information.
Lotfi, who was previously detained last year and suffered from psoriasis
while in Kamyaran Central Prison, was deprived of access to necessary
medical care outside the prison, leading to a deterioration of his
condition. A source close to the Lotfi family revealed to Hengaw that
despite medical experts in Hamedan and Sanandaj recommending urgent
medical attention for Lotfi and expressing concerns about his ability to
tolerate imprisonment, he has been detained again by security forces,
with no information about his condition provided after two weeks,
causing significant worry for his family regarding his health. In a
recent report by Hengaw, it was revealed that Kamal Lotfi has been
sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 102 of the Criminal Court of
Dehgolan for various charges, including propaganda against the
government and insulting the Supreme Leader and the founder of the
Islamic Republic of Iran. With the application of Article 510 of the
Criminal Procedure Code (Law on the Consolidation of Sentences), the
most severe sentence for Lotfi, who was recently detained, will be
equivalent to two years of enforceable imprisonment. Kamal Lotfi, a
46-year-old father from Dehgolan, was re-detained on Tuesday, April 9,
2024, after appearing for the second time at the Revolutionary Court of
Qorveh. His son, Reza Lotfi, was shot dead by Iranian police special
forces during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement on September 19, 2022.
Hengaw previously highlighted the pressure imposed on Kamal Lotfi by
government authorities following his son's killing. In response to
government propaganda claiming that his son was killed by
<anti-revolutionaries> (a term used for Kurdish opposition parties),
Lotfi released a video denying these claims and asserting that his son
was killed by government forces. It is worth noting that Kamal Lotfi was
previously detained on Monday, April 16, 2023, on one of the streets of
Dehgolan without the presentation of any judicial warrant by security
forces. Subsequently, he was transferred to Kamyaran Prison. Lotfi was
released from Kamyaran Prison on Tuesday, July 2, 2023, after spending
78 days in detention by posting bail temporarily pending the conclusion
of his trial proceedings. During his time in Kamyaran Prison, Lotfi was
diagnosed with a skin disease and undertook hunger strikes multiple
times due to the noncooperation regarding his transfer to medical
centers.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-67
Akhtar Moradi killed by explosion
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 22 April 2024
<<Unexploded ordnance takes the life of a Young Kurdish Woman in
Kermanshah, Iran
In an incident involving unexploded ordnance leftover from the Iran/Iraq
war in Gilan-e Gharb in Kermashan (Kermanshah) province, a young Kurdish
woman by the name of Akhtar Moradi lost her life. According to a report
obtained by the Hengaw organization for human rights, this tragic event
occurred on Sunday, April 21, 2024, in the village of Gur-e-Sefid in
Gilan-e Gharb, taking the life of a young woman due to severe injuries
from the blast. Akhtar Moradi was transferred to the 'Alzehra' hospital
in Gilanegharb on Saturday, April 20th, where she passed due to the
severity of her condition. Based on the information provided to Hengaw,
the family of this young victim has been making a living by scavenging
and reselling reusable and recyclable materials.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-66
Qader Gorgij
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 22 April 2024
<<Inmate in Iran Loses Life Due to Lack of Medical Attention
Qader Gorgij, a Baloch inmate, lost his life due to a lack of medical
attention and delays in being transferred to a hospital in Zahedan.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human
Rights, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, 52-year-old Qader Gorgij, a resident
of Zahedan, passed away due to inadequate medical care and the
authorities' delay in arranging his transfer to a hospital for
treatment. He had spent the last 2 years, 6 months, and 22 days in the
central prison in Zahedan. He was eventually transferred to the prison
infirmary on Monday in critical condition and then to the public
healthcare hospital in Zahedan, where he succumbed to his condition.
Sources close to the case revealed that despite the family’s efforts and
Mr. Gorgij's poor health conditions, including underlying heart disease
and high blood pressure, the prison authorities did not permit his
transfer to a hospital outside the prison for treatment. Mr. Gorgij was
detained on October 1, 2021, during a raid on his residence without the
presentation of any judicial warrant. Since then, he had been held in
Zahedan prison with an indeterminate status. The Iranian government
authorities claimed his detention was due to drug-related offenses.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-65
Women and two children were killed
Jinha - Womens News Agency 22 April 2024
<<Iran: 15 women killed in one month
In Iran, 15 women and two children were killed, five women and two
children died under suspicious circumstances between March 21 and April
20, 2024. Two women were executed in the country.
News Center- The oppressive policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran
pave the way for gender-based violence and femicide. NuJINHA Persian
compiled the data on femicide and suspicious death of women in Iran from
local, national newspapers and news agencies from March 21, 2024 to
April 20, 2024.
15 women and two children were killed, five women and two children died
under suspicious circumstances and two women were executed in Iran
between March 21 and April 20, 2024, according to the data of NuJINHA
Persian.
The data of the NuJINHA Persian is as follows:
March 26: A cardiologist died under suspicious circumstances at Noorabad
Delfan Hospital in Lorestan Province.
March 27: Former political prisoner Sara Tabrizi (20) died under
suspicious circumstances after being summoned to Iran's infamous
Ministry of Intelligence.
March 28: A young woman was executed in the Central Prison of Tabriz.
March 29: A 34-year-old woman was killed by her husband in the city of
Juybar.
March 30: A woman was killed by her husband in the city of Semnan.
April 1: An unidentified woman was killed by her father in one of the
villages of Abadan, a city in Khuzestan province.
April 2: A young woman was killed by her husband in the city of Tabriz.
April 2: A young woman, a student at Yasouj University of Medical
Sciences, died under suspicious circumstances.
April 2: A woman was killed by her husband in the Bushehr province.
April 3: Two children died under suspicious circumstances as a fire
broke out in their house located in the Gapi village of Dargaz, a city
in Iran's Razavi Khorasan province. Their mother was seriously injured.
April 3: A woman was killed by her husband in the city of Dargaz, Razavi
Khorasan province.
April 4: A 38-year-old woman was killed by her husband at the
Urmia-Naqadeh transportation hub.
April 8: Four members of a family, including two women and a 7-
month-old baby, were killed by unknown people in the village of Qomqaleh,
Mahabad.
April 8: The dead body of a 7-year-old child identified as Elmira Zarei,
who was reported missing a month ago, was found in Isfahan.
April 9: A 27-year-old woman was killed by her brothers in the city of
Ahvaz.
April 11: A young woman identified as Sarveh Sarve died under suspicious
circumstances in Javanrud.
April 13: A 19-year-old woman identified as Marjan Hajizadeh was
executed in the Central Prison of Zanjan.
April 15: A 59-year-old woman was killed by her husband in the city of
Khomeyn.
April 16: A 37-year-old woman was killed by her fiancé in Tehran.
April 18: A 43-year-old woman was killed by her husband in Isfahan.
April 18: A young woman was killed by her brother in the city of Saravan.
April 18: A young woman identified as Nagin Bahram died under suspicious
circumstances in the city of Kermanshah.
April 19: A 50-year-old woman was killed by her customer at her shop in
the city of Shiraz.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/y-34924?page=1
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 22 April 2024
<<Arab Civil Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison by Iranian Judiciary
Ebrahim Elhaei, an Arab civil rights activist from Ahvaz, has been
sentenced to one year in prison by the judicial system of the Islamic
Republic of Iran. According to a report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, Ebrahim Elhaei was sentenced by Branch 3
of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court for charges including <insulting Ali
Khamenei,> <membership in organizations opposing the government,> and
<propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran.> Ebrahim Elhaei, aged
54, was brought to Ahvaz airport by the Ministry of Intelligence on
September 3, 2023, under deceptive circumstances and subsequently
arrested. His detention was extended in October. Ultimately, this civil
rights activist was temporarily released on November 5, 2023, pending
the conclusion of the trial process.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-64
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 22 April 2024
<<Four Balochs, Including Two Children, Arrested by Iranian Security
Forces
Four Baloch individuals from Sarbaz County in Sistan and Balouchistan
Province have been detained by the security forces of the Islamic
Republic of Iran. The individuals arrested are Saad Dahani, 12 years
old; Zarin Dahani, 17 years old; Mansour Dahani; and Abdul Wahab Dahani.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human
Rights, the arrests occurred on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The detainees,
residents of 'Darjin Den' village in Sarbaz County, were apprehended
without a warrant or judicial document. Informed sources indicate that
the four individuals were transferred to undisclosed locations following
their arrest. As of the time of this report, detailed information
regarding the reasons for their arrest, the charges against them, and
their detention conditions remains unavailable.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-63
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 21 April 2024
<<Fatal Shooting Incident: Three Kolbars Killed or Injured by Iranian
Forces
At the Baneh border in the Sanandaj province, Iranian border regiment
forces opened fire on a group of kolbars, resulting in the death of one,
identified as Shvaneh Ahmadpour, and injuries to two others. According
to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on
Sunday, April 21, 2024, border regiment forces stationed at the 'Beleh
Keh' border from the districts of Baneh opened fire at some kolbars,
resulting in the death of one individual and injuring two others. Hengaw
has learned that during these shootings, a 34-year-old kolbar identified
as Shvaneh Ahmadpour lost his life, and two other kolbars were injured,
whose identities are currently being investigated. Shvaneh Ahmadpour's
body, who was married and the father of a child, has been transferred to
medical centers in the city of Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan region.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-62
Saman Yasin
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 21 April 2024
<<Saman Yasin, Kurdish Rapper, Sentenced to Five Years in prison and
Exile to KermanSaman Yasin, a Kurdish singer-songwriter from Kermanshah
(Kermashan), a Yarsan adherent who was apprehended during the Jin, Jiyan,
Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement, has been sentenced by the
judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to five years in prison and
exile to a city in Kerman province. Despite being ill, this artist has
spent the last 567 days (19 months) in detention without the right to
leave. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for
Human Rights, Saman Seydi, known as Saman Yasin, a Kurdish artist and
detainee of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi movement, received a verdict from
Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge
Amoozadeh. He was sentenced to five years of penal imprisonment and
exile to a city in Kerman. The court session addressing the charges
against Saman Yasin was held on April 17, 2024, and the verdict was
announced to his lawyer today, Sunday, April 21. The court sessions of
this Kurdish artist from Kermanshah have been repeatedly canceled for
various reasons. According to a statement by Saman Yasin's father,
Taymur Seydi, on his social media account, the trial session took place
on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Previously, the artist had demanded that
his court session be held publicly and had called for the participation
of domestic and international lawyers and journalists. He urged them to
send their attendance requests to Judge Salavati and the court
authorities as soon as possible. Saman Yasin has stated that the
repeated cancellations of his court sessions and the deliberate
obstruction of his transfer to the hospital are part of a deliberate
process aimed at <destroying his body and mind> by security
institutions. On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, Saman Yasin was urgently
transferred from Rajaishahr Prison, along with a group of political
prisoners, to Ward 8 of Evin Prison, and then on September 3, from there
to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. On September 20, 2023, he was expelled
from Unit 3 of Ghezel Hesar Prison without permission to take his
personal belongings and was transferred to a section holding prisoners
convicted of drug-related crimes. On October 29, 2022, Saman Yasin was
sentenced to death by the Public and Revolutionary Court of Tehran on
charges including <Moharebeh> (waging war against God). This sentence
was later overturned by the Supreme Court, and his case was referred
back for re-examination to a court of the same level. Saman Seydi, known
as Saman Yasin, a songwriter, composer, and rapper from Kermanshah
residing in Tehran, was arrested on October 2, 2022, by security forces
at his home for supporting protests. After interrogation, he was
transferred to Rajaishahr Prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-61
5 Kolbars shot and wounded
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 20 April 2024
<<Iranian border guards shot and wounded at least 5 Kurdish Kolbars
At least five Kurdish Kolbars (couriers) were directly targeted and
severely wounded by border guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The
injured individuals are identified as Mohammad Rahimi, Moein Sharifi,
Mohammad (last name unknown), Saeed (last name unknown), and Keyvan
Darabi.
According to a report from the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on
Friday, April 19, 2024, Iranian border guards opened fire on a group of
Kurdish Kolbars at the Nowsud/Paveh border in Kermanshah province,
injuring three Kolbars: Moein Sharifi, 24 years old; Mohammad (last name
unknown), both from Javanroud; and Saeed (last name unknown) from
Safiabad village in Javanroud, Kermanshah Province. On April 18, Keyvan
Darabi, 20 years old, from Serpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, was shot
directly and severely injured in the leg by border guards at the
Hangazhall border in Baneh city, Kurdistan (Sanandaj Province). He was
subsequently transferred to Saqqez Hospital for medical treatment.
Additionally, on April 17, Mohammad Rahimi, a young Kolbar from Saqqez,
Kurdistan Province, sustained severe leg injuries after falling from a
height during a pursuit by Iranian armed forces at the Hangazhall
border.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-56
Aryan Yawari
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 20 April 2024
<<A Kurdish detainee during 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement has taken
his own life
Aryan Yawari, a 19-year-old Kurd from Bukan and one of the detainees of
the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement, tragically
committed suicide due to constant pressure from the security forces of
the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report from the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, in the early hours of Thursday, April 19,
2024, Aryan Yawari took his own life. He had been under continuous
threat and intimidation by security institutions, particularly by Ahmad
AliPour, a member of the Basij, a paramilitary volunteer group
affiliated with the IRGC, in Bukan. Aryan Yawari was arrested during the
'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement in December 2022 on charges of setting
fire to the residence of a Basij (called Jash in Kurdish) member named
Ahmad AliPour. After 70 days of detention, he was released on bail from
Bukan Central Prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-55
Mohsen Ahmadi Aghdam, Rasoul Yousefi Azar, and Hasan Yousefi Azar
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 20 April 2024
<<Three Kurdish men Detained by Iranian Security Forces
Mohsen Ahmadi Aghdam, Rasoul Yousefi Azar, and Hasan Yousefi Azar, three
Kurds from Mahabad, West Azerbaijan (Urmia) Province, have been detained
by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a
report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 34-year-old Mohsen Ahmadi Aghdam, 21-year-old
Rasoul Yousefi Azar, and 39-year-old Hasan Yousefi Azar, residents of
the village 'Bafrowan' in Mahabad's suburb, were apprehended by
intelligence forces. Hengaw's sources indicate that the arrests took
place in the individuals' family homes, and they were then transferred
to the intelligence detention center in Urmia. At the time of compiling
this report, specific information regarding the reasons for the arrests
and the charges against these individuals remains unavailable.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-54
Hossein Borkeh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 20 April 2024
<<Hossein Borkeh, a Kurdish individual hailing from Piranshahr (West
Azerbaijan province, Urmia), has been sentenced to 42 months of
imprisonment and one year of exile in Urmia by the judiciary system of
the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by the
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Hossein Borkeh, a resident of the
village of 'Soghanlu' in the outskirts of Piranshahr, has been sentenced
to three years and six months of imprisonment and one year of exile to
Urmia by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Mahabad. The
aforementioned sentence was issued on charges of <membership and
collaboration with the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan> and has
been officially handed down to him in Naghadeh Central Prison in recent
days. Hossein Borkeh was detained in mid-October and released on the
21st of the same month. He was detained again and transferred to
Naghadeh Prison on October 23, 2023, after being summoned and referred
to the interrogation department of Piranshahr Court.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/04/article-53
Fariba Safarzaei
NCRI - Womens committee - 19 April 2024 - in Women's News
<<Agents insult and beat 50-year-old Baloch woman
A 50-year-old Baloch woman, who went to the Zahedan Bureau for Aliens
and Foreign Immigrant Affairs for administrative work related to her
husband's identity papers, was insulted and beaten by a male agent
because of her protests and refusal to undergo a body search. On Sunday,
April 14, Fariba Safarzaei, a 50-year-old Baloch woman, along with her
son, Idris Yar-Ahmadzehi, and her husband, Mikael Yar-Ahmadzahi, went to
the Zahedan Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrant Affairs located on
Amirkabir Blvd. Upon entering, a male guard said Mrs. Fariba Safarzaei
had to be physically searched. When she resisted the order and her son
also objected the method of the search, the agents at the Bureau for
Aliens and Foreign Immigrant Affairs severely beat them.The agents not
only refused to follow up Mikael's birth certificate issues, but also
confiscated the birth certificates of the children and even Fariba's
documents. Hundreds of thousands of Baloch people who live in Iran have
been denied birth certificates despite trying for years to resolve this
issue. When they go to the relevant agencies, they face discrimination,
insults and humiliation from the personnel, and are finally forced to
give up the pursuit of obtaining their birth certificates.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/04/19/baloch-woman-50/
Iranwire - 18 April 2024
<<Jailed Iranian Activist Taken to Hospital Without Compulsory Hijab
Sedigheh Vasmaghi, a scholar and vocal critic of the Islamic Republic
jailed in Evin prison, was transported to the Farabi Hospital in Tehran
without wearing a headscarf for an eye examination, her Instagram
account reported. In this rare move, Vasmaghi was accompanied to the
hospital by two male agents and one female agent. This religious
scholar, known for her longstanding criticism of the Islamic Republic's
mandatory hijab policy, decided to remove her headscarf following the
2022 nationwide protests. She is currently being held in Evin prison and
has been denied access to medical care despite her urgent need for
treatment. Vasmaghi, who suffers from high blood pressure, elevated
blood sugar, and severe chest pain, received initial treatment at the
prison clinic on April 2. However, despite a doctor's recommendation for
further hospitalization, prison authorities refused to facilitate her
transfer. She faces charges of <propaganda against the Islamic Republic>
and <public appearance without a hijab.>
Her case is being heard by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
Since March 24, Vasmaghi has been denied family visits due to her
refusal to comply with mandatory hijab regulations.>>
https://iranwire.com/en/women/127739-jailed-iranian-activist-taken-to-hospital-without-compulsory-hijab/
Fatemeh Sepehri
Iranwire - 17 April 2024
<<Iranian Activist Subjected to 'Mental Torture' by Authorities, Brother
Says.
An ailing imprisoned Iranian activist has been subjected to >mental
torture,> according to her brother. Asghar Sepehri, brother of Fatemeh
Sepehri, a political detainee, disclosed on his social media account
that his sister underwent interrogation by an <interrogator
psychologist,> resulting in what he describes as <mental torture.>
According to Asghar Sepehri, his sister was transferred from Vakil Abad
prison in Mashhad to a meeting, where a person identifying as a
psychologist from the judiciary asked her personal questions about her
childhood. Sepehri further reported that despite Fatemeh Sepehri falling
ill during this half-hour encounter and subsequently being transferred
to the prison hospital, the Islamic Republic has shifted from <using
journalists for interrogation to employing psychologists for the same
purpose.> <The Islamic Republic is subjecting my sister to psychological
torture through its agents, including Ali Soleimani, the prosecutor of
the 903 branch,> Asghar Sepehri stated. The outspoken pro-democracy
advocate was arrested in Mashhad on September 12, 2022, and was
sentenced in February this year to a total of 18 years in prison on
charges including <propaganda against the regime,> <cooperating with
hostile countries,> and <insulting> Khamenei and his predecessor,
Ruhollah Khomeini. She is one of the 14 signatories of a 2019 statement
calling for Khamenei's resignation, the abolition of the Islamic
Republic, and the establishment of a secular government.
https://iranwire.com/en/women/127677-iranian-activist-subjected-to-mental-torture-by-authorities-brother-says/
Iranwire - 17 April 2024
<<Iranian Medical Student Summoned Amid Crackdown on Women
An Iranian medical student, suspended from the university during the
Woman, Life, Freedom movement, was recently summoned to a security
institution. Motaharah Goonei, a final-semester dental doctorate student
at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, received a 24-month suspension
and exclusion from education. Arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence
in October 2022, she was barred from entering the university for
months.
The reason for her latest summons has not been reported. Meanwhile, on
Tuesday, Dina Qalibaf, a student at Tehran's Beheshti University, was
arrested by security forces after she said she was <sexually> abused by
the Morality Police. Qalibaf recently posted on social media about being
detained by the Islamic Republic's Morality Police, which enforces dress
code regulations. Qalibaf said she was <sexually> assaulted during the
arrest. While global attention remains on Israel's possible response to
recent Iranian attacks, a government crackdown on women in Iran entered
its fourth day. According to eyewitnesses, the Morality Police and
plainclothed agents are apprehending women wearing non-compulsory
clothing on the streets of Iranian cities.
https://iranwire.com/en/women/127669-iranian-medical-student-summoned-amid-crackdown-on-women/
Iranwire - 16 April 2024
<<Iran Cracks Down on Women Amid Tensions With Israel
While global attention remains on Israel's possible response to recent
Iranian attacks, a government crackdown on women in Iran entered third
day.
According to eyewitnesses, the Morality Police and plainclothed agents
are apprehending women wearing non-compulsory clothing on the streets of
Iranian cities. The authorities have also persecuted some women who did
not have a headscarf in public. Among them is Faezeh Abdipour, a student
activist. On her social media account, she recounted, <I received a
phone call summoning me; they contacted my father.> According to reports
circulating on social media, several coffee shops in Mashhad were shut
down in the early hours of Tuesday for serving women without compulsory
covering. <If the police force's basis for this action is the Hijab and
Chastity Law, it's important to note that this bill has not yet passed
into law,> MP Alireza Nouri Qazaljeh said. The police command in Iran's
capital announced that beginning Saturday, there will be heightened
enforcement of mandatory hijab laws, warning Iranian women and girls of
legal repercussions if they fail to comply.>>
https://iranwire.com/en/women/127607-iran-cracks-down-on-women-amid-tensions-with-israel/
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