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JINA 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

And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in
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and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1 --  November - Januari 2023

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Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago.

Editorial by G. d'A.: Dear reader, as a webmaster also I constantly have to guard the read-ability of the 'Cryfreedom'-outlet and sometimes decisions need to be made to have it be for your convenience and moreso in total support of the women-led revolt in Iran which inevitably will be a grand Victory. Still, choices must be made always and so I've decided to, for now, embed all the actual news about the 'NO-hijab; 'Biological terror attscks against schoolgirls'; 'Iranian journalists under siege'; 'Blinding as a weapon' and 'The hanging spree' as part of the 'Actual news' updates of the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom' section. But, if need be and urgent attention and action is needed concerning the above mentioned topics it will get an extra emphasized place as part of the actual news page-layout. Thank you for being a reader and for your support of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' revolution.
Click here for the previously tabled topics

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 
You are now at the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom'  section

 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
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
UPDATED:
September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder

incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024


 Updated with 2 more stories
 
Updated Oct 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom

For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2' Revolt news 
Updated Oct. 10, 2024
 

SPECIAL REPORTS PALESTINE

For actual updates  
Updated Oct. 10, 2024
 

 

HAIL TO THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and his placeman president. The message of the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023 and still is.
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


(Updates October 11, 2024) z



UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom.
Long live a long and free Iran



We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:
 


Read her updated story here
 

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

A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
October 8, 2024:
"The perpetrators of war are the outcasts and the disgraced throughout history..."
September 25, 2024:
Letter from Narges Mohammadi to UN General Assembly
September 16, 2024: "Message from Narges Mohammadi for Jina Mahsa Amini"
May 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"

"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 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
UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder

incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
and earlier news about

a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen


 
 Oct 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
 
 

Click here for earlier news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution

MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED

June 24, 2024: The Iranian Regime Judiciary Launches a New Case to Seize the Assets of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Her Family, in Revenge for Seeking Justice for Her Siblings Executed in the 1980s
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"
 


 

 



 







PAKSHAN AZIZI

Actual News:
September 23 - 16, 2024:
<<Pakhshan Azizi denied medical care ...and
 
<<Letter from Pakhshan Azizi: The philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life...
September 10 - 9, 2024
"Twenty-Six Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Cancellation of Pakhshan Azizi's Death Sentence..."
and more actual news
September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"
August 19, 2024
Sentenced to Death for Assisting Women Targeted by ISIS
And read here her full story:
July 23 - 22, 2024
"Denying the Truth, and Its Alternative"

September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"

 

 

September 10, 2024
Sara Deldar, 28, passed away due to an infection caused by pellet fragments

Read her story here


 
August 29, 2024
Tortured and Tried: Nasim Gholami Faces Death Sentence



Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

   

27 August 2024
Kurdish Political Prisoner, Varisheh Moradi

 Stays in Abeyance in Evin Prison Amid Continued Deprivation of Visitation and Phone Call Rights
 

Please do read the following articles about heroines who risk live and limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined topics:
Actual stories:
October 7, 2024: Plight of nurses in Iran: Resignatons and Emigration
October 5, 2024: World Teachers' Day
 October 2, 2024: Expulsions of Students and Professors
October 1, 2024: Workers Neglected in Iran's Unsafe Mines
 
and 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts  

Read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
August 30, 2024:
"Nurses can neutralize security forces' efforts with unity."
and updates:
August 28, 2024:

Nurses' demands - "A nurse will die, but will not accept humiliation,":

"NO to executions" campaign

In support - reflection and updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024


'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'


July 8 - 4, 2024: The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024: Prisoner Swap with Iran is Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024: It |Iran| puts people to death in order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories 

*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports
 

October 11 - 4, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi: The perpetrators of war are the outcasts and the disgraced throughout history...
and <<A Woman Victim of Child Marriage Executed in Ahar Prison, Iran...
and <<Fatemeh Moradpour, 15, Commits Suicide Under Pressure for Forced Marriage...
and <<World Day Against the Death Penalty...
and <<Iranian Journalist Sentenced for Instagram Posts...
and <<Political Prisoner in Critical Condition After Month-Long Hunger Strike...

and more actual fact-finding news
 

May 10 - 3, 2024

'War against the No-hijabi women'
 

October 9 - 8, 2024
<<Escalating Tragedy: A Surge in Women's Executions in Iran...
and <<Young Kurdish man fatally shot by Police forces in Iran...
and <<A Kurdish Kolbar was Injured by Iranian Border Guards on the Border of Baneh...
and <<Narges Mansouri gets additional eight-year prison sentence...
and <<Kurdish Kolbar Dies after Sustaining Multiple Rifle Butt Strikes...
and more actual fact-finding news

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.

Dear reader, let us, apart from all the other news following please read first the most inspiring but alas also most disturbing news.
In other words: Rise more for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprisal. Gino d'Artali


Narges Mohammadi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 8 Oct 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi: The perpetrators of war are the outcasts and the disgraced throughout history
"The perpetrators of war are the outcasts and the disgraced throughout history," Narges Mohammadi said in a letter Evin Prison to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, marking the anniversary of her Nobel Peace Prize.
News Center- Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, wrote a letter from inside the notorious Evin Prison to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 6, marking one year since the announcement of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to her.
"One day, not too far from now, you will hear the anthem of our liberation from gender apartheid and the victory anthem of the Iranian people ending tyranny. That day will undoubtedly come, and you will share in our victory celebration," she said in her letter.
Her letter is as follows:
"Peace is not just the absence of destruction, death, and the terror caused by war; it is also liberation from living under the ominous shadow of tyranny, poverty, discrimination, threats, execution, oppression, the anxiety of insecurity, and being forgotten and voiceless. I do not believe that women-these numerous beings who have been pushed to despair by the severe discrimination, complex inequalities, and deeply rooted historical oppressions in countries that appear not to be at war-can feel peace. The Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 awarded to me reflects the global attention and influence on the conscious and fighting women of Iran. It was a hope for the women of the Middle East. It was a support for the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement and a tribute to Mahsa (Zhina) Amini.

Jina Amini
The world's most prestigious award was given to a woman in Iran who is fighting for human rights and women’s rights, who dreams of a transition from tyranny to democracy, and whose ideals are freedom and equality. Its direct meaning was to support the committed democratic movement for human rights and women's rights. The announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 began with the slogan of the Iranian people's movement. Hearing "Women, Life, Freedom" from the podium of the Nobel Peace Foundation was like an echo of the slogan of the protesting women and men in the streets, for which you have worked for a year to have it heard in the world. I sincerely thank you. Even though I face many long years of imprisonment ahead, even though my phone calls were cut off just 50 days after receiving the award, even though I lost my father this year and did not even say goodbye at his grave, even though the separation from Kiana and Ali is an unbearable and unhealing pain that does not leave me, I am filled with the fervor of resistance, life, and struggle. I will endure any suffering, deprivation, and hardship for the sake of peace, democracy, and human rights, and the hardships will make me stronger and more resilient. One day, not too far from now, you will hear the anthem of our liberation from gender apartheid and the victory anthem of the Iranian people ending tyranny. That day will undoubtedly come, and you will share in our victory celebration. Today, we are extremely far from the peace that has been the aspiration of all the good-hearted people of the world. This distance can be bridged with strong will, courage, resilience, and the solidarity of peace-loving people." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/narges-mohammadi-the-perpetrators-of-war-are-the-outcasts-and-the-disgraced-throughout-history-35789


Leila Qaemi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 7, 2024
<<Iran Executes Female Prisoner Leila Qaemi in Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison
The death sentence of a female prisoner identified as Leila Ghaemi, from Tehran, who was imprisoned in Qarchak Varamin Prison and had previously been sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary on charges of <premeditated murder,> was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the death sentence of Leila Ghaemi, from Tehran and a mother of one, was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj. According to informed sources, this prisoner had been serving her sentence in Qarchak Varamin Prison and was transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj a few days ago for the execution of the death sentence. Leila Ghaemi was arrested eight years ago on charges of the premeditated murder of her husband and was sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary. At the same time as this prisoner, the death sentences of eight other prisoners, including two Afghan nationals, were also carried out in this prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-28

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 6, 2024
<<A Woman Victim of Child Marriage Executed in Ahar Prison, Iran
The death sentence of a female prisoner named Akhtar Ghorbanloo, who had previously been sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary on charges of <premeditated murder,> has been carried in Ahar Prison. This woman, a victim of child marriage, was arrested and sentenced to death for the murder of her husband. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the death sentence of Akhtar Ghorbanloo, a victim of child marriage and forced marriage, was carried out on Tuesday morning, October 1, 2024, in the Central Prison of Ahar, East Azerbaijan Province. According to sources, she was forced into marriage at the age of 17 with a man who was 18 years older than her. She was ultimately arrested for allegedly murdering her husband by drugging and was then sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary. To date, the news of the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by the Iranian state media, particularly those affiliated with the judiciary.
Child marriage has become a legal norm in Iran, promoted by the propaganda apparatus of the Islamic Republic, while in democratic countries and according to human rights standards, any form of sexual or sentimental relationship between adults and children is considered a serious crime that is subject to severe penalties. Under Islamic family law, providing sexual services to the husband is deemed a duty of women. This means that sexual assault against children and women within the framework of <legal marriage> in Iran is sanctioned by the Islamic Republic and is even actively promoted.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-24


Fatemeh Moradpour
NCRI - Womens committee - 4 Oct 2024 - in Women's News
<<Fatemeh Moradpour, 15, Commits Suicide Under Pressure for Forced Marriage
Fatemeh Moradpour, a 15-year-old girl from Lorestan, took her own life after being pressured by her family to marry. This tragic event occurred on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in Rumeshkan, a town in Lorestan province. Her family had been pressuring her to marry a 40-year-old married man.
Having repeatedly refused the marriage, Fatemeh Moradpour eventually resorted to suicide and hanged herself. Child brides and early marriage are examples of violence against women. In Iran, the misogynous regime constantly encourages early marriage. At the same time, suicide is rising among child brides and victims of early marriage. Forced marriage in Iran which is usually done in the case of child marriages is a clear example of violence against women and girls. In the misogynistic regime of Velayat-e-Faqih, the laws have made Iran one of the countries with the lowest age of marriage for girls. The girl's father or family usually forces these marriages. UNICEF considers marriages of people under the age of 18 to be an example of child marriage. However, under the mullahs' misogynistic laws, the minimum legal age for girls to marry in Iran is 13. A girl under the age of 13 can also sit at the wedding table with her father's permission and that of a judge.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/04/fatemeh-moradpour-suicide/

And other actual news:


Sosan Hassanzadeh
Iranwire - Oct 11, 2024
<<Kurdish Activist Sentenced to Prison in Iran
The Islamic Republic's judiciary has sentenced Sosan Hassanzadeh, a Kurdish language instructor and activist, to three months of imprisonment on charges of <propaganda activities> against the clerical establishment. Hassanzadeh was arrested on May 15 after security forces violently raided her house. She was held in Urmia Central Prison for two months before being temporarily released on bail pending the completion of her trial. Throughout her detention, Hassanzadeh was denied the right to a lawyer and was only allowed one brief phone call with her family.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/134916-kurdish-activist-sentenced-to-prison-in-iran/

Iranwire - Oct 11, 2024
<<Iranian YouTube Host Detained for Exploring Social Issues
The Islamic Republic's authorities have arrested social researcher and YouTube talk show host Mohammad Ahmadi and transferred him to an undisclosed location. While the exact reason for his arrest remains unclear, the HRANA human rights news agency speculates that his detention may be linked to the interviews and discussions featured on his show Dialogue Iran. Ahmadi, known for his work in social research, used Dialogue Iran as a platform for critical conversations on pressing social issues in the country. The show gained popularity for its discussions and in-depth explorations of various topics impacting Iranian society.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/134913-iranian-youtube-host-detained-for-exploring-social-issues/


Varisheh Moradi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 11, 2024 - Statements
<<World Day Against the Death Penalty: Unlimited Hunger Strike by Varisheh Moradi in Protest of Executions in Iran
Varisheh Moradi (also known as Ciwana Sine), a Kurdish political prisoner and member of the The East Kurdistan Free Woman Society (KJAR), began an unlimited hunger strike on World Day Against the Death Penalty. Her strike is in protest of her uncertain legal status and the rising number of executions carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Thursday, October 10, 2024, Moradi, who is accused of <baghi> (armed rebellion), launched her hunger strike to protest the increasing issuance and execution of death sentences, as well as her unresolved case in Tehran's Evin Prison. Her second court session took place on October 5, 2024, in Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salavati. During the session, Moradi and her lawyers were not allowed to present a defense. Her lawyers, who were previously denied access to her case file, were only given a few hours to review it after the session. Notably, Varisheh Moradi's second trial session had initially been postponed on August 4, 2024, after after she refused to attend in protest of the issuance of death sentences for Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammadi.

Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi
The trial was delayed again on August 28, 2024, due to the absence of the prosecutor's representative and the presiding judge, Judge Amouzad.
Since May 6, 2024, Moradi has been denied the right to contact family members or lawyers, as well as the right to receive visitation, by order of Judge Salavati. Following the execution of Kurdish political prisoner Reza Rasai, who was arrested during the (Woman, Life, Freedom), a protest erupted among female inmates at Evin Prison on August 6, 2024. This protest escalated into a clash between prisoners and guards, leading to further punishment for several prisoners, including Varisheh Moradi, who were denied family contact for two additional months by the prison's disciplinary committee. Moradi's first court session took place on June 16, 2024, where she was charged with <baghi> due to her membership in KJAR. During that session, neither she nor her lawyers were allowed to present a defense. On May 14, 2024, Moradi was transferred to solitary confinement in Ward 209 of Evin Prison for further interrogation. In protest of this transfer, she and Pakhshan Azizi began a two-day hunger strike. In February 2024, Moradi was formally charged with <baghi through membership in the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK)> by the 5th Branch of the Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office. Her case was later referred to Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati, after an indictment was issued. Varisheh Moradi was transferred to the women’s ward of Evin Prison on December 26, 2023, after spending five months in solitary confinement in Ward 209. Earlier in August 2023, she had been transferred to Evin Prison following interrogations and torture at the Intelligence department's detention center in Sanandaj, where she was subjected to both physical and psychological torture. It is worth noting that Moradi was forcibly disappeared by agents of the Intelligence Department on August 1, 2023, on the Marivan-Sanandaj road. During the enforced disappearance, she was severely beaten and transferred to a detention center without receiving any medical attention.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-46

Iranwire - October 10, 2024
<<Iranian Journalist Sentenced for Instagram Posts
A criminal court in northwestern Ajabshir sentenced a state TV reporter to prison for his Instagram posts. Hossein Jafarian, a journalist with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), was sentenced to 13 months and 16 days in prison by the Second Criminal Court of Ajabshir. According to HRANA, a human rights news agency, the court issued its ruling on October 6, which was formally communicated to Jafarian. The sentence stems from charges of <spreading false information on the Internet> based on content he posted on his personal Instagram account. Jafarian also manages the online media outlet Farhang Ajabshir and has previously worked with Fars News Agency.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/134864-iranian-journalist-sentenced-for-instagram-posts/

Iranwire - October 10, 2024
<<Iran to Launch Anti-Baha'i Propaganda Exhibition
Authorities of the Islamic Republic in northern Sari are planning to launch an exhibition to promote propaganda against religious minorities. Iranian media has reported on an upcoming exhibition titled <Water and Mirage,> which will focus on propaganda against religious minorities, particularly the Baha'i faith. According to the IRNA news agency, the <Water and Mirage> exhibition will be held for one week starting on October 12, in collaboration with the Institute for Studies on Sects and Religions, the Mazandaran Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and the Sari Municipality, at a park. The exhibition is being organized with the goal of what the organizers describe as <familiarizing the public with the thoughts and deviations> of religious minorities in Iran. On Wednesday, during a press conference to unveil the exhibition's poster, Ehsan Ahangar, Director of Mazandaran's Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance, warned about the <propaganda activities> of Baha'is. Ahangar also claimed that Baha'i adherents in Iran <commit the most offenses and are identified and punished by relevant authorities, but they are always portrayed as victims in society.> The Iranian government does not recognize the Baha'i faith, and its followers have faced systematic discrimination in the country for decades. Baha'is have been persecuted in Iran because of their faith and are often accused of being spies or opposing the Iranian government. The Baha'i International Community states that no evidence has been provided to support these charges.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/134895-iran-to-launch-anti-bahai-propaganda-exhibition/


Mohammad Taghavi
Iranwire - October 9, 2024
<<Political Prisoner in Critical Condition After Month-Long Hunger Strike
Mohammad Taghavi, a political prisoner held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison since July 1, is in critical condition following a month-long hunger strike.
Taghavi's protest aims to secure his transfer to the general ward and to draw attention to the torture of his cellmate and the fabricated charges against him and his co-defendants. A source said that on Sunday, Taghavi was brought to court for a hearing. His appearance shocked those present due to his extremely frail condition, resulting from the prolonged hunger strike. Taghavi was moved from the general ward to the more restrictive Ward 209 four months ago on orders from Judge Iman Afshari. Since then, he has reportedly faced harassment and torture aimed at extracting forced confessions. The political prisoner shares a cell with two others, including an Afghan prisoner, who is said to be in critical condition due to severe torture. Taghavi's hunger strike is partly in protest of his cellmate's treatment. A court session for Taghavi and six other political prisoners, including his brother Mojtaba Taghavi, was held on October 6. Taghavi, along with four co-defendants, faces charges of <rebellion,> with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/134835-political-prisoner-in-critical-condition-after-month-long-hunger-strike/


Reza Arabpour
Iranwire - October 9, 2024
<<Iranian Protester Faces 15-Year Prison Term
A Revolutionary Court in southern Ahvaz has sentenced Reza Arabpour, a detainee of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, to fifteen years in prison.
The court found Arabpour guilty of <aiding in waging war against God.> Arabpour's lawyer, Hossein Ali Hatami, confirmed the verdict on Tuesday, adding that his client had been acquitted of the charge of <participation in rebellious groups.> The IRGC Intelligence Organization arrested Arabpour in November 2022, along with several others. Their joint case was referred to Branch 4 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, where they faced charges including <waging war against God, corruption on Earth, and forming rebellious groups,> all of which carry the death penalty.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/134816-iranian-protester-faces-15-year-prison-term/

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