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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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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 May 27, 2024
Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned
Nobel Peace Prize laureate criticizes the United
Nations' planned memorial ceremony for Ebrahim Raisi,
calling it "a commemoration of the executions and mass
killings."
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 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
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"
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August 2 - July 30, 2024
Please read first all about the more than brave Ms. Pakhshans'
ordeal
and <<Iran deports Afghan
researcher Kobra Ghulami for 'not complying with the
hijab rules'...
and <<Report: Two Sisters
Murdered Under the Pretext of <Honor> in Khorasan Razavi
Province...
and <<Bukan: Kurdish
Activist Soran Karimi Arrested by Iranian Security
Forces...
and <<Arrest of Five Baloch
Individuals in Khash Following Security Forces' Shooting
and the Killing of a Female Citizen...
and <<Evin Prison; Shakila
Monfared, A Political Prisoner is on Her Third Day of
Hunger Strike...
and <<Tehran: Houra
Nikbakht Sentenced to One Year of Imprisonment...
and <<Motaherah Goonei, a
student activist and former political prisoner, has
announced a sit-in and hunger strike...
and <<Tehran: Ali Rezaei, a
Child Arrested in the "Woman, Life, Freedom" Movement,
Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison...
and more actual news
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May 10 - 3, 2024
'War against the No-hijabi
women'
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July 30 - 25, 2024
Read all about the ordeal
of Ms. Pakhsan Azizi
and <<Femicide: Young Woman
Murdered in Salmas under the Pretext of <Honor>...
and <<Unyielding Spirits:
The Fight for Liberation from Evin's Walls...
and <<Recantation by Key
Suspect Disrupts Iranian Filmmaker's Murder Case...
and <<Tehran Police Conduct
Phone Checks at Metro Stations...
and <<Bukan: Ahmad
Hassanzadeh and Solmaz Hassanzadeh, Family Members of
Slain Protestor, Arrested...
and <<Woman arrested in
Ardabil for publishing photos without headscarf...
and <<Three Kurdish
Religious Activists Charged with Rebellion by Iranian
Judiciary...
and <<Woman hanged in
Central Prison of Khorramabad: 5 women executed in just
one week...
and <<Gathering and Protest
of Women Political Prisoners in Evin Prison’s Women's
Ward...
and more actual news
and it will also bring you through more news in
July and earlier in 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.
Please read first all about the more than brave Ms. Pakhshans' ordeal here:
Pakhshan Azizi
Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 2 August 2024 - by SARAH KARIMI
<<Women of Mahabad: Our struggle will continue
Women of Eastern Kurdistan condemn the death sentences against labor
activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and journalist Pakhshan Azizi. "We struggle
more against the heavy prison sentences."
Mahabad- Since the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" protests that sparked in Iran
following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini in 2022 by Iran's so-called
<morality police>, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been intensifying
its crackdown on dissent through a wave of arrests, torture, executions
and heavy prison sentences. Despite the intensified crackdown, women in
the country keep struggling against all kinds of patriarchal policies
and laws in all facets of life, especially in prisons.
'Women struggle much more consciously than before'
"Hundreds of women like Narges Mohammadi and Zeynab Jalalian have been
imprisoned by Islamic Republic of Iran for struggling against gender
discrimination," said Delnia Karimpour, a Kurdish student in Mahabad,
commenting on the crackdown on women by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Iranian regime sentenced Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi to
death, aiming at intimidating women. Despite all the oppressive policies
of the regime, women have strengthened their struggle. We struggle more
against the heavy prison sentences. The government should know very well
that women struggle much more consciously than before."
'We will continue to struggle against oppression'
Sana M., a women's rights activist in Mahabad, condemned the Islamic
Republic of Iran for sentencing labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and
journalist Pakhshan Azizi to death. "The aim of the regime is to weaken
society and intimidate women because it knows very well that women's
struggle will shake the foundations of its system. Therefore, the regime
has used death sentences against women to silence them since the "Jin,
Jiyan, Azadi" uprising. We will continue to struggle against
oppression." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-of-mahabad-our-struggle-will-continue-35475?page=1
MKG and DFG for journalist Pakhshan Azizi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 1 August 2024
<<Joint statement by MKG and DFG for journalist Pakhshan Azizi
"All people, particularly international organizations, must stand
against the unjust decision of the Iranian regime against journalist
Pakhshan Azizi," said the joint statement of the journalists’
associations.
News Center- Pakhshan Azizi, Kurdish political prisoner, journalist and
women's rights activist, was sentenced to death by the Iranian
authorities on July 28,2024. The Mesopotamia Women Journalists'
Association (MKG) and the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) held
a press conference in Amed (Diyarbakır) on Wednesday, calling on all
people, particularly international human rights organizations to stand
against the "unjust" decision of the Iranian regime. "Journalism is
important to report the truth and reality," said Roza Metina, chair of
the MKG. "Free media workers always pursue the truth. They never bow
down to injustice, the usurpation of the will of the people, arrests and
torture. They are the voice of their society with their pens and
cameras."
'We condemn the death sentence'
Condemning the death sentence given to journalist Pakhshan Azizi by the
Iranian regime, Roza Metina said, "The Iranian regime aims to intimidate
everyone demanding freedom with its dirty and hostile policies. It aims
to intimidate everyone by using death sentences. As free media workers,
we condemn the death sentence against Kurdish woman and journalist
Pakhshan Azizi. All human rights defenders should be the voice of
Pakhshan Azizi. We call on all people, particularly international human
rights organizations, to stand against the unjust decision of the
Iranian regime against journalist Pakhshan Azizi." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/joint-statement-by-mkg-and-dfg-for-journalist-pakhshan-azizi-35465
Female Political Prisoners in Lakan Prison Join the "Tuesdays Against
Executions" Campaign
NCRI - Womens committee - 31 July 2024 - in Women's News
<<Female Political Prisoners in Lakan Prison Join the “Tuesdays Against
Executions” Campaign
Eight female political prisoners held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, the
capital of Gilan province in northern Iran, announced that they joined
the hunger strike this Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in opposition to the
death penalty. They have thus joined the political prisoners who go on
hunger strike in the "Tuesdays against Executions" campaign. In addition
to opposing the death sentences for political and non-political
prisoners, the female political prisoners in Lakan Prison are
specifically protesting the death sentences for Sharifeh Mohammadi and
Pakhshan Azizi.
Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi
They have also announced that 14 non-political female prisoners in Lakan
Prison are at risk of execution and are calling for attention to the
situation of these anonymous prisoners and support for them. The female
prisoners who joined the "Tuesdays Against Executions" campaign in Lakan
Prison are Zohreh Dadras, Zahra Dadras, Forough Samii-Nia, Sharifeh
Mohammadi, Azadeh Chavoshian, Jelveh Javaheri, Negin Rezaei, and Shiva
Shah-Siah.
The number of prisons across Iran where political prisoners have joined
the "Tuesdays Against Executions" campaign has thus reached 18.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/07/31/political-prisoners-lakan-prison/
IHD protests death sentences against activists
Jinha - Womens News Agency 31 July 2024
<<IHD protests death sentences against activists outside Iranian
Consulate in Istanbul
The Human Rights Association (IHD) protested the death sentences against
labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and journalist Pakhshan Azizi outside
the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul, demanding their release.
News Center- The Human Rights Association (IHD) protested the death
sentences against labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and journalist
Pakhshan Azizi outside the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul. Saturday
Mothers/People, IHD Co-Chair Eren Keskin, Peoples' Equality and
Democracy Party (DEM Party) Central Executive Board Member Musa Piroglu
and many rights defenders attended the protest.
'Execution has become a routine practice of the regime'.
Jina Amini
The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to violate human rights and
sentence activists to death, IHD Co-chair Eren Keskin said. "Iranian
people elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran's new president as a
reaction against such patriarchal and feudal practices. Execution has
become a routine practice of the regime especially since the "Jin, Jiyan,
Azadi" protests that sparked in the country following the killing of
Jina Mahsa Amini."
'They were sentenced to death for being members of the Kurdish political
movement'
Labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death on July 4, 2024
while journalist Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death on July 23, 2024.
"They were sentenced to death for being members of the Kurdish political
movement."
'Take a stand against Iran'
Demanding an end to executions in Iran, Eren Keskin said, "As human
rights defenders, we think that the authorities of the Republic of
Turkiye should use diplomatic channels to prevent these executions. We
also call on all human rights defenders all around the world to take a
stand against Iran. We call on all human rights organizations, women's
organizations, unions and opposition political parties in our region to
take a stand in order to prevent the executions that have taken place
and will take place in Iran. Execution is a murder committed by the
state. We demand the death sentences against Sharifeh Mohammadi and
Pakhshan Azizi be reversed and their release." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/ihd-protests-death-sentences-against-activists-outside-iranian-consulate-in-istanbul-35464
Iranwire - July 30, 2024
<<Women Inmates Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Activist's Death
Sentence
Women political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prison have announced their
intention to go on a hunger strike as part of their ongoing protest
against the death sentence issued to a Kurdish activist. This marks the
second major protest action by these inmates following the announcement
of the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi. The news of the strike was
shared via jailed human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize awardee
Narges Mohammadi's Instagram page. It said the prisoners would join the
"No Execution Tuesdays" campaign with the hunger strike. On Saturday,
the same prisoners initiated a sit-in protest at Evin prison. Beginning
at 7:00 PM, they chanted slogans demanding the cancellation of the death
penalty for Azizi. The prisoners had previously gathered en masse in the
prison yard to protest against the death sentence. Azizi was convicted
of <membership in groups that waged an armed uprising against the
Islamic government and whose leaders are involved in rebellion.> In
addition to the death sentence, she received a four-year prison term for
alleged membership in the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK). The court
proceedings, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, took place on May 28
and June 16, 2024.
The verdict was sent to Azizi's lawyers last week.
She is currently held in Tehran's Evin Prison, where she has reportedly
been deprived of phone calls and visitation rights for the past two
weeks. In a letter recently published by the Hengaw Organization for
Human Rights, Azizi cited multiple instances of torture and harassment
during her detention. On August 4, 2023, Iranian Intelligence Forces
arrested her in Tehran's Kharazi town, marking the beginning of her
current ordeal. Azizi's history of activism dates back to at least 2009
when she was arrested during a Kurdish students' protest in Tehran
against executions in Kurdistan.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/132306-women-inmates-launch-hunger-strike-to-protest-activists-death-sentence/
Read more about the ordeal of Pakhshan Azizi and
the revolt against the mullahs' femicidal gallows here
And other actual news here:
Kobra Ghulami
Jinha - Womens News Agency 2 August 2024
<<Iran deports Afghan researcher Kobra Ghulami for 'not complying with
the hijab rules'
Afghan researcher Kobra Ghulami was arrested and then deported from Iran
on Friday for not complying with the hijab rules although she had legal
residency documents.
News Center- Ameneh Zamani, a children's rights activist, announced
Friday on her Instagram account that Kobra Gholami, an Afghan researcher
pursuing a master’s degree at Alzahra University, was arrested and then
deported to Afghanistan for not complying with the hijab rules although
she had legal residency documents. According to her post, Kobra Gholami
was summoned to the passport office after receiving multiple warnings
about her hijab. Expressing her concern about the life of Kobra Gholami,
Ameneh Zamani said, "Kobra Gholami is now on her way to Afghanistan. She
could not even talk or say goodbye to her family and loved ones. We are
concerned about her safety on the way and after arriving in
Afghanistan."
Describing the deportation of Kobra Gholami as <illegal>, Ameneh Zamani
called on all women's rights activists, civil activists and the people
of Iran to prevent the deportation of Kobra Gholami. In 2023, Kobra
Gholami spoke at the 6th Social-Cultural Research Conference in Iran on
"Femininity and Social-Cultural Transformation," criticizing the
treatment of Afghan migrant women in Iran.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/iran-deports-afghan-researcher-kobra-ghulami-for-not-complying-with-the-hijab-rules-35477
Honor killings
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 2 August 2024
<<Report: Two Sisters Murdered Under the Pretext of <Honor> in Khorasan
Razavi Province
A man has killed his wife and sister-in-law in Chenaran city of Khorasan
Razavi province. The killer's motive for committing the crime is
declared under the title of what is called <preservation of honor>.
According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human
Rights, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, In Chenaran City, two women, aged
48 and 50, were fatally struck multiple times on the head with a stick.
According to the Khorasan newspaper, a man identified as Hasan-M called
the Radkan police station on Tuesday, July 30, from a village near
Chenaran, claiming that his wife had threatened him. Upon arriving at
the scene, the police instructed him to leave the home. He returned the
following morning, killed his wife and sister, and subsequently fled to
Mashhad. This person is now under arrest and has stated that his motive
for committing the crime was skepticism towards his wife and
brother-in-law.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/08/article-9
Soran Karimi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 2 August 2024
<<Bukan: Kurdish Activist Soran Karimi Arrested by Iranian Security
Forces
Soran Karimi, a Kurdish activist from Bukan, West Azerbaijan (Urmia),
has been arrested by the Iranian security forces and transferred to an
undisclosed location. According to a report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Iranian
security forces raided the home of 41-year-old Soran Karimi, a Kurdish
activist residing in Bukan, and arrested him without presenting any
judicial warrant.
According to a source close to the Karimi family, Soran Karimi, a father
of two, was violently arrested by security forces in front of his
children and subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location. To
date, there is no precise information on the reasons for the arrest, the
charges against him, his fate, or his whereabouts, and the family's
attempts to follow up on the matter have been fruitless.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/08/article-7
Arrest
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 2 August 2024
<<Arrest of Five Baloch Individuals in Khash Following Security Forces'
Shooting and the Killing of a Female Citizen
Saeid Mazarzehi, Abdolghafour Gomshadzehi, Majid Mazarzehi, Shahsavar
Gomshadzehi, and Bahman Mazarzehi, five Baloch citizens from Khash, were
arrested by Iranian security forces and transferred to an unknown
location. The arrests followed the shooting by Iranian security forces
at protesters, resulting in the death of a woman. According to a report
received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Monday, July
29, 2024, Saeid Mazarzehi (38 years old), Abdolghafour Gomshadzehi (30
years old), Majid Mazarzehi, Shahsavar Gomshadzehi, and Bahman Mazarzehi,
five Baloch citizens from Qaderabad village in the Khash region of
Sistan and Baluchestan province, were arrested. As reported by the Haal
Vsh news group, before the arrest of these individuals, security forces
were inspecting the homes of the village residents. When the residents
asked for a warrant, the forces responded negatively and fired at the
protesting people. As a result of this shooting, a woman named Zoleikha
Gomshadzehi, 50 years old, was killed, and Allahbakhsh Gomshadzehi, 35
years old, Mobin Gomshadzehi, 16 years old, and Masri Gomshadzehi were
severely injured.
Additionally, Saeid Mazarzehi, Abdolghafour Gomshadzehi, Majid Mazarzehi,
Shahsavar Gomshadzehi, and Bahman Mazarzehi were violently arrested and
transferred to an unknown location. It is noteworthy that shortly after
these events, Iranian government-affiliated media labeled the residents
of Qaderabad village as <terrorists> with security charges, accusing
them of collaborating with the <Jaish al-Adl> organization. This
accusation was rejected by the protesting people.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/08/article-6
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 1 August 2024
<<A Kolbar Dies Due to Falling From a Height in Baneh
A Kolbat with the identity of Nasser Osmani, the father of a child, died
due to falling from a height in the 'Nirvan' border strip of Baneh,
Kurdistan Province. According to the report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, in the early morning hours of Thursday,
August 1, 2024, Nasser Osmani, 42 years old, father of one child and a
resident of Rabat town, Sardasht city, lost his life due to falling from
the border heights of Nirvan, in Baneh. According to informed sources,
the body of this Kolbar was transferred to Baneh and has not been handed
over to his family yet.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/08/article-5
Shakila Monfared
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 1 August 2024
<<Evin Prison; Shakila Monfared, A Political Prisoner is on Her Third
Day of Hunger Strike
Shakila Monfared, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been on
a hunger strike for three days. As she approaches the fourth year of her
prison sentence, she is facing new charges. According to a report
received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Shakila Monfared,
a political prisoner held in Evin Prison in Tehran, has been on a hunger
strike since Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in protest against a new case
opened against her.
Informed sources say that recently a new case has been opened against
Shakila Monfared by the Deputy Prosecutor of Branch 8 of Tehran's
District Prosecutor's Office, accusing her of <property destruction and
disturbing public order and peace.> In December 2023, this political
prisoner was sentenced in absentia by Branch 26 of the Tehran Islamic
Revolutionary Court, presided over by Iman Afshari, to 15 months in
prison and exile outside Tehran, a travel ban, prohibition of membership
in social and political groups, and prohibition of using a smartphone,
on charges of <propaganda against the government.> This sentence was
later confirmed. Previously, in February 2021, Shakila Monfared was
sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court to six years of imprisonment
on charges of <propaganda activities against the regime and insulting
Islamic sanctities,> which was ultimately reduced to four years and two
months. In 2022, during another case while serving her sentence, she was
sentenced by the Tehran Court of Appeals to two years and eight months
in prison for <membership in anti-government groups> and fined 10
million Tomans for <spreading lies.> It is worth noting that Shakila
Monfared was arrested by Iranian state forces in Tehran on August 31,
2020, and was transferred to Evin Prison after a while.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/08/article-4
Asad Afranjeh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 1 August 2024
<<A Kurdish Kolbar Killed by Direct Fire from the Iranian Border Guards
in Marivan
A 25-year-old young Kurdish man from Marivan, named Asad Afranjeh, was
killed by direct fire from the Iranian Border Guards at the border
heights of this city. According to the report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, at around 30:00 in the morning on
Thursday, August 1, 2024, Asad Afranjeh, a resident of the 'Sianav'
village in Marivan, Kurdistan Province, was killed by the Iranian Border
Guards. According to Hengaw's sources, Asad Afranjeh, who was the father
of a young child, was shot 10 kilometers away from the borde, near the
village of Eskol.
Based on the statistics registered in the Statistics and Documents
Center Hengaw, in July 2024, at least 5 Kolbars were killed by direct
fire from the Iranian Border Guards, in the borders areas of Nowsud,
Marivan, Baneh, and Sardasht.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/08/article-2
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 31 July 202
<<Tehran: Mowlud Safayi Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
Mowlud Safayi, a female political activist residing in Tehran, has been
arrested by the Iranian security forces and transferred to Evin Prison
to serve her three-year prison sentence. According to a report received
by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024,
64-year-old Mowlud Safayi, a former political prisoner living in Tehran,
was arrested during a raid by security forces on her residence and
transferred to the women's ward of Evin Prison to serve her three-year
sentence. This individual was also arrested in June 2021 by the Iranian
intelligence forces and was released from Qarchak Varamin Prison after a
while on bail. She was eventually sentenced by the Tehran Islamic
Revolutionary Court to four years of imprisonment on charges of
<propaganda against the regime.> Still, according to the law of
combining sentences, the maximum enforceable sentence for her will be
three years. Mowlud Safayi is a member of the families seeking justice
for the 1980s atrocities. She is the daughter of "Haji Safayi," and the
wife of "Ebrahim Saeedi," who was executed by the Islamic Republic of
Iran in the years 1981 and 1984 on charges of supporting the People's
Mujahedin of Iran.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-105
Houra Nikbakht
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 31 July 2024
<<Tehran: Houra Nikbakht Sentenced to One Year of Imprisonment
Houra Nikbakht, a publisher, university lecturer, and women's rights
activist imprisoned in Evin Prison in Tehran, has been sentenced to one
year of imprisonment by the Iranian judiciary. According to a report
received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Houra Nikbakht,
the publisher and director of "Mashq-e Barabari" Publications residing
in Tehran, was recently sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Branch
26 of the Tehran's Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court, presided over by
Judge Iman Afshari, on charges of <propaganda against the regime> and
<insulting Khamenei.> This sentence was communicated to her on Saturday,
July 27, 2024. Notably, the hearing for these charges was held on July
10 in the same branch. Houra Nikbakht was arrested on June 12, 2024,
after being summoned and appearing at the third branch of the Evin
Prosecutor's Office and was subsequently transferred to the women's ward
of Evin Prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-104
Motaherah Goonei
Iranian Activist to Protest Academic Exile
Iranwire - July 30, 2024
<<Motaherah Goonei, a student activist and former political prisoner,
has announced a sit-in and hunger strike in front the University of
Tehran. She said she will go on hunger strike on September 7, coinciding
with the start of the academic semester at the medical sciences
universities. "This is a call and notice of lawsuit for the two years of
my ruined life, which the security institutions mocked and played with,"
she said. The activist's troubles began following her arrest by the
Ministry of Intelligence after she published a statement regarding the
death of Mahsa Amini in custody in 2022.
Upon release, she faced repeated bans from entering her college. She was
banned again last year and referred to the disciplinary committee of the
Tehran University of Medical Sciences for organizing what officials
termed a <political iftar.> Subsequently, while in her final semester of
the dentistry doctorate, she was expelled and banned from studying at
universities for five years on charges of <creating riot and chaos in
the faculty.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/132319-iranian-activist-to-protest-academic-exile/
Sara Siahpour
Iranian Teacher and Activist Summoned on Propaganda Charges
Iranwire - July 30, 2024
A prominent teacher and union activist in Iran has been summoned by
authorities on charges of <propaganda against the Islamic Republic.>
Sara Siahpour, a teacher from Alborz province, was called to the 21st
Branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday. This
latest development on Tuesday adds to a series of legal and professional
challenges Siahpour has faced in recent years. Siahpour's troubles with
authorities date back to 2017 when she was first summoned following
complaints from the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Despite initial cases against her
being closed in 2019, she has faced ongoing legal scrutiny. In December
2023, Siahpour was sentenced to six years in prison by the Revolutionary
Court of Tehran Province. The charges against her included <collusion>
against national security and propaganda activities against the Islamic
Republic. This verdict was upheld by the Court of Appeal in March. A
subsequent request for a retrial was rejected by the Supreme Court.
Further pressure on Siahpour was created by blocking her bank accounts
and disconnecting her personal mobile phone in early 2024. Notably, she
has also been dismissed from her teaching position, which she proudly
referred to as an "order of honor" on her Instagram page. The dismissal
cited various reasons, including her union activities, participation in
teacher gatherings, publishing photos without hijab, and supporting the
Woman, Life, Freedom movement.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/132324-iranian-teacher-and-activist-summoned-on-propaganda-charges/
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The Platform of Civil Organizations (NGOs) for the Human Rights of Kurds
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 30 July 2024
<<Announcement of The Platform of Civil Organizations (NGOs) for
Monitoring the Human Rights of Kurds in Iran
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights and five other civil and human
rights organizations active in the field of human rights in Kurdistan
have announced the "Platform of Civil Organizations for Monitoring
Kurdish Human Rights in Iran" through a joint statement.
The full text of this statement is as follows:
Press Release: NGOs Platform for Monitoring the Human Rights of Kurds in
Iran
We are pleased to announce the creation of the "NGOs Platform for
Monitoring the Human Rights of Kurds in Iran - KHRMI". This coalition
has been formed by six active human rights organizations, driven by a
deep sense of responsibility in this critical phase. The organizations
involved are :
Kurdish World Organization
Hengaw for Human Rights
Hana for Human Rights
Kurdistan Tribunal
Center of Reporters for Human Rights in Iranian Kurdistan
Zagros Human Rights Center
These organizations will pool their resources to achieve the platform's
goals, which are:
Facilitate communication and cooperation between active human rights
organizations to promote the human rights of Kurds in Iran.
Document and report human rights violations and support the victims of
these violations.
Transmit reports and documentation of human rights violations to
international organizations and international courts.
Obtain the necessary support to resolve the Kurdish issue in Iran.
The platform calls for the cooperation and support of all activists,
civil society organizations, and the international community to end the
violations and protect the human rights of Kurds in Iran. We also urge
the victims of these violations to provide evidence and testimonies to
help take necessary actions against the perpetrators of these acts.
July 30, 2024
NGOs Platform for Monitoring the Human Rights of Kurds in Iran – KHRMI>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-103
Ali Rezaei
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 30 July 2024
<<Tehran: Ali Rezaei, a Child Arrested in the "Woman, Life, Freedom"
Movement, Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Ali Rezaei, a resident of Tehran who was arrested during the "Woman,
Life, Freedom" movement while he was under eighteen years of age, has
been sentenced by the Iranian Judiciary to two years of imprisonment.
According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights,
Ali Rezaei, a resident of Tehran, was sentenced to two years of
imprisonment by Branch 28 of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court of
this city for the charges of <assembly and collusion> and <assault and
battery.> He had previously been acquitted of the charge of <moharebeh>
(enmity against God). Ali Rezaei's lawyer, Ali Shafakhah, emphasized in
an interview that his client was under eighteen years old at the time of
the <alleged crime,> adding that the Supreme Court considered the
Revolutionary Court, rather than the Juvenile Court, as competent to
handle his case. The lawyer stressed that <the legislators' intention
from the full 18 years is that if the individual was 18 years and 364
days old at the time of committing the crime, they have not yet
completed 18 years.> Ali Rezaei was arrested on December 4, 2022, during
the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Tehran and transferred to Ward
209 of Evin Prison, known as the detention center of the Ministry of
Intelligence. After one year of detention, he was temporarily released
on bail.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-102
Fatemeh Paymard, Mamosta Seyed Jamaleddin Vazhi, and Abdolhamid Vazhi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 30 July 2024
<<Three Family Members of a Kurdish Political Activist Arrested in
Piranshahr
Three members of the family of Hassan Vazhi, a Kurdish political
activist in Piranshahr, namely Fatemeh Paymard, Mamosta Seyed Jamaleddin
Vazhi, and Abdolhamid Vazhi, were arrested by Iranian intelligence
forces and released after several hours of interrogation and threats.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human
Rights, on Monday, July 29, 2024, Iran Ministry of Intelligence forces
who had come from Tehran to Piranshahr raided the family home of Mullah
Hassan Vazhi, a Kurdish political and religious figure, and arrested his
wife and son, Fatemeh Paymard and Abdolhamid Vazhi, 29, and brother,
Mullah Jamal Vazhi, 40. A source close to the Vazhi family stated that
the three citizens were transferred to the Piranshahr Intelligence
Office after being subjected to violence and were released after several
hours of interrogation and threats.
It is worth noting that Seyed Jamaleddin Vazhi, the Imam of the 'Paso'
village, a researcher, and writer, was also arrested during the "Woman,
Life, Freedom" movement and later sentenced to two years of imprisonment
by the Special Clerical Islamic Court in Urmia. Hassan Vazhi, a Kurdish
political and religious figure from Piranshahr, was forced to leave his
hometown several years ago due to repeated pressures and threats from
the Iranian security agencies and now resides in the Kurdistan Region of
Iraq.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-101
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