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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

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
2024: July wk2 P3 -- July wk2 P2 -- July wk2 -- July wk1 P2 -- July wk1 -- June wk4 P2 -- June wk4 --  overview per month
and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1 -- click here for a menu overview November - Januari 2023


Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago. Update December 23, 2023

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
For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2' Revolt news click here   

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

Dear reader, from here on the 'Woman, 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 underlinded period to go there. However, when needed a certain topic will be in yellow meaning it's a link to go that topic and will open in a new window. If you dissagree about any change feel more than free to let me know what you think at info@cryfreedom.net
(Updates July 12, 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. 

Articles about JINA
March 4 - February 27, 2024:
<<Iranian Teacher Arrested for <Illegal Gathering> at Mahsa Amini's Grave...
and more news

February 12 , 2024:
<<Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini's Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds
<<Mahsa Amini's Father: <Everything They Have Said and Shown is Lies>
and
WHO JINA AMINI REALLY WAS.
By Diako Alavi, a journalist from Saqqez and family friend of Mahsa Amini 
and
Jina Amini, the face of Irans uprising and revolution:
www.cryfreedom.net/the-face-of-irans-protests.htm

Click here for more articles
























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


Read her updated story here

AND

Updates of Jina Aminis' Revolution:
Part 16: December 28 - 16, 2023

Part 17: January 23 - 6, 2024
Part 18: March 4 - February 8, 2024
   

and links to earlier parts
 
Gino d'artali's opinion: We mourn AND fight!

And read also

ONGOING 'TILL VICTORY:
Jan 2024: 'WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM'
REVOLUTION

 

 

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
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


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 














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"

 

 

 

 



 



June 19, 2024
Neda Agha Sultan Face of the 2009 uprising in Iran


 

 

 May 27, 2024
Zhina Modarres Gorji, Kurdish Women's Sentenced to 21 Years
 
 

Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

April 30, 2024
Atena Farghadani - Target on her back

 

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:
July 8, 2024: Iranian Nurses--A Double Oppression
July 6, 2024:
Masoud Pezeshkian shifts Iran's political landscape
June 28, 2024: 20.000 Acts of Support
June 27, 2024: Eliminating Gender Discrimination
and
June 25, 2024: Sexual rape and torture in prisons and 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts  

SPECIAL REPORTS PALESTINE

Click here for actual updates
and earlier news
          

'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
 

July 10 - 9, 2024
<<Murder of a Young Woman in Bojnourd with <Honor-related> Motive...
and <<Femicide: Report on Brutal Murder of a Woman by a Relative in Talesh...
and <<'We stand with all those threatened by the death sentence'...
and <<Rana Kourkouri Arrested by Security Forces in Tehran...
and <<Mother of Slain Protester Reports Destruction of Son's Tombstone in Iran...
and <<Ex-Political Prisoner Soleimani Reports Death Threats from Iran Agents...
and <<Political Prisoner Azar Korvandi: Evin Prison Authorities Deny Her Medical Treatment...
and <<Four Kurdish Teachers Union Activists Sentenced to prison by Iranian Judiciary...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!

May 10 - 3, 2024

'War against the No-hijabi women'
 

July 9 - 5, 2024
<<Iranian Activist Hossein Ronaghi Suffers Autoimmune Disease Post-Prison...
and <<Water Pollution Suspected in Rezvanshahr Poisoning Incident...
and <<Seven Kolbars killed and injured on the borders of Nowsud...
and <<Kurdish Woman Arrested by Iranian Government Forces in Baneh...
and <<Young Baloch Man Killed by Direct Fire from the Armed Forces of Islamic Republic...
and <<Motahareh Gouneii Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Protesting Tomaj Salehi's Death Sentence...
and <<Call to Condemn the <Bagh-ye> Verdict Against Sharifeh Mohammadi and Urgent Action for Her Release...
and <<Kurdish Child Kolbar Severely Wounded by Iranian Border Guards' Direct Fire...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!

 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.

Dear reader, let us, apart from all the other news following face cruel facts first - female suicide: in the mullahs' regime, and its co-perpetrators, nothing is sacred let alone a womans' life. In other words: Rise more for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprisal. dear ms. Rozita Arghideh and Rozita Arghideh , Allah has your souls. May you rest in peace.
Gino d'Artali


Marziyeh Gholampour
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 9 July 2024
<<Murder of a Young Woman in Bojnourd with <Honor-related> Motive
A young woman named Marziyeh Gholampour, a resident of Bojnourd in South Khorasan province, was murdered by her husband in front of her young child. The motive reported was <honor.> According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, July 6, 2024, Marziyeh Gholampour, 29, a resident of Bojnourd, was killed by gunfire by her husband. According to an informed source, this woman was murdered shortly after requesting a divorce, in front of her parents' house and in front of her young child. The general criminal punitive policy of the Islamic Republic regarding domestic violence and femicide supports the patriarchal order. This policy, with the lack of criminalization of domestic violence, the disproportion between crime and punishment in this area, and the lack of social support for women against violence, has led to the prevalence and normalization of crimes against women.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-28


Rozita Arghideh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 7 July 2024
<<Femicide: Report on Brutal Murder of a Woman by a Relative in Talesh
A woman identified as Rozita Arghideh was killed by one of her relatives in Talesh, a district in the Gilan Province. The motive for the crime has been reported in state media as <family disputes.> According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2024, a 40-year-old woman named Rozita Arghideh was murdered in Talesh by her 23-year-old cousin, Bahram Arghideh, using a sharp weapon. Sources indicate that the killer acted to murder his cousin after his marriage proposal to the victim's 15-year-old daughter was rejected by Rozita Arghideh. He then killed her by stabbing and slitting her throat. Additionally, a few hours after committing the crime, the killer took his own life by ingesting pills and hanging himself. State media have also reported the killer's motive for this murder as the vague term <family disputes,> similar to many other cases of femicide.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-20

Other actual news:

PIC
Mehdi Shakibafar
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 10 July 2024
<<Saveh; Mehdi Shakibafar, Attorney, Sentenced to Imprisonment
Mehdi Shakibafar, an attorney from Saveh and a member of the Markazi Province Bar Association, despite being acquitted in the preliminary court, was ultimately sentenced to 22 months of imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, Mehdi Shakibafar, an attorney, was sentenced by Branch 9 of the Central Province Court of Appeal to 15 months and one day of imprisonment for <insulting Khamenei> and to 7 months and 16 days of imprisonment for <propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran,> totaling 22 months and 17 days of imprisonment. Informed sources state that after the confirmation of Mehdi Shakibafar's sentence, an arrest warrant was issued for him by the enforcement branch. Mehdi Shakibafar's conviction comes despite his acquittal on the charges in the preliminary court, and the case was reopened at the insistence of the prosecutor's office.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-34


Omid Ahmadi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 10 July 2024
<<Iranian Security Forces Arrest Kurdish Man
Omid Ahmadi, a Kurdish resident of Piranshahr in West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by the city's security agencies after being summoned to the local court. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Omid Ahmadi from Piranshahr was arrested by security agencies following a court summons in the city. A reliable source has reported that Omid Ahmadi's family was notified of his transfer to a security detention center in Urmia after his arrest. As of the time of writing this report, there is no detailed information about the reasons for the arrest or the charges against Omid Ahmadi.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-33


Sharifeh Mohammadi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 10 July 2024
<<'We stand with all those threatened by the death sentence'
16 female political prisoners in Evin prison sent a letter protesting the death sentence given to labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi.
News Center- 16 female political prisoners in Evin prison sent a letter on Tuesday, protesting the death sentence given to labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi and demanding the abolition of the death penalty. <Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist, after seven months of temporary detention, enduring torture and interrogation in various cities' detention centers, has been sentenced to death in a baseless and threadbare scenario,> the letter said. This is not only the death sentence of Sharifeh but also the death sentence of all <us>, labor, political, civil, human rights, and women's rights activists, the political prisoners stressed in the letter.
'We stand with all those threatened by the death sentence'
In the statement, the political prisoners said that they saw the death sentence as a potential danger and a prelude to issuing heavier sentences in the future. <What is most apparent in this death sentence is a policy of repression intended to stifle the voice of protest and demands that had reached a significant level with the revolutionary uprising of 2022, and to intimidate and force back women who have stepped forward with a louder voice than before in the realm of 'rights' advocacy. We, a group of women prisoners in Evin Prison, have heard the voice of the 'Campaign to Defend Sharifeh Mohammadi,' which has called on all awakened consciences to take action for Sharifeh's freedom. We stand with Sharifeh and all those threatened by the death sentence and demand an end to executions.>
The letter signed by
Sarvenaz Ahmadi, Anisha Asadollahi, Hasti Amiri, Reyhaneh Ansari-Nejad, Golrokh Iraee, Sakineh Parvaneh, Nahid Taghavi, Nahid Khodajo, Nasrin Khodari-Jovadi, Vida Rabani, Mahbubeh Rezaei, Mahnaz Tarrah, Sepideh Qolian, Narges Mohammadi, Varisheh Moradi and Maryam Yahyavi.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/we-stand-with-all-those-threatened-by-the-death-sentence-35353


Yousef Farhadi Babadi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 10 July 2024
<<Environmental Activist Sentenced to Prison and Imposed a Fine by Iranian Judiciary
Yousef Farhadi Babadi, an environmental activist residing in Tehran, has been sentenced by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran to two years of imprisonment and a monetary fine. According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, Yousef Farhadi Babadi was sentenced by Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to one year of imprisonment for <propaganda activities against the government> and another year for <spreading lies against the Ministry of Intelligence.> Additionally, this environmental activist has been sentenced to pay a fine of 15 million tomans as supplementary punishment. The hearing for his charges was held on Tuesday, July 2, and his verdict was officially communicated to him on July 6. Yousef Farhadi Babadi was summoned to Branch 1 of the Evin Prosecutor's Office in April this year. Previously, this environmental activist had also faced arrests and judicial rulings due to his activities.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-31


Rana Kourkouri
NCRI - Womens committee - 10 July 2024 - in Women's News
<<Rana Kourkouri Arrested by Security Forces in Tehran
On Thursday, July 4, 1403, Rana Kourkouri, the sister of Abbas (Mojahed) Kourkouri, a detainee sentenced to death from the nationwide protests, was arrested by security forces at her residence in Tehran. She is currently detained at the Pakdasht Intelligence Detention Center.
Charges Against Rana Kourkouri
Negar Kourkouri, the sister of the detainees, wrote about the charges against Rana: <Last year, due to my sister's activities on social media, a case was fabricated against her with the accusation of inciting and seducing people to violence and murder. During this period, my sister lived in hiding, but after posting a few comments about the elections, she was found and is currently in the custody of the Pakdasht IRGC Intelligence.>
The Kourkouri Family's Situation
Rana Kourkouri is married and the mother of two young children. The Kourkouri family is under severe pressure. Abbas (Mojahed) Kourkouri, who is imprisoned in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, was arrested during the nationwide protests of 2022, and his death sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
Attempt to Blame Mojahed Kourkouri

Kian Pirfalak
Regime officials fabricated scenarios to blame the killing of people by the State Security forces in Izeh, including the murder of Kian Pirfalak, on Mojahed Kourkouri and other young people in the city. Kian Pirfalak's father stated: <I have no complaints against Mojahed Kourkouri and the people of Izeh, and I never will, because my wife and I saw with our own eyes that the security forces, under the command of Eidi Alipour, shot at our car, injured me, and killed my son.> On December 20, 2022, armed agents with military equipment attacked Mojahed Kourkouri's home in the village of Parsila, Izeh, wounding and arresting him.
Condition of Political Prisoner Mojahid Kourkouri, Physical and Psychological Torture
Mojahed Kourkouri has been held in solitary confinement in Sheiban Prison, Ahvaz, for over a year. He has been deprived of the right to make phone calls to his family and lawyer. During a visit with his family, he revealed physical and psychological torture aimed at extracting forced confessions.
According to him, the agents repeatedly subjected him to mock executions and forced him to take pills that caused disorientation and speech problems.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/07/10/rana-kourkouri-arrested/
Read the story of martyr Kian Pirfalak

Iranwire - July 10, 2024
<<Mother of Slain Protester Reports Destruction of Son's Tombstone in Iran
Leyli Mahdavi, the mother of Siavash Mahmoudi, a young man killed during the 2022 protests in Iran, has reported that her son's tombstone has been destroyed by unknown individuals. Mahdavi took to Instagram Live to share the news and express her anguish. <Where is the justice when they don't even show mercy to your tombstone?> she asked. Siavash Mahmoudi lost his life on September 21, 2022, in Tehran. The vandalism of Mahmoudi's grave is not an isolated incident. Similar acts have been reported in various parts of Iran, targeting the final resting places of those who died during the protests. He was killed by security forces during the widespread uprising and popular protests that swept across Iran that year. The death of 22-year-old Amini unleashed months of mass protests across Iran and marked the biggest challenge to the country's clerical leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. More than 500 people were killed as the Islamic Republic fought back against the protesters, who gained support from around the world. In March, a fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said the death of Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police was <unlawful,> and women in the country remain subject to wide-ranging discrimination.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/131635-mother-of-slain-protester-reports-destruction-of-sons-tombstone-in-iran/

Iranwire - July 10, 2024
<<Ex-Political Prisoner Soleimani Reports Death Threats from Iran Agents
Ashkan Soleimani, a former political prisoner, has reported receiving death threats from individuals he claims are agents of the Islamic Republic.
Soleimani took to Instagram to share his concerns, posting screenshots of threatening messages allegedly sent by an Iran-affiliated person in Germany. He reported that three individuals, whom he identified as agents of the Islamic Republic, attacked his grandmother's home. These assailants allegedly threatened his grandmother, demanding she turn her grandson over to intelligence agencies. The incident reportedly caused his grandmother significant distress, leading to a loss of consciousness. Soleimani's history with Iranian authorities dates back to the nationwide protests of 2022. He was arrested in Rasht by security forces on charges of involvement in setting fire to an ambulance during the protests.
Initially facing the serious charge of <waging war against God,> Soleimani was eventually acquitted. He was released from Lakan prison in Rasht last year on bail.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/131628-ex-political-prisoner-soleimani-reports-death-threats-from-iran-agents/

France 25 - July 9, 2024 - TETE A TETE - By: Marc Perelman
<<Iran: West should 'test the waters' on nuclear deal with Pezeshkian in power, expert says
FRANCE 24 spoke to Vali Nasr, professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at John Hopkins University. Nasr explained how Iranian reformist Masoud Pezeshkian ended up winning the presidential election that followed the death of hardline president Ebraim Raissi. While Iran's accelerated uranium enrichment is condemned by Western powers, Nasr believes <it's not too late> to <make a deal to stop them where they are>. The United States and Europe now <have a better chance of at least testing the waters on a diplomatic front with Pezeshkian>.>>
Source incl. video:
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20240710-iran-west-should-test-the-waters-on-nuclear-deal-with-pezeshkian-in-power-expert-says

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 9 July 2024
<<Norwegian-Iranian Citizen Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
A Kurdish man from Sardasht named Hadi Zaheri (Shalmashi), holding dual Iranian-Norwegian citizenship, was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s security forces last week. He is an athlete and a bodybuilding coach in Norway. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Hadi Zaheri, a dual citizen from Sardasht residing in Norway, was arrested by security forces in this city and transferred to an unknown location. Hengaw has learned that Hadi Zaheri was summoned to the Sardasht Intelligence Office on the said day and interrogated for several hours. He was arrested later that evening following a raid by intelligence forces on his family's home. According to a source close to Hadi Zaheri's family, intelligence forces simultaneously seized the passports of Mr. Hadi Zaheri, his wife, and their two children. After 17 years of residence in Norway, Zaheri entered Tehran by air last month to visit his family and relatives and then traveled to his hometown. Hadi Zaheri is a professional athlete and coach in bodybuilding and has won awards in various international competitions. At the time of this report, there is no precise information available regarding the reasons for his arrest and the charges against him.
Hengaw's Warning
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights warns all dual citizens that traveling to Iran can have serious consequences. Since the beginning of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' revolution, arrests and heavy sentences for dual citizens have significantly increased. The Iranian government does not recognize dual citizenship and may consider these individuals solely as Iranian citizens. This can lead to arrests, document seizures, and legal restrictions for them. In many cases, dual citizens face baseless and unfounded charges that can result in prolonged detention and unfair trials. Hengaw urges dual citizens to be aware of the potential risks and carefully examine the current legal and political situation before deciding to travel to Iran.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-29


Azar Korvandi
NCRI - Womens committee - 9 July 2024 - in Women's News
<<Political Prisoner Azar Korvandi: Evin Prison Authorities Deny Her Medical Treatment
Tehran, Iran - Azar Korvandi, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, is suffering from heart disease and urgently needs specialized medical care.
Despite her deteriorating physical condition, the approximately 60-year-old prisoner has been denied hospital transfer and proper medical attention by the Evin Prison authorities. Azar Korvandi (Musazadeh), a political prisoner since the 1980s, has two blocked heart arteries requiring immediate medical intervention. However, her requests for hospital transfer have been ignored by prison officials. Azar Korvandi was arrested in the summer of 2019 on charges of collaborating with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and promoting anti-regime propaganda after holding family counseling sessions in her private garden in Shahriar. She was released on bail then but later convicted in December 2021 by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Mrs. Korvandi received a five-year prison sentence for <assembly and collusion to act against national security> and an additional one-year sentence for <propaganda against the state.> As supplementary punishment, she was banned from leaving the country for two years and prohibited from membership and activity in social, political, and cultural groups for two years. After the verdict was upheld by the Tehran Appeals Court and under Article 134 of the regime’s Penal Code, Azar Korvandi's five-year prison sentence became enforceable. On July 30, 2023, she was summoned to the First Branch of the Enforcement Office of the Tehran District 33 Prosecutor's Office, arrested, and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her sentence.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/07/09/azar-korvandi-medical-treatment/


Morteza Kivanlu
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 9 July 2024
<<Iranian Appeal Court Upholds Prison Sentence of Kurdish Resident from Khorasan Razavi
The Iranian Appeal Court has upheld the seven-month and 15-day prison sentence for Morteza Kivanlu, a Kurdish resident of Jaghatai city in Khorasan Razavi province. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Morteza Keyvanlu, a 41-year-old Kurdish man and father of two, received this sentence from Branch 35 of the Court of Appeal of Khorasan Razavi Province. In June 2024, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sabzevar, presided over by Mohammad Gholami, initially sentenced Keyvanlu to seven months and fifteen days in prison on charges of <propaganda activity against the Islamic Republic of Iran.> Previously, Keyvanlu was sentenced to six months of suspended imprisonment and fined in connection with two other cases. Keyvanlu was arrested by Iranian Intelligence forces on Sunday, February 18, 2024, in Sabzevar city and was temporarily released on bail in March 2024.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-27


Four Kurdish Teachers
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 9 July 2024
<<Four Kurdish Teachers Union Activists Sentenced to prison by Iranian Judiciary
Tahsin Mustafa, Sivan Soleimani, Aram Ghaderi, and Aram Mohammadi, four Kurdish teachers' union activists from Marivan in the Kurdistan (Sanandaj) province, have been sentenced to a cumulative 16 months in prison by the Iranian Judiciary. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Tahsin Mustafa, Sivan Soleimani, Aram Ghaderi, and Aram Mohammadi, teachers from Marivan, have each been sentenced to four months in prison by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Marivan, presided over by Ehsan Rouhi Chianeh, on charges of <propaganda against the government.> These teachers are accused of supporting the 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement, advocating for the implementation of Articles 30 and 15 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which call for <free education and education in the mother tongue,> and participating in teachers' protest gatherings. Source of Hengaw indicated that the prison sentences of Tahsin Mustafa, Sivan Soleimani, Aram Ghaderi, and Aram Mohammadi have been suspended for a minimum of two years.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/07/article-26

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