JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.
In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali
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Narges Mohammadi will never give in nor give up!
Iranwire - Feb 9, 2024
<<No Phone Calls, No Visits: Punitive Measures Against Jailed Iranian Nobel Winner Extended
For more than two months, Iranian authorities have deprived Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, of her right to telephone calls and visits, her family says. The restrictions were imposed in retribution for <her activities within the prison & sending letters outside,> reads a statement posted on Mohammadi's Instagram account. <As of 29 Nov 2023, Narges Mohammadi's phone calls & visits have been cut off by prison authorities,> the statement says. <It had been arranged that from February 4th, 2024, her phone calls and visits would resume, but the head of the women's ward in [Tehran's] Evin prison has declared a new deprivation.> Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences amounting to 12 years and three months in prison, 154 lashes, two years of exile and various social and political restrictions. While behind the bars, she has continued accusing the authorities of systematic rights violations and remained a vocal opponent of mandatory hijab. In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last month, Mohammadi urged the world body to <declare gender and sex apartheid as a crime against humanity in international legal documents.> <For decades, Iranian women's lives have faced various forms of sex and gender-based discrimination under the shadow of the Islamic Republic government,> the activist wrote behind the walls of Evin prison. <Systematically and purposefully, the Islamic Republic has advanced the subjugation of women through the use of all instruments and powers of the state, particularly through legislation, perpetuating the denial of women's human rights.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/125196-no-phone-calls-no-visits-punitive-measures-against-jailed-iranian-nobel-winner-extended/
Opinion by G. d'A.: Our dear and strong sister will never give in nor give up untill she'll walk free in The Long and Free March of Iran to the Azadi tower and with us together will raise the Victory flag!

Iranwire - 9 Feb 2024
<<EU Lawmakers Call for Stronger Action on Rights Violations in Iran
The European Parliament has called on EU member states to initiate criminal investigations into Iranian officials responsible for serious human rights violations, and to facilitate visas, asylum and emergency grants for people fleeing the country. In a resolution adopted on February 8, the EU lawmakers reiterated their call on the European Council to designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and to impose additional sanctions on officials and entities involved in rights violations, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Ebrahim Raisi and Prosecutor-General Mohammad Movahedi Azad. Strongly condemning the executions of peaceful demonstrators in Iran, the MEPs urged the Islamic Republic to commute all death sentences and abolish the death penalty. Parliament wants <the unconditional and immediate release of everyone arbitrarily on death row and all prisoners of conscience,> the non-binding resolution also reads. The text condemns the Islamic Republic's use of <hostage diplomacy as a foreign policy tool,> and calls for <a new and bold EU strategy on Iran> to counter it. The Iranian authorities' crackdown on civil society and any form of dissent has continued unabated since the country was rocked by months of anti-establishment protests in 2022-23. More than 500 people were killed and over 22,000 others were unlawfully detained in the clampdown on the Woman, Life Freedom protest movement, activists say. The authorities are increasingly using the death penalty to instill fear into society, with more than 800 executed last year, including eight people associated with the uprising.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125199-eu-lawmakers-call-for-stronger-action-on-rights-violations-in-iran/

Iranwire - 8 Feb 2024
<<Suspects in Iran’s Controversial <Ekbatan Case> Freed on Bail
Iranian authorities have reportedly released three suspects jailed in the so-called Ekbatan case related to the death of a security force member during the 2022 nationwide protests. Reza Shafakhah, the lawyer representing one of the accused, Hossein Nemati, announced on February 7 that his client had been released on bail from Karaj's Ghezelhesar prison, near Tehran. Some reports said that two other suspects in the case - Alireza Kefaei and Alireza Barmarzpournak - had also been temporarily freed. A total of 14 suspects have been indicted over the alleged killing of a member of the paramilitary Basij force during protests in Tehran's Ekbatan town on October 28, 2022. The judiciary has said they had been charged with <waging war against God,> <participation in murder,> and <collusion against national security,> offenses that can carry a death sentence. Human rights groups have called for the release of all the accused, raising concern about the lack of fairness of the judicial process.>>
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https://iranwire.com/en/news/125156-suspects-in-irans-controversial-ekbatan-case-freed-on-bail/

Iranwire - 8 Feb 2024
<<10 More Azeri Activists Arrested in Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested at least 10 Azeri activists over the past three days, IranWire has learned, amid a growing crackdown on ethnic minority rights. No information was immediately available regarding the reasons for the arrests or the charges the activists face. Those apprehended include Morteza Parvin, Saeed Minaei, Vodod Asadi, Salar Taherafshar, Ayaz Seifkhah, Baqer Hajizadeh, Saeed Jamalzadeh, Araz Aman, Kamal Nouri and Abdullah Vahedi. They were arrested in the northwestern cities of Ardabil, Urmia, Tabriz and Astara, as well as in Eslamshahr, Tehran province.
A growing number of Azeri activists have been arrested since September last year, coinciding with the first anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Those arrests were mainly carried out by agents from the Ministry of Intelligence, and some of those detained are still being kept in the detention center of this institution in Tabriz and in Meshginshahr's prison. According to the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), security forces arrested 324 ethnic rights advocates last year. Ethnic minorities in Iran face discrimination which curtails their access to education, employment and political office, and are also subjected to arbitrary detention, unjust prosecutions, torture and other ill-treatment.>>
Source
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125158-10-more-azeri-activists-arrested-in-iran/

Iranwire - 8 Feb 2024
<<Judicial Ordeal Continues for Iranian Who Suffered Eye Injury During Protest
A young Iranian protester who sustained an eye injury during the 2022 nationwide protests has been kept behind bars for weeks despite experiencing severe pain, his lawyer says. Payam Derfashan, the legal counsel representing Amir Velayati, said on February 7 that his client is being kept in the general ward of Tehran's Evin prison. <This individual continues to suffer as pellets remain lodged in his body,> Derfashan said. Velayati was among hundreds of Iranians who sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas canisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on the mainly peaceful demonstrations that rocked Iran for months. Velayati was first arrested on May 18, 2023, when government forces raided his home, and was released on bail in July. He had been charged with <propaganda against the system and actions against national security.> Velayati was taken to prison again after being summoned to the Evin Prosecutor's Office on January 23.
<Regrettably, it remains unclear who ordered his return to prison to add up more charges to his case. Velayati has languished in prison in a state of uncertainty for several weeks now. He is in pain.> The lawyer also said he had been barred from entering the prosecutor's office to assist Velayati.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/125153-judicial-ordeal-continues-for-iranian-who-suffered-eye-injury-during-protest/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 8 Feb 2024
<<Two Kurdish Individuals Arrested by Iranian Security Forces
The Iranian security forces arrested two Kurdish individuals from Dehgolan, identified as Zobier Hosein Panahi and Abbas Hosein Panahi, following their visit to the parental residence of the Kurdish executed political prisoner, Mohammad Faramarzi. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Zobier Hosein Panahi (32 years old) and Abbas Hosein Panahi from Qeru Chay village of Dehgolan, Sanandaj province, were violently arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and relocated to an undisclosed location. As reported by reliable sources, during these arrests, Zobier Hosein Panahi sustained injuries to his head. The sources have also reported that the personal belongings of these individuals were confiscated. Hengaw was informed that, as a result of paying a visit to the parental residence of Mohammad Faramarzi, the executed Kurdish political prisoner, these two individuals were taken into custody. As of the release of this news, no information regarding the reasons for these arrests, attributed charges, or the current location of these individuals has been exposed.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/two-kurdish-individuals-arrested-by-iranian-security-forces

Jinha - Womens News Agency 8 Feb 2024
<<Kurdish activist arrested to serve her prison sentence
Kurdish political activist Zhila Hojabri has been arrested and transferred to the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sanandaj to serve her three years and eight months prison sentence.
News Center- Kurdish political activist Zhila Hojabri has been arrested and has been transferred to the Juvenile Detention Center in Sanandaj to serve her three years and eight months prison sentence, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported on Wednesday. Zhila Hojabri, a Kurdish political activist from Marivan, was arrested in August 2023 by security forces in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province. After undergoing several weeks of interrogation at a security detention center in Urmia, she was transferred to Urmia Central Prison and then to the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sanandaj after being held in Urmia Central Prison for a month. After being held in the Juvenile Detention Centre in Sanandaj for several months, she was temporarily released on bail. In January 2024, she was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of <membership in opposition groups>, <propaganda against the state> and <insulting a government official>. Then her prison sentence was reduced to three years and eight months.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/kurdish-activist-arrested-to-serve-her-prison-sentence-34568

Iranwire - 8 Feb 2024
<<Prominent Human Rights Couple Jailed in Iran
The Tehran Court of Appeal has upheld a five-year prison sentence given to human rights advocate Asadollah Fakhimi and a three-year term handed to his wife Hoorieh Khanpour. Fakhimi and Khanpour received official notification of the court's decision on February 7, according to the activist HRANA news agency. The couple, who have been at the forefront of advocating for human rights in Iran, were convicted of <assembly and collusion against national security> and <propaganda against the Islamic Republic.> Their judicial saga began on July 11, 2023, when agents from the Ministry of Intelligence raided their residence and confiscated personal belongings following an extensive search. After that, Fakhimi and Khanpour were summoned to Tehran's Evin Prosecutor's Office to face legal proceedings. The couple were released on bail on November 5.>>
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https://iranwire.com/en/news/125138-prominent-human-rights-couple-jailed-in-iran/

Iranwire - 7 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Traffic Controller Gets 10 Years for <Disabling CCTVs> During Protests
An Iranian traffic control employee has received a 10-year prison sentence for allegedly disabling security cameras during the 2022 nationwide protests. Majid Khoshmanzar, 49, was arrested in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad in October that year, along with two other people, including his son Amir Reza. His two co-accused were reportedly released after being granted amnesty. Khoshmanzar is serving his sentence in Mashhad's Vakil Abad prison. On October 22, 2022, as thousands of Iranians took to the streets across Iran to mark the 40th day since Mahsa Amini died in police custody, Mashhad traffic cameras malfunctioned. Authorities initially attributed the outage to a fire in the municipality's traffic control center.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125115-iranian-traffic-controller-gets-10-years-for-disabling-cctvs-during-protests/
Opinion by G. d'A.: our gratefull thoughts are with you mr. Khosmanzar. You are a hero!

Iranwire - 7 Feb 2024
<<Five Azeri Activists Arrested in Iran; Whereabouts Unknown
Iranian security forces have detained five Azeri activists in separate raids across the country, amid growing crackdown on ethnic minority rights. The activists - identified as Vadod Asadi, Saeed Minaie, Ayaz Seyfkhah, Bagher Hajizadeh and Kamal Nouri - were violently apprehended in the cities of Rasht, Tabriz and Eslamshahr, the HRANA human rights activists news agency reported on February 7. The authorities have yet to disclose the reasons behind the arrests, the detainees' whereabouts, and the potential charges they face. Two of those detained, Asadi and Minaie, had been arrested in the past. According to the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), security forces arrested 324 ethnic rights advocates last year. Ethnic minorities in Iran face discrimination which curtails their access to education, employment and political office, and are also subjected to arbitrary detention, unjust prosecutions, torture and other ill-treatment.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125108-five-azeri-activists-arrested-in-iran-whereabouts-unknown/

Iranwire - 7 Feb 2024
<<UN Agency Urged to Press Tehran on Internet Restrictions
Fourteen civil society organizations and advocates for an open and accessible internet have urged the UN specialized agency for information and communication technologies to take a <proactive stance against the Internet censorship and repression practiced by the Iranian government.> In an open letter addressed to Doreen Bogdan-Martin, secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the activists expressed their deep concern about the ITU’s October 2023 decision that the Iranian authorities had provided sufficient evidence that Starlink terminals smuggled into Iran were being used illegally by Iranians. The US satellite internet service Starlink helps Iranians circumvent the government's restrictions on accessing the web. The ITU's decision, the letter reads, <offends goals of the ITU, including efforts to attain 'meaningful connectivity' and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and overlooks the broader implications of Iran's restrictive Internet policies, which violate the rights of millions of Iranians to access information and communicate freely.> The ITU must impose penalties to the Islamic Republic for its actions undermining the principle of an open internet, including shutdowns or disruptions, and actively collaborate with civil society organizations and human rights advocates working on this issue. The signatories of the letters include PEN America, the Center For Human Rights in Iran and Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/technology/125106-un-agency-urged-to-press-tehran-on-internet-restrictions/


Protesting university professors
Jinha - Womens News Agency 7 Feb 2024
<<More than 60 professors dismissed in Iran in two years
More than 60 university professors have reportedly been dismissed in Iran over the past two years.
News Center- More than 60 university professors have been dismissed in Iran since September 2022, according to reports. According to the local reports, at least 25 professors at Tehran University have been dismissed or barred from teaching over the past two years, according to the report released by KhabarOnline on Wednesday, February 7. Azin Movahed, associate professor at the college of fine arts at Tehran University, is one of the professors at Tehran University, who have been dismissed. Since nationwide protests sparked in Rojhelat and Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran's so-called <morality police> on September 16, 2022, dozens of university professors in Iran have been fired, dismissed, or forced into retirement due to allegations of supporting the protests.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/more-than-60-professors-dismissed-in-iran-in-two-years-34563 

Iranwire - 7 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Authorities Bet on Foreign Influencers to Boost Tourism
As bloggers and social media content creators in Iran face mounting pressure from the authorities, the government has invited 20 foreign influencers to visit the country in an attempt to boost tourism. Deputy Tourism Minister Ali Asghar Shalbafian made the announcement on February 6, as the Didban Iran website reported that bloggers and clothing sellers are facing stricter online content regulations ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year holiday in March. Didban Iran said that many have been forced to delete posts featuring women without hijabs or models in poses deemed inappropriate. The use of foreign models is also prohibited. <It's been tough for a while,> said Reza Olfat Nasab, a member of the Union of Online Businesses' Board of Directors. <Posting photos is one of our problems [but] we face bigger issues like internet speed and restrictions.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125094-iranian-authorities-bet-on-foreign-influencers-to-boost-tourism/

Iranwire - 7 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Professor Who Protested Student Arrests Sacked
A professor at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University has been dismissed, amid intensifying efforts by the Islamic Republic authorities to purge the country's academic institutions of elements deemed undesirable. Professor Ahmad Shekarchi announced his dismissal on his Instagram account on February 5, saying he had received a letter from the university administration stating that his contract wouldn't be renewed. Fifty students at the university's Faculty of Social Sciences protested the move in a statement published on the Telegram channel of the country's student union councils.
Hailing Shekarchi's commitment to academics and ethics, the students denounced the ongoing <repression> campaign in academic institutions. The statement highlighted that Shekarchi had co-signed a statement by 200 professors protesting the widespread arrests of students, a move it said demonstrated his adherence to <moral and humane standards.> In a report released on February 7, KhabarOnline said that 25 professors at Tehran University have been dismissed or barred from teaching over the past two years.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125096-iranian-professor-who-protested-student-arrests-sacked/

Iranwire - 7 Feb 2024 - by MARYAM DEHKORDI
<<Iranian Baluch Man Without ID Faces Deportation to Afghanistan
Abolfazl Ghorbancheli, a 22-year-old Iranian Baluch man living without documentation in Iran, is facing imminent deportation to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Ghorbancheli was arrested by Iranian authorities in Semnan province on February 2 and sent to a border camp ahead of his planned deportation to the neighboring country. Many residents of the impoverished Sistan and Baluchistan province, which is home to Iran's Sunni Baluch minority of up to 2 million people, seek work in other provinces despite the many risks they face. That's what Ghorbancheli did, and he found himself ensnared in a Kafkaesque ordeal as he navigated the labyrinthine bureaucratic process of obtaining a birth certificate. <When Abulfazl was at the Semnan camp, officials examined documents confirming his Iranian citizenship and that he had launched a process to secure a birth certificate,> a source told IranWire. <However, they demanded money for his release from the camp. Since the requested funds were not provided, they transferred him to the border camp for deportation,> the source added. The source said that Ghorbancheli was the primary breadwinner for his wife, parents and siblings. Despite ancestral ties to Iran, his family's quest for official recognition faced numerous hurdles, prolonging their vulnerability and increasing the likelihood of desperate measures. The Sefidsang border camp stands as a stark symbol of the Islamic Republic's treatment of undocumented Afghan immigrants, with many reports of abuse and neglect having emerged from the camp over the past years. In a poignant audio recording, Ghorbancheli's wife expressed her anguish as she contemplated the unthinkable: her husband could be kicked out his homeland because of the Iranian authorities' failure to provide him with official documents. There are no official statistics on the number of people without IDs in Iran, but the official IRNA news agency reported in August 2022 that <approximately 1 million people in the country lack identification, including about 400,000 children.> <Among this total, 4,500 reside in Sistan and Baluchistan province,> the report said.Many undocumented immigrants in Iran acquire birth certificates from impoverished Iranians living in border areas.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125101-iranian-baluch-man-without-id-faces-deportation-to-afghanistan/

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