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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JINA and uncle Safa Aaeli

Iranwire - 12 Feb 2024
<<Uncle of Mahsa Amini Jailed for Over Five Years
The Iranian judiciary has upheld a prison sentence of five years, four months and 17 days against one of Mahsa Amini's uncles, a human rights website reported. According to information published by Hengaw, Aeli was also banned from leaving the country for two years and ordered to write the biography of a security force member killed during the 2022-23 nationwide protests. Aeli was arrested on September 5 last year, ahead of the first anniversary of Amini's death, during a raid by agents from the Intelligence Department on his home. He was released on bail after spending 42 days in custody during which he was subjected to physical violence. The First Branch of the Saqqez Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Javad Mostafaei, charged him with <participation in gathering and collusion against domestic security,> <propaganda against the Islamic Republic,> and <insulting> Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125271-uncle-of-mahsa-amini-jailed-for-over-five-years/


Ayda Morad Behrouzi and Hasti Mohammad Hosseini

NCRI - Womens committee -13 Feb 2024 - in Women's News
<<Ayda Morad Behrouzi disappeared with classmate on Jan. 31
Prison authorities released her mother for only 10 days to look for her
Two teenage girls from Qazvin have disappeared since January 31, 2024, and the city authorities have declared that they are unable to find the girls. Ayda Morad Behrouzi, 13, and her classmate, Hasti Mohammad Hosseini, left home for school at 12 noon on January 31, but have not returned home.
Souri Babaei Chegini, the mother of Ayda Morad Behrouzi is a political prisoner detained since July for defying the compulsory Hijab code. While in detention, the authorities issued another 7-month sentence for her.


Souri Babaei Chegini

The head of the Justice Department of Mohammadieh in Qazvin province told Souri Babaei Chegini that she would be released with an electronic leg tag to look for her daughter if she wore the Hijab and expressed remorse, and deposited a (house ownership) document. Ms. Babaei was released from prison for ten days on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, to look for her daughter. In the meantime, the Iranian judiciary has activated a case against Reza Morad Behrouzi, Ayda's father.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/02/13/ayda-morad-behrouzi/

Iranwire - 13 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Political Prisoner Mortazavi Handed Another Prison Term
Abdul Rasool Mortazavi, a political prisoner serving a long-term prison sentence, has been handed an additional two-year term on charges of <insulting the leadership,> the HRANA Human Rights News Agency reported on February 13. Mortazavi was tried before the Karaj Revolutionary Court for an audio recording he had sent from prison in May 2023 and titled <Joke with the Leader of the World's Ridiculous,> in reference to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The activist, who is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, is incarcerated in Isfahan's Dastgerd prison. He was sentenced to a total of 26 years in prison by the Mashhad Revolutionary Court for signing a 2019 statement calling for Khamenei's resignation, the abolition of the Islamic Republic and the establishment of a secular government. In May 2021, the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Mortazavi to an additional two-year prison sentence for <propaganda against the Islamic Republic> and <disrupting public order.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/125328-iranian-political-prisoner-mortazavi-handed-another-prison-term/


Hiva Jahani, Hiva Tatai, and Omid Moghads
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 13 Feb 2024
<<Three Kurdish Detainees During Jina Amini's Commemoration Sentenced to Prison Following
Three residents of Saqqez, namely Hiva Jahani, Hiva Tatai, and Omid Moghads, arrested by Iranian security forces on the eve of Jina Amini's commemoration, have been sentenced to prison by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. As per a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Hiwa Jahani, Hiwa Tatai, and Omid Moghaddis from Saqqez were recently sentenced to prison by the first branch of the Saqqez Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Javad Mostafaei. They were charged with participating in community activities and colluding against internal security. According to the verdict, Hiva Tatai received a sentence of 3 years and 6 months imprisonment, along with a two-year ban on leaving the country. Hiva Jahani and Omid Moghaddis were each sentenced to two years in prison, including time served since their arrest. Hengaw has learned that the initial two-year imprisonment sentences for Hiwa Jahani and Omid Moghaddis were converted to fines of 35 million tomans each.
These individuals were arrested on the eve of Jina Amini's commemoration on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, during a mass arrest in Saqqez City. They were released from Sanandaj Central Prison on bail of 900 million tomans each, pending further proceedings.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/three-kurdish-detainees-during-jina-aminis-commemoration-sentenced-to-prison-following

Iranwire - 13 Feb 2024
<<Dozens of Iranians Charged Over Online Comments on Kerman Attack
The Iranian judiciary has charged 37 social media users with <propaganda activity against the Islamic Republic> over their criticism of the government's response to last month's deadly terrorist attack in the southeastern city of Kerman, IranWire has learned. Two explosions ripped through a ceremony commemorating the fourth anniversary of the death of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani in Kerman on January 3, killing more than 90 people and injuring over 170. Following the attack, at least 76 people were arrested for expressing their views online deemed critical of the government's response, according to Iranian human rights organizations.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125323-dozens-of-iranians-charged-over-online-comments-on-kerman-attack/

Iranwire - 13 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Sunni Cleric Handed Death Sentence
The Urmia Revolutionary Court has sentenced Sunni cleric Mohammad Khezr-Nejad to death, based on coerced confessions in which the defendant allegedly admitted to <leading protests and associating with anti-regime groups.> Khezr-Nejad was convicted of <corruption on Earth,> <acting against national security> and <propaganda against the Islamic Republic,> according to Kurdpa news agency. He appealed the ruling to the Court of Appeal of West Azerbaijan province. Khezr-Nejad and his son were brutally arrested in November 2022 after the cleric delivered a speech at the funeral of Asa'ad Rahimi, a protester killed by security forces. The cleric has faced previous arrests and convictions due to his activism.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/125321-iranian-sunni-cleric-handed-death-sentence/


Pakhshan Azizi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 13 Feb 2024
<<Kurdish Journalist Pakhshan Azizi Faces "Revolt" Charges, Risking Heavy Sentence
Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish journalist, social worker, and former political prisoner, is currently facing serious accusations of <revolt> by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. These charges carry the potential for severe punishment, including the death penalty. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Pakhshan Azizi, a social work graduate, has been accused of <revolt> and <membership in anti-government groups> by Branch 5 of the Evin Security Prosecutor's Office. During her 193-day detention, Pakhshan Azizi has been subjected to severe pressure and denied basic rights, including access to legal representation. Initially held in ward 209 of Evin prison, known as the Intelligence Department's detention center, Pakhshan Azizi was later transferred to the women's ward of Evin prison on December 11, 2023. Her arrest by Iranian Intelligence forces took place in the Kharazi quarter of Tehran on August 4, 2023. Sources have also reported the arrest of several members of her family, who were subsequently released after a few days. It's notable that Pakhshan Azizi has a history of activism and had previously been arrested during a protest gathering of Kurdish students at Tehran University on November 16, 2009. Following four months of detention, she was released on bail of 100 million tomans on March 19, 2010. Due to persistent pressure and threats from Iranian security institutions, Pakhshan Azizi later left Iran. She dedicated herself to researching and improving the situation of women in Iraqi Kurdistan and Syrian Kurdistan through social work initiatives.
The current accusations against Pakhshan Azizi highlight the ongoing challenges faced by journalists and activists in Iran and underscore the need for international attention to protect human rights and ensure fair treatment within the judicial system.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/kurdish-journalist-pakhshan-azizi-faces-revolt-charges-risking-heavy-sentence

Iranwire - 13 Feb 2024
<<Baha'i Home in Iran Raided by Intelligence Agents
Fifteen agents from the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence raided the home of a Baha'i man, Babak Zamani, in the northern city of Qaimshahr on the morning of February 12, IranWire reports. The agents had a search warrant in the name of Zamani's wife, Maryam Zabihi. Witnesses reported that the agents behaved aggressively toward Zabihi, while her son, Bahamin Zamani, was met with severe beatings. The Ministry of Intelligence agents confiscated all electronic and educational devices belonging to Bahamin Zamani and four of his guests, including tablets, laptops and textbooks.
They also summoned Zabihi and three other individuals present for questioning on February 18. The agents also accompanied one of the guests, Banafeshe Asadian, to her home, entered without a warrant and confiscated some of her belongings.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/125305-bahai-home-in-iran-raided-by-intelligence-agents/


NO-hijabis vs. taliban
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Feb 2024 - by BAHARIN LEHIB
<<Taliban detain women, girls for violating hijab rules
The officials of Taliban's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice keep arresting and detaining women and girls for violating hijab rules. 13 girls were detained in Kabul for wearing <bad hijab> on Sunday.
News Center- The officials of Taliban's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice have been patrolling in the cities of Afghanistan, arresting and detaining women and girls for wearing <bad hijab>. According to the local reports, 13 girls were detained in shopping centers, street markets and public spaces in Kabul on Sunday for wearing <bad hijab>. The Taliban forces have built checkpoints across Kabul, stopping cars to question people and arresting women and girls for wearing <bad hijab>. The women in Kabul say that the aim of the Taliban is to spread fear among women and girls because they are afraid of women's movements. <What will happen if we take up arms like our Kurdish sisters and do not remain silent against oppression like our Iranian sisters?> asked an Afghan woman in an interview with NuJINHA.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/taliban-detain-women-girls-for-violating-hijab-rules-34588
Opinion by G. d'A.: I expressed my opinion about this topic before with basically one question: Do the freedom-loving women of Iran want to be ruled by a taliban-like regime? Well, unfortunately they already are but... the NO-hijabis say NO to the mandatory hijab and they are standing as firm and resolute as their Afghan sisters who are resisting as hard against any kind of oppression.

Iranwire - 12 Feb 2024
<<Iranian Baluch Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Iranian authorities have sentenced a young Baluch man, Mohammad Narooie, to 12 years in prison for alleged <membership in anti-Islamic Republic groups.> According to Haalvsh, an organization that monitors rights violations against Iran's Baluch minority, the alleged actions leading to this charge remain undisclosed, raising concerns about the fairness of the trial. Narooie, a 22-year-old resident of Zahedan, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence on April 8, 2023. During his detention, he was denied access to legal representation, in violation of his basic human rights. Following his arrest, state-affiliated media released a video purporting to show Narooie confessing to membership in a militia group. In 2023, human rights activists in Iran documented 80 instances of forced confessions.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/125284-iranian-baluch-man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison/


Vahideh Mohammadifar and Darius Mehrjui
Iranwire - 12 Feb 2024
<<Man Sentenced to Death Over of Killing Iranian Filmmaker Mehrjui
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to capital punishment and three others to long-term imprisonment over the killing of renowned filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife. Mehrjui, an 83-year-old director associated with the Iranian new wave of cinema, was stabbed to death along with his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar in October 2023 at their home near Tehran. The judiciary's Mizan Online website said on February 12 that the main suspect in the case was found guilty of <premeditated murder> and sentenced to death in accordance with the Islamic law of retribution, known as the <qisas> law. Mizan quoted the chief justice of Alborz province as saying that the application of the retribution law came at the request of Mehrjui's family. The convicted killer, who was arrested days after the attack, was a former employee of Mehrjui who <had a grudge against the deceased due to financial issues,> the judiciary has said. The three other defendants charged over their roles in planning and assisting the murder received sentences ranging from eight to 36 years in prison, Mizan reported, adding that the verdicts can be appealed before the Supreme Court.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125279-man-sentenced-to-death-over-of-killing-iranian-filmmaker-mehrjui/
Noteworthy: I, G. d'A., reported extensively about this heinous murders. Read all about it here:
www.cryfreedom.net/ZAA-JMA-2023-oct-Darius-Merhjui.htm

Iranwire - 12 Feb 2024
<<Kurdish Cross-Border Porter Killed in West Iran
Iranian border forces have shot and killed a 20-year-old Kurdish porter, or kolbar, near the Sardab border area in western Kurdistan province.
According to the Kordpa news website, Sivan Sahihi, from the nearby village of Balakeh, died from his injuries after being shot without warning on February 11. Kordpa, citing an unnamed source, also reported that Iranian forces detained and tortured two other kolbars in the Hengehjal border region on February 9. The report said the two men, named Yousef and Farzad, were shot at close range with a shotgun after being arrested. The kolbars are porters who haul goods on their backs across the borders of Iran and over long distances, mostly in the impoverished, mountainous Kurdish areas adjacent to Iraq, to make a living. The authorities label kolbars as <smugglers,> but human rights organizations maintain that their activity is a form of survival for many men living in impoverished border regions where economic opportunities are scarce. Human rights groups documented 299 deaths and injuries among kolbars in West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces in 2023. The causes included direct fire by the military forces, blizzards, cold weather and falls from mountains and heights.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125280-kurdish-cross-border-porter-killed-in-west-iran/
Opinion by G. d'A.: For months now I'm very aware of the Kolbars living under impoverished conditions at the borders of Iran and hunted by raisis' regime and too often heinously killed or wounded and I do feel hurt at heart knowing how they suffer. But cryfreedom.net is an outlet to support the woman-led revolution in Iran and choices must be made concerning the topics I report about. Still, from here on I'll include reports about their struggles but in this I highly recommend to bookmark the Hengaw organisation for Human Rights at https://hengaw.net/en/news  and available in 5 languages incl. Arabic and Kurdish. Thank you on behalf of the Kolbars.

Hengaw: Monday, February 12, 2024
<<Kurdish Resident Yaser Hosseini Arrested by IRGC Security Forces
Yaser Hosseini, a young resident hailing from Kamyaran, has been detained by the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transferred to an undisclosed location. According to a report obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at 11:00 AM on February 12, 25-year-old Yaser Hosseini was apprehended by the Intelligence Department forces in Kamyaran city and subsequently taken to an undisclosed destination.
An informed source revealed that the Intelligence Department forces raided Yaser Hosseini's place of work, a household appliance store, and arrested him using force. As of now, detailed information regarding the grounds for his arrest and the charges against Yaser Hosseini remains unavailable.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/kurdish-resident-yaser-hosseini-arrested-by-irgc-security-forces

Iranwire - 12 Feb 2024
<<Two Basij Forces Killed by Gunfire in Southeast Iran
Unknown gunmen killed two members of the paramilitary Basij force in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan province on February 11, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency, the IRGC Quds Base identified those killed as Mohammad Anwar Gomshadzehi and Abdul Hossein Baluch, and stated they had been killed at a checkpoint on the Zahedan-Bam railway due to <gunfire from attackers.> Last week, the Quds Base announced the death of Colonel Seyed Morteza Hosseini in Sistan and Baluchistan. The official statement claimed Hosseini had died during a training mission, but the independent Haalvsh news agency reported that he was killed while laying mines in the Saravan area bordering Pakistan. The agency said three other people were injured in the incident.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/125272-two-basij-forces-killed-by-gunfire-in-southeast-iran/


Sherko Hejazi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 12 Feb 2024
<<Saqqez Football Association Head Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison
Sherko Hejazi, a prominent civil activist and the head of the football association in Saqqez, has been handed a harsh sentence of 6 years and 1 month in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Additionally, he faces travel restrictions and censorship regarding writing about government forces killed during the <Jin, Jiyan, Azadi> movement. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Sherko Hejazi was convicted by the Saqqez Revolutionary Court, led by Chief Judge Javad Mostafaei. He received a 3-year, 6-month, and 1-day sentence for <participation in plotting and conspiracy against internal security> and an additional 31-month sentence for <membership in opposing groups,> resulting in a cumulative punishment of 6 years, 1 month, and 17 days of imprisonment. The harshest part of the verdict, specifically 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day, will be immediately enforced, taking into account previous days of detention. Hejazi is also subjected to a 2-year travel ban. Furthermore, according to article 7 of the revised 2020 penal code, two-thirds of the most severe punishment may be suspended for 3 years under specific conditions, including non-interaction with detainees related to the commemoration anniversary of state-sponsored killings and regular reporting to the intelligence office, along with completing three educational courses on ethics and religion. Notably, the verdict mandates Hejazi to write a biography of a government oppressive force killed during the <women, life, freedom> movement, accompanied by his personal interpretation, to be published in influential local media. Sherko Hejazi was brutally assaulted during a raid on his workplace at <Shohada> street in Saqqez by intelligence services personnel on September 11, 2023. He was released on December 17, 2023, on bail pending legal proceedings. During his detention, Hejazi was denied legal representation and subjected to severe torture to extract a forced confession. Last week, Hengaw reported that due to pressure from security entities, Hejazi resigned as the head of the football association, leading to collective resignations from other members in protest.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/02/saqqez-football-association-head-sentenced-to-over-six-years-in-prison

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