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HAIL TO THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and his placeman president. The message of the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far

(Updates January 3, 2025) z

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

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom. Long live a long and free Iran And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update! despite the mullahs' regime to force it down! Her mother speaks out loud and clear UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024 Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's state-sanctioned murder incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday and earlier news about a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:   Read her updated story here

'War against the No-hijabi women' Update Dec. 20, 2024: Iranian Women Rise Against the New Hijab Law with the Slogan "Woman, Resistance, Freedom" Nov. 13, 2024: hijab-torture clinics

Earlier Stories and more

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 Click the above for also earlier news

NEW: December 28 - 4, 2024
Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
in continuation of the below resistence of the 3 sisters

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

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

Sharifeh Mohammadi
Medyanews - January 1, 2025
<<Women behind bars: Deteriorating health of Iran's political prisoners
Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi, under sentence of death in Iran's notorious Evin Prison for <rebellion>, is being denied medical treatment outside the facility in spite of her critical state of health. Another political prisoner Sharifeh Mohammadi was finally transferred for treatment on 31 December after a long period of illness. Recent reports have exposed the appalling health conditions in Iranian women's prisons, revealing a systemic denial of medical care to political prisoners by the prison authorities. Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi, sentenced to death for <rebellion", remains in critical health in Iran's notorious Evin Prison without access to external medical treatment, human rights activists have revealed. Moradi, a member of the Free Women's Society of East Kurdistan (KJAR), has been suffering from acute digestive problems exacerbated by the refusal of the prison authorities to permit her transfer to a hospital. After nine months in isolation, Moradi was granted a brief family visit, but local sources told Medya News on Monday that her health continues to deteriorate due to the lack of external medical care. Human rights advocates from the initiative No to Execution, Yes to Free Life! have condemned the denial of medical treatment, calling it a "deliberate tactic of oppression" and a violation of international human rights standards. "Such actions constitute a blatant violation of human rights and contradict Iran's international obligations to uphold the rights of detainees," they said.
In a related case, Sharifeh Mohammadi, another political prisoner, was transferred for external medical treatment on 31 December following months of untreated illness. Mohammadi, whose death sentence was recently overturned, had been suffering from a spreading toenail infection at Lakan Prison in Rasht. Her delayed treatment highlights the systemic neglect of prisoners' health.
Reports from Iranian prisons paint a grim picture of the deteriorating conditions. In Lakan Prison, 160 women live without electricity, functioning heating systems or proper sewage facilities. The lack of heating during harsh winters has led to widespread seasonal illnesses, including influenza. Medical care remains virtually absent, leaving inmates to suffer without relief.
Similarly, Qarchak Varamin Prison, south of Tehran, houses over 100 women and 20 children in freezing temperatures without adequate heating or hot water. Recent reports indicate that all the detainees in Qarchak have fallen ill due to the lack of basic amenities. The systemic denial of basic healthcare by prison authorities exemplifies what activists describe as a "strategy of repression", pushing vulnerable detainees towards physical and psychological collapse. The international community continues to call on Iran to address these human rights violations and fulfil its obligations under international law to protect the health and dignity of detainees.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/women-behind-bars-deteriorating-health-of-irans-political-prisoners/


Maryam Jalal Hosseini
NCRI - January 2, 2025 - in Women's News
<<Denied Medical Care: Political Prisoner Maryam Jalal Hosseini in Fardis Prison
Critical Health Issues Neglected
Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner held in Fardis Prison (aka Kachouii) in Karaj, is suffering from severe gastrointestinal and dental problems. Despite repeated requests for medical attention over the past year, prison authorities have consistently denied her treatment. A source close to her family revealed that prison doctors merely prescribe syrup for her gastrointestinal issues, which is insufficient given her condition. Her requests for dental care have also been repeatedly ignored.
Arrest and Sentencing
Maryam Jalal Hosseini was first arrested on May 9, 2023, during widespread teachers’ protests in Tehran. Initially detained at the police security headquarters, she was transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin. After her release on bail on June 12, 2024, she was rearrested and sent to Fardis Prison in Karaj. On January 3, 2024, the Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced her to seven years in prison, two years of exile in Ilam, and a two-year travel ban. She was convicted on charges including <inciting violence to disrupt national security,> <propaganda against the regime,> and <insulting the Supreme Leader.>
Exacerbated Health Decline
Since late June 2024, authorities have intensified pressure on Maryam Jalal Hosseini by denying her medical care. Her family was told she could only be transferred to a hospital if they provided a substantial bail, which they could not afford. Her health continues to deteriorate under these conditions, raising serious concerns about her well-being.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/01/02/maryam-jalal-hosseini-medical-care/

And more actual news

Cecilia Sala
Medyanews - January 2, 2025
<<Journalists' organisations call on Iran to release Cecilia Sala
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that the prominent Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested in Iran on 19 December. International press organisations are demanding her immediate release, and an end to Iran's persistent violations of freedom of expression and human rights. According to published reports, Cecilia Sala, a journalist from Italian newspaper Il Foglio, who travelled to Iran with a press visa, was arrested on 19 December by Iranian security agents. The government of Iran, in violation of the laws of freedom of expression and human rights, has not yet provided an explanation regarding the reasons for her arrest and detention in solitary confinement at the notorious Evin prison. In response to this egregious action, press freedom organisations-including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the organisers of the International Journalism Festival (IJF)-asserted on 31 December that Sala's arrest reflects a systematic suppression of independent journalism in Iran. They underscored Iran’s willingness to target both foreign and domestic reporters as a means to stifle critical reporting of the regime. CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg stated that Iran has a long and ignominious history of jailing journalists, as well as of targeting reporters and their families at home and abroad. "Sala's arrest is a powerful reminder of the daily threats faced by those reporting in and about Iran, and she and all those wrongfully detained by Iran should be released immediately," she said. RSF Director General Thibaut Bruttin added, 'The detention of Cecilia Sala, without any reason having been officially communicated by the Iranian authorities, and despite the fact that the journalist had a valid visa, presents all the characteristics of arbitrary detention. We are also gravely concerned about her conditions of detention, as she is held in solitary confinement in Evin prison-infamous for being the cruel place where free voices critical of the regime are detained." On Friday 27 December, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani issued a statement confirming the arrest of Sala. The announcement revealed that Sala had been held in solitary confinement for nine days prior to the public disclosure of her detention. While the specific reasons for Sala's arrest remain undisclosed and no formal charges have been filed, the Italian Foreign Ministry has been actively engaged in the case. The ministry reported that "all possible contacts" have been established with Sala, and the Italian Ambassador to Tehran, Paola Amadei, has personally visited her in prison to assess her detention conditions. This diplomatic intervention underscores the gravity of the situation and Italy's commitment to resolving the matter. Tajani has announced that Sala's case is "complicated", but he expressed hope that he will be able to return the 29-year-old journalist home soon. Before her arrest, Sala had published reports on socio-political developments in Iran, including changes in women's clothing and a reduction in fear of security officers. Her arrest is yet another example of the repression of journalists in Iran, and has been widely reported internationally. There have been recent reports of the detention of two Iranians accused of transferring sensitive technologies to the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United States, and the arrest of a 38-year-old Iranian at the Milan airport on similar charges. Therefore, it seems likely that the detention of Sala may be an attempt to use her as capital to secure their extradition. Iran is one of the world's leading jailers of journalists. Preliminary figures from the CPJ showed that there were 16 journalists in prison in Iran as of 1 December 2024, which would make the country the seventh largest jailer of journalists worldwide. The arrest of Sala and her detention in the harsh conditions of Evin prison have once again demonstrated the continued violations of human rights and the suppression of basic freedoms in Iran.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/journalists-organisations-call-on-iran-to-release-cecilia-sala/


Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa
NCRI - January 2, 2025 - in Women's News
<<Dentist in Tehran Arrested After Beating by Security Forces
Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa, a dentist originally from Abadan and residing in Tehran, was violently arrested by Iranian security forces on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at her home. Without presenting any judicial warrant, the agents forcibly detained her, subjecting her to physical assault before transferring her to an undisclosed location. Nine days after her arrest, no information about her whereabouts or condition has been made available. Her family’s efforts to determine her fate have yielded no results. Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa had previously been detained and threatened by security forces for opposing mandatory hijab laws and sharing posts about boycotting Iran's presidential elections. She was released then after signing a written pledge. No clear details about the charges against her or the reasons for her arrest have been disclosed. She has been denied contact with her family since her detention. Human rights organizations have expressed concern over her safety and the lack of transparency surrounding her case.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/01/02/farzaneh-mohammadi-parsa-dentist-tehran/

Medyanews - January 1, 2025
<<Women behind bars: Deteriorating health of Iran's political prisoners
Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi, under sentence of death in Iran's notorious Evin Prison for <rebellion>, is being denied medical treatment outside the facility in spite of her critical state of health. Another political prisoner Sharifeh Mohammadi was finally transferred for treatment on 31 December after a long period of illness. Recent reports have exposed the appalling health conditions in Iranian women's prisons, revealing a systemic denial of medical care to political prisoners by the prison authorities. Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi, sentenced to death for <rebellion", remains in critical health in Iran's notorious Evin Prison without access to external medical treatment, human rights activists have revealed. Moradi, a member of the Free Women's Society of East Kurdistan (KJAR), has been suffering from acute digestive problems exacerbated by the refusal of the prison authorities to permit her transfer to a hospital. After nine months in isolation, Moradi was granted a brief family visit, but local sources told Medya News on Monday that her health continues to deteriorate due to the lack of external medical care. Human rights advocates from the initiative No to Execution, Yes to Free Life! have condemned the denial of medical treatment, calling it a "deliberate tactic of oppression" and a violation of international human rights standards. "Such actions constitute a blatant violation of human rights and contradict Iran's international obligations to uphold the rights of detainees," they said.
In a related case, Sharifeh Mohammadi, another political prisoner, was transferred for external medical treatment on 31 December following months of untreated illness. Mohammadi, whose death sentence was recently overturned, had been suffering from a spreading toenail infection at Lakan Prison in Rasht. Her delayed treatment highlights the systemic neglect of prisoners' health.
Reports from Iranian prisons paint a grim picture of the deteriorating conditions. In Lakan Prison, 160 women live without electricity, functioning heating systems or proper sewage facilities. The lack of heating during harsh winters has led to widespread seasonal illnesses, including influenza. Medical care remains virtually absent, leaving inmates to suffer without relief.
Similarly, Qarchak Varamin Prison, south of Tehran, houses over 100 women and 20 children in freezing temperatures without adequate heating or hot water. Recent reports indicate that all the detainees in Qarchak have fallen ill due to the lack of basic amenities. The systemic denial of basic healthcare by prison authorities exemplifies what activists describe as a "strategy of repression", pushing vulnerable detainees towards physical and psychological collapse. The international community continues to call on Iran to address these human rights violations and fulfil its obligations under international law to protect the health and dignity of detainees.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/women-behind-bars-deteriorating-health-of-irans-political-prisoners/


Ghazal Marzban
NCRI - January 1, 2025 - in Women's news
<<Christian Convert Sentenced to Prison and Flogging for Flouting Hijab Rule
Ghazal Marzban, a Christian convert imprisoned in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been sentenced by the Iranian judiciary to six months in prison and 74 lashes for <failure to observe mandatory hijab.> The 41-year-old woman from Lasht-e Nesha, Gilan Province, was convicted by Branch 26 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court. Her charges include <propaganda against the state> and <appearing in public without observing the hijab.> Sources reveal that one-third of the prison sentence will be enforced, and the remainder will be suspended under supervision for five years, accompanied by a prohibition on using telephones. Ghazal Marzban began a hunger strike on December 22, 2024, which lasted for a week. She was arrested on November 5, 2024, by security forces in Tehran. After two days in custody at the Vozara Detention Center, she was transferred to the women's ward of Evin Prison.
Notably, Marzban suffered severe rib injuries during her detention, further highlighting her ordeal.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/01/01/ghazal-marzban-a-christian-flogging/


stoning
NCRI - January 1, 2025 - in Women's news
<<Stoning Sentences for Female Inmates in Iran, Hunger-Striking Prisoners Expose
The 49th week of Tuesdays Against Executions hunger strike was observed in 28 prisons across Iran
On Tuesday, December 31, 2024, the final day of the Gregorian calendar year, Iranian prisoners participating in the "Tuesdays Against Executions" hunger strike campaign marked the 49th week of their protest against the widespread and escalating use of the death penalty in Iran. In their statement, the hunger-striking prisoners revealed the issuance of stoning sentences for several female inmates in the Qarchak Prison in Varamin. This shocking revelation adds another layer to the regime's systematic use of brutal punishments. Over the past week, the Iranian regime reinstated the death sentence for political prisoner Mojahed Kourkouri, a decision previously overturned. It decreed that amputations-part of their barbaric penal code-could now be performed with anesthesia. This chilling directive aims to normalize cruelty under the guise of judicial procedure. The prisoners' statement highlighted the gravity of these injustices. Excerpts of this statement follow:
Remaining silent in the face of such atrocities is tantamount to complicity.
In a period when calls for justice and opposition to executions echo louder than ever, the regime has not only refused to ease its oppressive measures but has intensified them. Recent judiciary rulings permitting anesthesia for amputations seek to desensitize society to inhumane acts while fostering fear and repression. Many theft defendants facing such punishments are victims of systemic corruption, deepening class divisions, and the astronomical embezzlements perpetrated by the regime and its affiliates. As part of its ongoing misogynistic oppression, the regime has sentenced several female prisoners in Qarchak to stoning under the pretext of <illicit relationships.> At best, these medieval sentences might be reduced to death by hanging, highlighting the pervasive brutality of the clerical regime. We believe silence in the face of such barbarity equates to complicity. It is imperative to resist this savagery and inhumanity. In a country witnessing daily executions across its prisons, the regime’s brutality has surged. Between December 21 and 30, at least 41 individuals were executed, including 23 within just three days. Many death row inmates in various prisons have already been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their sentences to be carried out.
Mojahed Kourkouri, a political prisoner detained for over two years, has once again had his death sentence confirmed by the Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz after an earlier ruling was overturned. His life is now in grave danger. Participating in this 49th week of the "Tuesdays Against Execution" campaign were prisoners from: Evin Prison (Women’s Ward, Wards 4 and 8), Ghezel Hesar Prison (Units 2 and 4), Central Prison of Karaj, Greater Tehran Prison, Khorin Prison in Varamin, Arak Prison, Khorramabad Prison, Asadabad Prison in Isfahan, Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, Nezam Prison in Shiraz, Bam Prison, Kahnuj Prison, Tabas Prison, Mashhad Prison, Qaemshahr Prison, Rasht Prison (Men's and Women's Wards), Roodsar Prison, Ardabil Prison, Tabriz Prison, Urmia Prison, Salmas Prison, Khoy Prison, Naqadeh Prison, Saqqez Prison, Baneh Prison, Marivan Prison, Kamyaran Prison.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/01/01/stoning-sentences-hunger-striking-prisoners/ 


Shocking Statistics on Women's Execution
NCRI - December 31, 2024 - in Monthlies, Women's News
<<December 2024 Report: Shocking Statistics on Women's Execution in Iran
Shocking Statistics on Women's Execution in Iran; 34 Women Executed in 2024
While the death penalty has been abolished in many countries worldwide, in Iran's theocratic dictatorship, executions are not merely a form of punishment; they are a strategic tool for an illegitimate regime to maintain its grip on power. Over the past four decades, executions in Iran have targeted a wide array of individuals, including political dissidents, ethnic minorities such as Kurds, Baluchis, Turkmens, and Arabs, as well as followers of diverse religions. Amnesty International reported last year that 74% of global executions in 2023 occurred in Iran. In 2024, the number of executions in the country increased by 15% compared to the previous year, rising from 850 in 2023 to 997 in 2024, including the execution of eight political prisoners. The clerical regime does not use executions to punish offenders or criminals but rather as a means to instill fear in society and ensure its survival. Consequently, the regime holds not only the world's highest per capita execution rate but also the grim record of executing the highest number of women globally.
The World's Leading Executioner of Women
Out of the 997 individuals executed in Iran in 2024, 34 were women. At first glance, the presence of 34 women among nearly a thousand executions may not seem particularly high. However, it is important to consider that in no other country are even a tenth of this number of women executed.
Moreover, given the maternal role of women, even imprisonment in other countries is often replaced with alternative sentences to ensure that their children are not left without caregivers. Yet, in Iran, not only are thousands of women imprisoned, but every year, some of these women are executed, leaving their children orphaned.
Statistical Comparison of Executions of Women in Iran
According to data compiled by the Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, at least 263 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
From 2013 to 2020, a period of eight years, at least 120 women were executed in the country, with an annual average of 15 executions. However, in 2024, with 34 women executed, the number has more than doubled this average, marking a deeply alarming increase.
Since Ebrahim Raisi took office in 2021, the number of executions, including those of women, has steadily increased. After Raisi's death on May 19, 2023, and the rise of Masoud Pezeshkian in August 2023, this upward trend accelerated further. Of the 34 women executed in 2024, 23 women-nearly 68%-were executed during Pezeshkian's tenure. This number, occurring in just five months, is 1.5 times the annual average of 15 women. During Pezeshkian's tenure, an average of 4.6 women were executed monthly. On October 8, 2024, Pezeshkian openly defended executions. By comparison, during Raisi's 34-month presidency, 63 women were executed, averaging 1.85 women per month.
Issuance of Death Sentences
According to documents disclosed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, over 5,000 prisoners in Iran are currently on death row. While these sentences are issued under various pretexts, their primary motive is to preserve the clerical regime, categorizing them as political executions.

Varisha Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi
In the past year, two Kurdish political prisoners, Pakhshan Azizi and Varisha Moradi, were sentenced to death. A labor activist, Sharifeh Mohammadi, was also handed a death sentence, though her ruling was later overturned. Additionally, the regime's judiciary sentenced nine political prisoners to death on charges of “membership in the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran."
The "No to Executions" Campaign
Since February 2024, political prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj have launched a campaign called "No to Executions Tuesdays" to protest the rising number of executions in Iran. On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, a group of prisoners in Qezel Hesar Prison announced the campaign: "To make our voices heard, we will go on a hunger strike every Tuesday. We chose Tuesday because it is often the last day of life for our fellow inmates who are transferred to solitary confinement in the preceding days." Through the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign, these prisoners have sought to draw greater domestic and international attention to the gross violation of the right to life and the widespread executions in Iran. They have been on a hunger strike for 48 weeks, with 28 prisons joining the movement. Women's wards in Evin Prison and Lakan Prison in Rasht have played a prominent role in this campaign. Courageous women and men prisoners chant in solidarity:
"United, determined until the death penalty is abolished. We will stand till the end."
Global Support for the "No to Executions Tuesdays" Campaign
On December 10, International Human Rights Day, it was announced that over 3,000 former world leaders, heads of state, ministers, ambassadors, members of parliament from various countries, UN officials, human rights experts, Nobel laureates, and NGOs had signed a statement calling for an end to executions in Iran. This announcement coincided with the 46th week of the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign. Additionally, 581 mayors in France expressed deep concern about the alarming increase in executions during the tenure of Masoud Pezeshkian, a rate significantly higher than in previous years, and called for an immediate halt to executions in Iran.
In solidarity with the "No to Executions in Iran" campaign, the 17th District Municipality of Paris displayed a banner featuring images of political prisoners sentenced to death. The banner highlighted Pakhshan Azizi and Varisha Moradi, two Kurdish political prisoners on death row, alongside photos of nine supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) also facing execution. The banner called for an end to the inhumane death sentences of these freedom fighters.
December 2024 Report: Shocking Statistics on Women's Execution in Iran
For 46 years, the Iranian regime has sustained its existence through the systematic destruction of human rights, employing executions and massacres as tools of repression. In contrast, the Iranian Resistance has emphasized the abolition of the death penalty for over two decades. Abolishing executions is a key tenet of the 10-point plan proposed by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi. The "No to Executions" campaign, both inside and outside Iran, is part of this broader movement: No to the daily hanging of youths, no to the execution of women, and no to the reign of the gallows. The international community must isolate the clerical regime and hold its leaders accountable for 46 years of crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. The Iranian Resistance demands that diplomatic and trade relations with the regime be conditioned upon the cessation of executions and torture, as well as the end of impunity for regime leaders. The regime must allow an international investigative delegation to visit Iranian prisons and meet with prisoners, particularly political prisoners.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2024/12/31/december-2024-womens-execution-in-iran/

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