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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: May wk5 part2 -- May wk5 -- May wk 4 part3 -- May wk4 part2 -- May 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 May 31, 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 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"
April 25, 2024
Narges Mohammadi Condemns Death Sentence of Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi...
April 10, 2024
"Nobel Laureate Critiques 'Baseless' Case Against Iranian Activists


"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

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"

 

 

 

 



 

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

 

 

April 30, 2024
Atena Farghadani - Target on her back

 
Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

April 20, 2024
Suma Pour-Mohammadi sentenced to 11 years in prison


  
February 22, 2024 - RED ALERT
Leaked Documents Give Glimpse of Repression in Iran
 

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:
May 25, 2024: The right to freedom
 May 23, 2024: raisi paying the price for being corrupt now
 May 22, 2024: Demanding Womens Rights and Freedoms
 
Earlier stories:
 
May 6, 2024: The Repressive Hijab Crackdown Continues with CCTV Cameras
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'

May 21 - 16, 2024
raisi is dead but will pay for his heinous crimes
and other stories

May 15 - 2, 2024
Prisoners continue hungerstrikes against executions
and other news
May 7 - April 30, 2024
Most urgent call to safe Khosrow Besharat and other appeals
April 24, 2024
Death Sentence on Activist Musician Toomaj Salehi
*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports
 

 

May 10 - 3, 2024

'War against the No-hijabi women'
 

 

May 31 - 28, 2024
<<Indictment prepared against Aida Shakarami...
and <<Over 60 years of imprisonment upheld for eleven women's rights activists in Gilan...
and <<UN Faces Backlash for Tribute to Late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi...
and <<Continued Detention and Lack of Information on the Status of Maryam Mahmoudabadi...
and <<Sweden Accuses Iran of Using Criminal Networks for Violent Acts...
and <<Political Prisoner with Health Issues Denied Medical Care in Iran Jail...
and <<Gilan Court Confirms 60-Year Sentence for 11 Activists...
and <<US Concerned Over Attacks on Protesters by 'Iranian Regime Supporters'...
and <<Jailed Iranian Man's Health Declines After Torture...
and <<Iranian Professor and Editor Convicted for Reporting on Child's Death...
and <<The Arrest of Sudabeh Vahabi in Chalus in Relation to Ebrahim Raisi's Death...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!
 

May 27 - 13, 2024
<<Kurdish Asylum Seeker Detained in Italy Begins Hunger Strike...
and <<Artist Kamyar Bamdad Arrested by Iranian Security Forces After Posting About Ebrahim Raisi's Death...
and <<Narges Mohammadi Criticizes UN's Memorial for Raisi...
and <<Jailed Iranian Activist's Family Summoned After Public Criticism...
and <<Overcrowding in Iran's Evin Prison After Shifitng Inmates...
and <<Political Prisoners Moved to Solitary After Protesting Others' Transfers...
and <<Detention of Two More Kurdish Individuals in Relation to Ebrahim Raisi's Death...
and <<Kurdish Journalist, Iraj Mohammadzadeh, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison by Iranian Judiciary...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!
 


 

May 24 - 23, 2024
<<Ahmadinejad Allies and Critics Clash on Social Media Over Controversial Posts...
and <<Charlie Hebdo Features Ebrahim Raisi in Satirical Cartoons...
and <<Arrests and Threats Ramp Up in Iran After President Raisi's Death...
and <<Bank accounts of Shirin Najafi blocked...
and <<Marzieh Momeni, an Activist Opposing Mandatory Hijab Arrestedy by Iranian Security Forces...
and <<Iran Executes Youth for Crime Committed at 16...
and <<Another Person Arrested Over Social Media Post on Iranian President's Death...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!

 and it will also bring you through more news in May 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 start with the most important and calling for an even higher awareness of the dangers of the mullahs' regime.


Maysoon Majidi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 may 2024
<<Kurdish Asylum Seeker Detained in Italy Begins Hunger Strike
Maysoon Majidi, a Kurdish human rights activist, has initiated a hunger strike following his detention at the Italian border. Majidi has been imprisoned for the past five months and is protesting the lack of resolution in his case. According to a report from the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Maysoon Majidi has been held in Castrovillari Prison, Italy, for four months and 27 days. He began his hunger strike on Monday, May 27, 2024, in response to the prolonged uncertainty regarding his status. Majidi was arrested at the Italian border on December 31, 2023, and has since remained in a state of indefinite detention. He is accused of aiding the captain of a ship carrying refugees, a charge he denies. Citing insufficient evidence for this accusation, Majidi has requested to be released from prison and placed under house arrest until his legal proceedings are concluded. Majidi left the Kurdistan Region of Iraq late last year, seeking asylum in a European country due to repeated threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran's security agencies. The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has expressed concern over Majidi's detention and is calling for a review of his case by the Italian judiciary. Hengaw also urges all organizations and entities involved in human and refugee rights to advocate on his behalf.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-90

And here's the full story: First of all ms. Maysoon Majidi is indeed a ms meaning a woman and not, as the above article implies, a he. And here's her full story:

ANSA|InfoMigrants - May 13, 2024
<<In Crotone, Italy, Maysoon Majidi, an Iranian Kurdish women's rights activist, is on trial for allegedly assisting with clandestine immigration after fleeing Iran. She was arrested on charges of being a <smuggler> of the boat she arrived in Italy with on December 31, along with other migrants. Majidi denies these accusations. Amnesty International has intervened in her case, appealing to the judge. Amnesty International has spoken out on behalf of Maysoon Majidi, a Kurdish activist who was arrested by the Italian financial police of Crotone, in Calabria, on charges of being the smuggler of the boat that arrived on 31 December on the beach of Gabella with 77 migrants onboard. Since then, Maysoon Majidi, 28, has been in jail in Castrovillari for aiding and abetting clandestine immigration. The woman has denied the charges.
'Previously arrested and tortured in 2019 in Iran'
On Thursday (May 9), on the eve of the hearing in Crotone, Ileana Bello, the director general of the Italian branch of Amnesty International, wrote to Judge Elisa Marchetto, who is tasked with the case. Bello noted that Majidi, <well known in her country for being a women's rights activist, as well as a film director and theater actress, has collaborated with several Kurdish rights organizations and is currently part of the Hana human rights organization. Majidi was arrested for the first time during the 2019 protests, tortured, and then released.>
Fled from Iranian moral police
Bello noted to the judge that the accused woman fled Iran after facing persecution by the Iranian moral police for her involvement in organizing protests against the regime. Being a woman and part of the Kurdish minority, she faced double discrimination. Aware that she wouldn't receive a stay permit and would risk deportation to Iran if she stayed in Iraqi Kurdistan, Majidi chose to escape via the Ionian route towards Italy. The Amnesty International director went on to note that <during the uprising of the Woman Life Freedom movement in 2022, the Iranian security forces used rape and other forms of sexual violence to intimidate and punish people who took to the streets to protest, even those of only 12 years old.> She added that Iranian authorities, including magistrates and judges, were complicit in this system, not only by disregarding and concealing reports of rape but also by using coerced confessions obtained through torture to falsely accuse survivors and subsequently sentence them to death. <In light of these elements,> Bello said, <and of the activities carried out by Majidi for the rights of women and the Kurdish minority group, Amnesty International is concerned about her safety and asked that her basic rights be safeguarded and that she be given any necessary medical care.> On Friday, the Comitato Free Maysoon organized a sit-in in front of the Crotone court to show support for Majidi and demand her release.>>
Source:
https://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/57015/iranian-dissident-maysoon-in-italy-on-trial-as-smuggler

And for no less important news continue here:


Amir Hossein Kouhkan
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 may 2024
<<Iranian Judiciary Sentences Lawyer Amir Hossein Kouhkan to 6 Years in Prison
Amir Hossein Kouhkan, a lawyer and member of the Central Bar Association, and one of the attorneys for Mashallah Karami from the grieving families, has been sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, Amir Hossein Kouhkan, a lawyer residing in the city of Karaj, was recently sentenced to a total of 6 years of imprisonment by Branch 2 of the Karaj Revolutionary Court on charges such as assembly and collusion and propaganda against the government.
Amir Hossein Kouhkan was arrested on Monday, August 28, 2023, after being summoned to the Karaj Intelligence Office. He was ultimately released from Kachouei Prison in Karaj on bail after nearly four months of detention, pending the completion of judicial proceedings. It is noteworthy that this lawyer faced security charges due to his involvement in the case of Mashallah Karami, the father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami (Koumar), who was arrested and executed during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-89 


Kamyar Bamdad
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 may 2024
<<Artist Kamyar Bamdad Arrested by Iranian Security Forces After Posting About Ebrahim Raisi's Death
An artist from Gilan province identified as Kamyar Bamdad has been arrested by security forces due to the publication of a story regarding the death of Ebrahim Raisi. This artist had also been arrested during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, Gilan's Intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested Kamyar Bamdad and transferred him to an unknown location. According to informed sources, this artist was arrested due to the publication of a story on the social media platform Instagram about the death of Ebrahim Raisi and his associates. As of the time of this report, there is no precise information regarding the artist's condition or current whereabouts. It is notable that Kamyar Bamdad was also previously arrested by the security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' movement.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-88


Narges Mohammadi
Iranwire - 27 May 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi Criticizes UN's Memorial for Raisi
Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has criticized the United Nations' planned memorial ceremony for Ebrahim Raisi, calling it <a commemoration of the executions and mass killings.> In a letter from Evin prison, she wrote, <When the governments of the world elevate a blatant human rights violator and butcher from Iran's history to a position of honor, as if mourning a peace-loving and democratic figure, they set a dangerous precedent.
<This emboldens dictators, oppressors, torturers, and executioners worldwide. They see and are assured that upon their deaths, the UN flag will be at half-mast, and global politicians and statesmen will offer condolences, while the voices of helpless and oppressed protesters are stifled by the barriers of 'diplomatic relations' and 'state precedents.' By opening its doors to commemorate Raisi, the United Nations is effectively shutting the already fragile doors on its human rights foundations, a decision I deeply regret. Without a doubt, we, the proud people of Iran, are well aware and witness that Raisi, both in the 1980s as a member of the 'Death Committee' that orchestrated the Khavaran massacres, and in recent years, when he was named president of the Islamic Republic with minimal elections and suppressed and killed protesters during the magnificent Mahsa uprising, stands as a criminal in the history of our land.>
According to reports from Iranian news agencies, the United Nations General Assembly is set to hold a memorial ceremony in the coming days. The representative of Trinidad and Tobago at the United Nations, who is currently chairing the General Assembly, announced in a statement that this meeting will be held on May 30.
Shirin Ebadi, another Nobel Peace Prize laureate, also expressed her disapproval on Friday through an Instagram post announcing the memorial ceremony for Ebrahim Raisi. Ebadi wrote, <The case of the Islamic Republic is much darker and more shameful than it is possible to commemorate and honor its officials in a place where there is a trace of justice, fairness, and conscience.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129938-narges-mohammadi-criticizes-uns-memorial-for-raisi-as-commemoration-of-executions/

Iranwire - 27 May 2024
<<Jailed Iranian Activist's Family Summoned After Public Criticism
Iran has summoned the mother and sisters of a jailed activist, intensifying pressure on his family in an apparent bid to silence their criticism of the government. The security forces summoned the mother and two sisters of Amir Sheibani Zaveh, a civil activist detained in Vakil Abad prison. They were summoned for questioning over their social media activity. It appears to be an attempt to intimidate Sheibani's family and silence them. A source close to Sheibani's family told IranWire, <Narges Khasham Imampour, Amir's mother, was previously threatened by security forces for speaking out about her son's condition on social media. They warned that if she did not stop, Amir's punishment would be harsher.> The source also revealed that Sheibani himself had been pressured inside Vakil Abad prison to <shut up his mother.> The escalation of pressure against Sheibani's family began two weeks ago, according to the source. <Police Intelligence> first summoned Narges Imampour, accusing her of <disrupting public opinion> and posting <a bloody fingerprint image to criticize the elections.>
Imampour reported to the authorities and was informed of the charges.
However, IranWire found that the threats and summons have intensified after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. Security forces made numerous calls to Imampour and her daughters. Following the news of Raisi's death in a helicopter crash, at least 13 citizens and activists who posted about it on social media were arrested in various Iranian cities.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129919-jailed-iranian-activists-family-summoned-after-public-criticism/

Iranwire - 27 May 2024
<<Overcrowding in Iran's Evin Prison After Shifitng Inmates
In a move that has raised concerns about prison conditions, authorities at Evin Prison in Tehran have relocated political prisoners from Ward 6 to Wards 4 and 8. The transfers, reportedly conducted without the prisoners' consent, have exacerbated overcrowding issues in Wards 4 and 8. Some cells in Ward 4 now house over 20 inmates, leading to a lack of beds and forcing some prisoners to sleep on the floor. Prisoners reportedly requested consolidation into a single ward but were informed by officials that the security committee mandated the split placement. Further concerns surround hygiene conditions in Ward 8, which is reportedly plagued by a bed bug infestation. This issue is not new, as the spread of skin diseases through bed bugs is a documented problem in Iranian prisons, causing discomfort and health problems for inmates.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129908-overcrowding-in-irans-evin-prison-after-shifitng-inmates/ 


Mohammad Mahdi Karami
Iranwire - 27 May 2024
<<Iranian Lawyer Who Represented Protester's Family Gets Six Years in Jail
A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced the lawyer representing the family of executed protester Mohammad Mehdi Karami to six years in prison.
According to a report by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) on Sunday, the sentence was recently issued by the second branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court and communicated to lawyer Amir Hossein Kohkan. Kohkan was convicted on charges of <assembly, collusion, and propaganda against the Islamic Republic.> The lawyer was arrested in September last year after being summoned to the Karaj Intelligence Department. Mohammad Mahdi Karami was hanged on January 7, 2023, after they were found guilty of killing a member of the paramilitary Basij force during anti-establishment protests. His father, Mashallah Karami, was sentenced to six years by the Revolutionary Court of Karaj on May 20. He was represented by Kohkan. Mashallah Karami was given five years for <assembly and collusion against national security> and an additional year for <propaganda against the Islamic Republic.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129913-iranian-lawyer-who-represented-protesters-family-gets-six-years-in-jail/ 

Iranwire - 27 May 2024
<<Political Prisoners Moved to Solitary After Protesting Others' Transfers
Zartosht Ahmadi-Ragheb, a political prisoner held in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, was sent to solitary confinement on Saturday after protesting the transfer of another political prisoner. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the Prison Disciplinary Council moved Ahmadi-Ragheb to solitary after he protested the transfer of political prisoner Ahmadreza Haeri to solitary confinement. Ahmadreza Haeri, a human rights activist and political prisoner, had been transferred from Evin prison to Ghezelhesar prison along with other political prisoners. Haeri was placed in solitary confinement in Ward 3 of Ghezelhesar prison by order of the prison's General Director of Intelligence Protection. According to IranWire sources, Haeri's protest of the conditions of another political prisoner, Saman Yasin, led to his solitary confinement. Zartasht Ahmadi-Ragheb is a firefighter and civil activist who has been repeatedly arrested and sentenced to long-term imprisonment. He was one of the signatories of the <14-person letter> calling for Ali Khamenei's resignation in 2019. In March 2023, he was arrested and beaten by IRGC intelligence forces while planning to participate in protests condemning the poisoning of students.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/129914-political-prisoners-moved-to-solitary-after-protesting-others-transfers/


Azhwan Kiani
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 may 2024
<<Kurdish Civilian Killed by IRGC Forces
Forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) opened fire on a vehicle driven by Azhwan Kiani, a young Kurdish man from Marivan, who was suspected of carrying contraband. This incident resulted in his death. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Sunday, May 26, 2024, IRGC forces pursued a civilian vehicle on the Garan Road in Marivan, Kurdistan (Sanandaj) Province, and opened fire, killing the young driver, Azhwan Kiani. An informed source stated that IRGC forces shot at Azhwan Kiani's car on suspicion of carrying contraband.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-87


Norway - A Report
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 may 2024
<<Norway: A Brief Report on the Informational Praxis of Hengaw Members
A number of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights members and supporting volunteers gathered in front of the Norwegian Parliament to explain the activities of this organization and elucidate the current situation of civil rights activists in Iran. According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in a praxis for human rights, Hengaw members, accompanied by several volunteers, outlined the history, objectives, and vision of the organization for the citizens in front of the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo. This event started at 11:00 a.m. and concluded at 5:00 p.m. In another part of this event, participants addressed the widespread human rights violations by the Islamic Republic of Iran. They distributed brochures detailing human rights violations in Iran during 2023 and 2024. Additionally, images of political prisoners sentenced to death were displayed. Moreover, at this gathering, the human rights advocates called on Norwegians and non-governmental organizations to support the persistent efforts of activists and civil society in Iran.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-85


Ashkan Esmaeilnezhad and Zana Hassanzadeh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 may 2024
<<Detention of Two More Kurdish Individuals in Relation to Ebrahim Raisi's Death
Ashkan Esmaeilnezhad and Zana Hassanzadeh, two Kurdish individuals from Bukan, west Azerbaijan province (Urmia), have been arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran for posting content on social media regarding the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Ashkan Esmaeilnejad from the village of Qajer, a suburb of Bukan, was detained by the Intelligence Department after being summoned. Concurrently, forces from the Intelligence Office raided the private residence of Zana Hassanzadeh in Bukan. Hassanzadeh was arrested violently and transferred to an unknown location without any judicial warrant. According to trusted sources, the arrests of these individuals were carried out due to their posts regarding the death of Ebrahim Raisi.
Efforts by their families to obtain information about their legal status and conditions of detention have been so far unsuccessful.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-86


Sumayeh Akhtarshomar
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 26 may 2024
<<Sumayeh Akhtarshomar, Member of Marivan Teachers' Union, Dismissed from Her Position by Iranian Authorities
Sumayeh Akhtarshomar, a member of the Marivan Teachers' Trade Union Association, has been dismissed by the Board of Administrative Violations of the Education Department of Marivan. This decision was made based on baseless allegations, such as wearing Kurdish clothes and publishing <provocative content.> According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Akhtarshomar, a Kurdish teacher from the village of Rovar in Sarvabad city and a resident of Marivan, was dismissed after 17 years of service in the city's schools. The Kurdistan Province Administrative Violation Board of the Education Department issued the dismissal order without presenting any documentation or allowing the presence of Akhtarshomar or her lawyer. The verdict against Akhtarshomar cites accusations such as <wearing Kurdish clothes,> which were allegedly associated with the clothing of members of Kurdish parties opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and broadcasting provocative content on the teachers' union channel.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-84


Landmines attacks
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 26 may 2024
<<Kurdish Man Injured in a Landmine Explosion in Qasr-e Shirin: Five Kurdish Individuals Affected Within Five Days
An individual was injured due to the explosion of a dormant landmine left over from the eight-year Iran-Iraq war in the border areas of Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah (Krmashan) province. In less than a week, at least five Kurdish individuals have been killed or injured by landmine explosions in the cities of Qasr-e Shirin, Piranshahr, and Oshnavieh. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, a landmine explosion near the 'Aq Dagh' area of Qasr-e Shirin, in Kermanshah province, injured a harvester driver while harvesting wheat.
The police commander of Qasr-e Shirin, Iman Moradi, told state media that the injured individual was transported to medical centers by local residents, and his condition is reported to be stable. Based on data recorded by the Statistics and Documents Center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, since the past five days, at least one Kurdish individual in Oshnavieh has been injured by a landmine explosion, and four other individuals have been injured in the cities of Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, both in west Azerbaijan province (Urmia), and Qasr-e Shirin.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-83


Iraj Mohammadzadeh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 25 may 2024
<<Kurdish Journalist, Iraj Mohammadzadeh, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison by Iranian Judiciary
Iraj Mohammadzadeh, a journalist and activist from Javanrud in Kermanshah province (Kermashan), has been sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment by the Iranian judiciary. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, in recent days, the journalist from Javanrud was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment by Branch 101 of the Javanrud Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Hadi Cheraqi, on charges of <disturbing public opinion and publishing falsehoods.> Hengaw had previously reported that on Sunday, April 7, 2024, Iraj Mohammadzadeh, a 45-year-old journalist from Javanrud, was arrested by security agencies after being summoned to the city's court by order of the Javanrud prosecutor. Iraj Mohammadzadeh, a journalist, media activist, and manager of the Telegram channel (Western Headline), as well as a PhD student in political science at a university in Tehran, was released on bail after four days of detention, pending the completion of legal proceedings.
It is worth noting that Iraj Mohammadzadeh has been working as a journalist for 25 years and has been summoned, threatened, and interrogated by security agencies many times in recent years.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-81


Susan Hassanzadeh
NCRI - Womens committee - 23 may 2024 - in Women's News
<<Susan Hassanzadeh, Kurdish Language Teacher Arrested in NW Iran
Susan Hassanzadeh, a Kurdish language teacher from Bukan, Iran, was violently arrested by the Iranian regime’s security forces on May 15, 2024, sparking concerns about her well-being and safety. The arrest of Susan Hassanzadeh took place at her residence in Bukan City during a raid conducted by intelligence agency personnel. Shockingly, the arrest was carried out without the presentation of any legal documents or warrants, and authorities used extreme violence while searching her home. Following her apprehension, Susan Hassanzadeh was swiftly moved to an undisclosed location, leaving her fate unknown to her family, friends, and the community. The lack of information regarding her current whereabouts or the specific charges leveled against her has heightened fears for her safety and well-being.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/05/23/susan-hassanzadeh/

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