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JINA 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: Oct wk2P2 -- Oct wk2 -- Oct wk1P2 -- Oct wk1 -- Sept wk4 P3 -- Sept wk4 P2 -- Sept wk 4 -- Sept wk3 P3 -- Sept wk3 P2 -- Sept wk 3 --  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 --  November - Januari 2023

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

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

 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
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
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024



 Updated with 2 more stories
 
Updated Oct 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
 


For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2' Revolt news  Updated Oct. 4, 2024

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 October 8, 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.

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



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


Read her updated story here
 

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
October 8, 2024:
"The perpetrators of war are the outcasts and the disgraced throughout history..."
September 25, 2024:
Letter from Narges Mohammadi to UN General Assembly
September 16, 2024: "Message from Narges Mohammadi for Jina Mahsa Amini"
May 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"

"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw 

 Click here for a news-overview from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023











 


JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS 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
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


 
 Oct 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
 
 

Click here for earlier news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution

MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED

June 24, 2024: The Iranian Regime Judiciary Launches a New Case to Seize the Assets of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Her Family, in Revenge for Seeking Justice for Her Siblings Executed in the 1980s
Dec 30, 2023: Not bowing for the mullahs' regime she says:
"Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
 


 

 



 







PAKSHAN AZIZI

Actual News:
September 23 - 16, 2024:
<<Pakhshan Azizi denied medical care ...and
 
<<Letter from Pakhshan Azizi: The philosophy of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi is a philosophy of life...
September 10 - 9, 2024
"Twenty-Six Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Cancellation of Pakhshan Azizi's Death Sentence..."
and more actual news
September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"
August 19, 2024
Sentenced to Death for Assisting Women Targeted by ISIS
And read here her full story:
July 23 - 22, 2024
"Denying the Truth, and Its Alternative"

September 5, 2024
"You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"

 

 

September 10, 2024
Sara Deldar, 28, passed away due to an infection caused by pellet fragments

Read her story here


 
August 29, 2024
Tortured and Tried: Nasim Gholami Faces Death Sentence



Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

   

27 August 2024
Kurdish Political Prisoner, Varisheh Moradi

 Stays in Abeyance in Evin Prison Amid Continued Deprivation of Visitation and Phone Call Rights
 

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:
Actual stories:
October 7, 2024: Plight of nurses in Iran: Resignatons and Emigration
October 5, 2024: World Teachers' Day
 October 2, 2024: Expulsions of Students and Professors
October 1, 2024: Workers Neglected in Iran's Unsafe Mines
 
and 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts  

Read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
August 30, 2024:
"Nurses can neutralize security forces' efforts with unity."
and updates:
August 28, 2024:

Nurses' demands - "A nurse will die, but will not accept humiliation,":

SPECIAL REPORTS PALESTINE

For actual updates  Updated Oct. 3, 2024

"NO to executions" campaign

In support - reflection and updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024


'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'


July 8 - 4, 2024: The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024: Prisoner Swap with Iran is Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024: It |Iran| puts people to death in order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories 

*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports
 

October 7 - 5, 2024
<<Sarvenaz Ahmadi ends her hunger strike...
and <<Bukan: Seven IRGC Members Killed and Injured in Armed Clash...
and <<Kurdish Women Journalists' Day: We keep reporting the truth...
and <<Iran Arrests Kurdish Nurse in Sanandaj, Whereabouts Unknown...
and <<Zahra Fayzi, 41, executed in Tabriz Central Prison...
and <<Iranian Appeals Court Reduces Kurdish Journalist and Activist Zhina Modares Gorji's Prison Sentence...
and <<Lorestan: Femicide/Suicide of Fatemeh Moradpour Due to Pressure for Forced Marriage...
and <<Five Balochs, Including Three Teenagers, Killed and Injured by Direct Gunfire...
and more actual fact-finding news

May 10 - 3, 2024

'War against the No-hijabi women'
 

Oct. 4 - 2, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi prevented from leaving prison to undergo angiography...
and <<Deadly Denial of Medical Care in Iran's Prisons...
and <<Maryam Sadat Yahyavi: Over 50 Days Deprived of Contact with Her Family...
and <<Another Woman Hanged in Qezel Hesar: 20 Women Executed in Iran in 2024...
and <<Evin Prison: Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Contact Following Hunger Strike on the Anniversary of Jina Amini's State-Sponsored Killing...
and more actual news

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.


Sarvenaz Ahmadi
Jinha - Womens News Agency - Oct 7 2024
<<Sarvenaz Ahmadi ends her hunger strike
Sarvenaz Ahmadi, social worker and children's rights defender who started a medication strike on September 7 in protest against the denial of her request for medical leave, has ended her strike.
News Center- Sarvenaz Ahmadi, a children's rights activist imprisoned in Evin prison, has ended her medication strike, her mother announced on Sunday. In an Instagram post, her mother said that her daughter ended her medication strike on the 30th day of her strike after receiving an approval of her request for medical leave and that her daughter would start her strike again if she was not released from prison for medical leave.
Sarvenaz Ahmadi, who suffers from neurological and psychological issues, started her medication strike on September 7 in protest against the denial of her request for medical leave. Sarvenaz Ahmadi was sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of <assembly and collusion with the intent to disrupt national security> and one year for <propaganda against the regime>. Then, her prison sentence was reduced to three years and six months by Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals. She was arrested on April 28, 2023, ahead of International Workers' Day, along with several labor and union activists and transferred to Evin prison to serve her prison sentence.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/sarvenaz-ahmadi-ends-her-hunger-strike-35784

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 7, 2024
<<Bukan: Seven IRGC Members Killed and Injured in Armed Clash
At least four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed and three others were seriously injured in an armed clash with an unidentified armed group near the city of Bukan, West Azerbaijan (Urmia) province. One of the injured was airlifted to Urmia for medical treatment due to the severity of his injuries. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the armed confrontation took place at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, at a checkpoint on the Bukan Dam road between IRGC forces and an unknown armed group.
A source told Hengaw: "During this clash, at least four IRGC members were killed, and three others were seriously wounded, all of whom were transferred to Qolipour Hospital in Bukan." It has been learned that one of the injured, a member of the IRGC, was transported by helicopter to medical facilities in Urmia due to the severity of his injuries. Additionally, Iranian security forces have warned the medical staff at Qolipour Hospital against disclosing any information and have confiscated the mobile phones of several hospital personnel. Following the clash, the area has been heavily militarized, and all movement on the Bukan Dam road has been prohibited. Local farmers attempting to access the area have also been denied entry. So far, no official statement has been made by IRGC-affiliated media, and no Kurdish party or group has claimed responsibility for the incident.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-27



Gurbetelli Ersoz, Deniz Fırat and Nujiyan Erhan
Jinha - Womens News Agency - Oct 7 2024 - by EBIR MUHAMED
<<Kurdish Women Journalists' Day: We keep reporting the truth
"We keep reporting the truth by following in the footsteps of women journalists, who lost their lives while reporting the truth such as Gurbetelli Ersoz, Deniz Fırat and Nujiyan Erhan."
Qamishlo- Kurdish women journalists in four parts of Kurdistan and all around the world are celebrating Kurdish Women’s Journalist Day, October 7. The day is dedicated to the memory of Gurbetelli Ersoz, a Kurdish journalist and Türkiye’s first female editor-in-chief who was killed on October 7, 1997.
'We maintain the legacy of the martyrs'
"As women journalists in North and East Syria, we maintain the legacy of the martyrs such as Gurbetelli Ersoz, Deniz Fırat and Nujiyan Erhan," Cudi Eli, a reporter of Ronahî TV in North and East Syria, told NuJINHA. "They left us achievements in Kurdish journalism. Women journalists played an important role in the development of the press in Rojava Kurdistan. Their struggle paves the way for us. Therefore, we see them as pioneers of truth. We keep reporting the truth by following in the footsteps of them. Thanks to them, women in Rojava have their own channels, magazines, news agencies and radio stations today."
'The attacks cannot intimidate us'
Eva Hese, a television presenter at Rojava TV, recalled the Turkish drone attack that killed two journalists in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. "The Turkish state always tries to break the strong will of Kurdish women. On August 23, a Turkish drone targeted a vehicle carrying journalists in the Said Sadiq district of Sulaymaniyah, killing two women journalists, Gulistan Tara and Hero Bahadin.

Gulistan Tara and Hero Bahadin
The Turkish attacks cannot intimidate us; on the contrary, they strengthen us. Women journalists in North and East Syria make great efforts to report the truth."
'Conventions are not implemented'
The attacks on journalists in four parts of Kurdistan have intensified for four years, stressed Lava Ibrahim, a reporter of the Nefel Production. "In addition to the current war, a special war has been being waged against journalists. In August 2023, a Turkish drone targeted the vehicle of JIN TV in North and East Syria, killing a press worker. In august 2024, a Turkish drone targeted two women journalists in Sulaymaniyah. On July 23, 2024, journalist Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death.

Pakhshan Azizi
In Turkiye, hundreds of journalists are behind bars. In Southern Kurdistan, journalists have been prevented from reporting. Journalists are targeted to prevent them from reporting the crimes committed by the Turkish state." Speaking about conventions protecting journalists in war zones, Lava Ibrahim said," Unfortunately, these conventions are not implemented. The Women’s Press Union (YRJ) has carried out activities to protect the rights of journalists in North and East Syria. As women journalists in northeastern Syria, we are always in solidarity with each other.
We are lucky to have the YRJ, protecting our rights. Despite everything, we will keep reporting the truth." >>
Source incl. videos:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/kurdish-women-journalists-day-we-keep-reporting-the-truth-35781


Kowsar Dehbanzadeh
NCRI - Womens committee - 6 Oct 2024 - in Women's News
<<Arrest of Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, Sister of Political Prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh
Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, sister of political prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh, was arrested by Intelligence officials in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province in southern Iran. Kowsar Dehbanzadeh had been under pressure from security agents due to her advocacy and legal pursuits for her brother. She was arrested by intelligence officers in Shiraz without any legal documentation and was transferred to solitary confinement at the Intelligence Detention Center (Cell 100) in Shiraz on Friday, September 27, 2024. Kowsar Dehbanzadeh had previously been summoned multiple times by Yasuj Intelligence, where she faced threats for supporting her brother, Maysam Dehbanzadeh, who is currently imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. Intelligence agents have threatened her family, warning them not to publicize her arrest. It should be noted that Maysam Dehbanzadeh is currently serving his sentence in Ghezel Hesar Prison and was recently sentenced to an additional six and a half years on preliminary charges related to the Evin Prison fire incident. Since the 2022 uprising, the clerical regime's authorities have intensified their pressure and threats on the families of political prisoners and victims' families, arresting many.
Under Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, detaining family members of political prisoners due to their relatives' political activities or views violates this principle and is effectively a form of punishment for acts they did not commit.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/06/kowsar-dehbanzadeh/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 6, 2024
<<Death Row Prisoner Dies from Medical Neglect by Iranian Authorities
Mahmoud Dahmardeh, a Baloch prisoner sentenced to death and held in Zabol Prison, has died of a heart attack due to lack of medical care and the prison authorities' refusal to transfer him to external medical facilities. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Thursday, October 3, 2024, Mahmoud Dahmardeh, a 41-year-old prisoner sentenced to death from Zabol, and a father of five, died after suffering a heart attack. His passing occurred while he was held in Ward 1 of Taghzi Prison, where inadequate medical care contributed to his deteriorating health. As reported by the Haalvsh news outlet, this prisoner was transferred to Amir al-Mo'menin Hospital in Zabol following the heart attack, and the news of his death was conveyed to his family. He had been suffering from underlying diabetes, and despite a noticeable dent in his left shoulder and deteriorating health, as well as his family's repeated requests for treatment and medical care outside the prison, the prison authorities denied these requests. According to informed sources, the authorities told the prisoner's family that, <He is a prisoner sentenced to death and will eventually be executed, so what is the need for treatment?> Last year, the authorities also opposed his release on a medical leave, despite a hefty bail, for his treatment. This prisoner was arrested on December 21, 2020, on charges of <premeditated murder> and was first taken to the Zabol police detention center. After six months, he was transferred to Taghzi Prison in Zabol, where he was subjected to physical and psychological torture and was ultimately sentenced to death by the Criminal Court in Zabol.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-25


Mohammadreza Faqihi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 6, 2024
<<Tehran: Mohammadreza Faqihi, Lawyer, Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison and Additional Penalties
Mohammadreza Faqihi, a Turkish individual and lawyer, has been sentenced by the Iranian Judiciary to 5 years of imprisonment and additional penalties. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mohammadreza Faqihi, a lawyer, was recently sentenced by Branch 15 of Tehran's Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court to 5 years of imprisonment on charges of <gathering and conspiring to commit crimes against national security.> In addition to the prison sentence, Mohammadreza Faqihi has also been subjected to further penalties, including a two-year travel ban, a two-year suspension from practicing law, and a ban on membership in political parties and groups. Zahra Minouei, the lawyer representing Mohammadreza Faqihi, stated that her client was sentenced by Tehran's Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court to 5 years in prison for <gathering and conspiring against national security,> as well as a two-year travel ban and a two-year suspension from practicing law and political involvement. The court hearing addressing the charges against this lawyer was held on September 11, 2024. In October 2023, Faqihi was summoned to Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court to defend himself against charges of <gathering and conspiring and disturbing public order.> It is worth noting that Mohammadreza Faqihi was arrested on October 12, 2023, along with two other lawyers, during a protest by defense attorneys. The protest was held outside the Central Bar Association in Argentina Square, Tehran, to object to <violations of protesters' rights and Article 27 of the Constitution.> He was released on bail on October 25, 2023, after nearly two weeks in detention.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-23


Wria Nezami
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 6, 2024
<<Iran Arrests Kurdish Nurse in Sanandaj, Whereabouts Unknown
Wria Nezami, a Kurdish nurse from Divandarreh residing in Sanandaj, was arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran five days ago, and his current whereabouts remain unknown. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, security forces arrested Wria Nezami, a 31-year-old nurse at the Sanandaj Wound Clinic, at his home in Sanandaj. He was taken to an undisclosed location, and five days later, no information has been provided about his whereabouts or condition. Informed sources reported that the arrest was made without the presentation of a search warrant. As of now, no specific information has been released regarding the reasons for his arrest or the charges against him.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-21


Zahra Fayzi
NCRI - Womens committee - 5 Oct 2024 - in Women's News
<<Zahra Fayzi, 41, executed in Tabriz Central Prison
On the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the execution sentence for a woman named Zahra Fayzi was carried out in Tabriz Central Prison.
Zahra Fayzi, aged 41 and a resident of Tabriz, was arrested four years ago on charges of murdering her husband and was sentenced to qesas (retribution in kind). The victim's family demanded 4.5 billion tomans from Zahra's family to halt the execution, but her family was unable to gather this amount. This sum far exceeds the official blood money rate in Iran, which has been set by the judiciary at 1.2 billion tomans for 2024. The lack of a ceiling on blood money in Iran allows the victim's family to request amounts significantly higher than the official rate, often leading to the execution of those unable to afford such payments.
So far, no media outlet or official source inside Iran has reported Zahra Feizi's execution.
21 Women Executed in 2024
According to statistics compiled by the Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, with the execution of Zahra Fayzi in Tabriz Central Prison, at least 250 women have been executed in Iran since 2007.
The number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2024 has reached 21. Ten of these executions were carried out during Masoud Pezeshkian's term. The total number of executions in Iran in 2024 has reached 546, so far. The average number of women executed each year was 15, but this figure rose to 21 during Raisi's presidency. This year, with still three months remaining in the year, the number of women executed has reached 21.
Record Holder of Executions of Women
The Iranian regime is the world's top record holder of executions of women.
No government in the world has executed so many women. The list does not account for the tens of thousands of women executed in Iran on political grounds. The NCRI Women's Committee previously mentioned that many of the women executed by the mullahs’ regime are themselves victims of domestic violence against women and have acted in self-defense.
An average of 15 women were executed every year under the former government in Iran. However, 26 women were executed under Raisi government in 2023, which is 11 more than the previous average.
The NCRI Women's Committee calls on the United Nations, the European Union, and other relevant international organizations to take urgent action to save the lives of those on death row and stop the use of death penalty in Iran.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/05/zahra-fayzi-tabriz-central-prison/


Zhina Modares Gorji
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 5, 2024
<<Iranian Appeals Court Reduces Kurdish Journalist and Activist Zhina Modares Gorji's Prison Sentence to Two Years and Four Months
Zhina Modares Gorji, a prominent Kurdish women’s rights activist and journalist from Sanandaj, who was arrested twice during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement and sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison, has had her sentence reduced to 2 years and 4 months by the Iranian appeals court. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the Fourth Branch of the Iranian Appeals Court in Sanandaj in Kurdistan Province recently sentenced Modares Gorji to 16 months in prison for <forming an illegal group with the intent to overthrow the regime> and an additional year for <propaganda against the regime.> Hengaw has learned that Modares Gorji was acquitted of the charge of <collaboration with hostile groups and governments.> Moreover, her exile to Hamedan Central Prison was revoked, and she will serve her primary sentence of 16 months in the women's ward of Sanandaj Central Prison. Previously sentenced to a total of 21 years, with 10 years to be served, Modares Gorji had appealed the verdict issued by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj. Her defense attorneys were Saleh Nikbakht and Taher (Shuresh) Tohidi. Initially, the First Branch of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj presided over by Judge Karami, had sentenced Modares Gorji to 10 years for <forming an illegal group with the intent to overthrow the regime,> 10 years for <collaboration with hostile groups and governments,> and 1 year for <propaganda against the regime,> along with exile to Alvand Prison in Hamedan. The last hearing on her charges was held on April 9, 2024, and the final verdict was officially communicated to her on Thursday, May 23. Hengaw had previously reported that the charges against Zhina Modares Gorji included <establishing the Zhivano Association with a feminist ideology aimed at overthrowing the regime,> <purposeful participation in protests and chanting anti-establishment slogans,> <communication with anti-revolutionary elements,> <participation in international conferences and workshops,> <publishing content on social media, and giving interviews to foreign media to portray the country's situation negatively and incite unrest after the death of Mahsa Amini.> The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court has also referred the charge of <spreading falsehoods and inciting people to violent acts> to the Criminal Court, assigning Criminal Court 2 in Sanandaj to handle the case. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, after being held in solitary confinement for a month at the Sanandaj Juvenile Detention Center, Modares Gorji was transferred to the general ward. On Monday, April 9, 2024, she was abducted by Iranian government forces on her way home from work by the intelligence officers. She was temporarily released on July 3 of the same year after 84 days in detention on a heavy bail of five billion tomans.
Previously, on Thursday, September 22, 2022, she had been arrested during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement by Iranian intelligence forces in Sanandaj. After 40 days of detention in the women's ward of Sanandaj Prison, she was temporarily released on November 8, 2022, with a bail of 100 million tomans pending the completion of her trial.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-18


Fatemeh Moradpour
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 5, 2024
<<Lorestan: Femicide/Suicide of Fatemeh Moradpour Due to Pressure for Forced Marriage
A 15-year-old child resident of Romeshkan county in Lorestan province, named Fatemeh Moradpour, committed suicide and ended her life after being pressured by her family into a forced marriage and child marriage. According to a report received by the Hengaw organization for human rights, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Fatemeh Moradpour, a 15-year-old resident of Romeshkan county in Lorestan province, hanged herself and lost her life following her family's insistence on marrying her to a married man. According to a source close to the family, Fatemeh was pressured by her family to marry a 40-year-old married man. After repeatedly expressing her opposition to this marriage, she ultimately ended her life.
According to the laws of the Islamic Republic, child marriage is not only not a crime, but the Islamic Republic encourages families towards child marriage in its ideological propaganda regarding the institution of family. According to human rights standards, placing children under 18 in emotional and sexual situations by adults is considered a crime and in many cases sexual abuse of a child. In countries where criminal laws are based on human rights criteria, it is met with severe punishments.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-15


Teenagers, Killed and Injured by Direct Gunfire
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 5, 2024
<<Five Balochs, Including Three Teenagers, Killed and Injured by Direct Gunfire from Iranian Military Forces
At least three Baloch teenagers, Amer Ramesh, Shahab Jadgal, and Zakir Jadgal, were killed by direct gunfire from the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the village of Bilengi, located in the Pirsohrab district of Chabahar. Two others, Hamid Jadgal and Shoaib Dartaj (Jadgal), were injured during the attack. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Amer Ramesh, Shahab Jadgal, and Zakir Jadgal, all from Bilengi village, were shot and killed during a military operation on a shop in the village, which involved the use of light and semi-heavy weapons. Two others, Hamid Jadgal, 20, and Shoaib Dartaj (Jadgal), 25, were wounded in the attack. Reports from the Baloch Activists Campaign and Haalvsh indicate that military forces were pursuing a vehicle, and its passengers abandoned it in front of a shop in Bilengi. The forces then opened fire on the shop, striking the five people inside. Three of them were killed, and Hamid Jadgal and Shoaib Dartaj were shot in the back, abdomen, and hand, sustaining serious injuries. Iranian state media later claimed that the military forces were targeting members of the 'Jaish al-Adl' group and had arrested several individuals. It is worth noting that, over the past week, Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for several attacks resulting in the deaths of government forces.>>
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https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-14

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Jinha - Womens News Agency - Oct 3 2024
<<Mahrang Baloch named among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2024
Time magazine has named Dr Mahrang Baloch, a human rights activist in Pakistan and leader of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), among its 100 "most influential people of 2024".
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https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/mahrang-baloch-named-among-time-magazine-s-100-most-influential-people-of-2024-35767


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Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 5, 2024
<<Kurdish Political Activist Sirwan Fakhri, Arrested and Faces Extradition from Turkey to Iran
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https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-13 

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