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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
October 31, 2024)
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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 |
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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
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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
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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"
May 10 - 3, 2024
'War against the No-hijabi
women'
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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:
21 Oct 2024:
Approved Hijab Bill Amounts to
Gender Apartheid
October 17, 2024:
Reproductive Healthcare as a Tool
of Political Repression
October 16, 2024:
Living Under the Shadow of War
16 Oct 2024:
The Feminization of Poverty
15 Oct 2024:
Pezeshkian Must Be Questioned
Earlier reports:
October 11, 2024:
Repression in Iran with bullets
October 10, 2024:
Atrocities Against Girls
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016
Health taken hostage
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
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,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
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
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October 31 - 25, 2024
First of 'Red Alert News'
<<End of Warisheh Moradi's hunger
strike: a milestone for Iranian human rights...
and <<Narges Mohammadi
allowed to be hospitalized...
and <<Increased pressure by
security agencies on the family of Armita Geravand...
And other Actual News
<<Kurdish journalist Jina Modares
ordered to report to Sanandaj Prison...
and <<Widespread Discontent
as Iran's Ministry of Intelligence Summons People in
Kurdish Towns...
and <<Political Prisoner
Maryam Akbari Monfared in Solitary Confinement at the
Notorious Qarchak Prison...
and <<13-year-old Baloch
child, Abdulmo’er Shahbakhsh, arrested by security
forces in Zahedan...
and <<Keyvan Mohammadi, a
Member of the Justice-Seeking Families, Arrested by
Security Forces in Sanandaj...
and <<Families of Death Row
Prisoners Protest Against Executions in Iran...
and more actual and revealing news |
October 29 - 26, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi allowed
to be hospitalized...
and <<Increased pressure by
IRGC on the family of Armita Geravand...
and <<Varisha Moradi in
Dire Health on 16th Day of Hunger Strike...
and <<Threatening Hijab
Texts Sent to Women in Isfahan...
and <<Iranian Judiciary
Targets Instagram Page Administrator for 'Promoting
Dance'...
and <<Amir Kabir University
Bars 200 Students Over Dress Code Violations, Some
Questioned After Protests...
and <<Kurdish political
prisoner Nayeb Askari sentenced to 15 years in prison...
and <<Parvin Mirasan:
Medical Care Denied to 67-Year-Old Prisoner...
and <<Woman, Life, Freedom
movement: Two kurdish men sentenced to prison...
and more actual and revealing news |
October 25 - 23, 2024
<<Social media campaign to
support Warisha Moradi...
and <<Evin, Tehran, Iran:
Five Female Political Prisoners Sentenced to 27 Months
of Imprisonment...
and <<Iranian Authorities
Place Family of Slain Protester Under House Arrest...
and <<Iran's Supreme Court
Upholds Death Sentences for Four Sunni Prisoners...
and <<KJAR calls on Warisha
Moradi to end her hunger strike...
and <<Hoda Mehreganfar
Arrested During Recovery After Surgery...
and <<CFWIJ demands
immediate release of all journalists imprisoned in
Iran...
and <<Three IRGC members
killed or injured in armed clash...
and <<Protest by Families
of Death Row Inmates in the 39th Week of the "No to
Executions Tuesdays" Campaign...
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.
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
Medyanews - October 30, 2024
<<End of Warisheh Moradi's hunger strike: a milestone for Iranian human
rights
After 20 days on hunger strike, imprisoned Kurdish activist Warisheh
Moradi ended her protest in response to widespread appeals from
activists, academics, and women’s groups. Her strike spotlighted human
rights abuses and sparked solidarity movements across Europe and Iran.
After 20 days on hunger strike, Kurdish political activist Warisheh
Moradi ended her protest on Tuesday from within Tehran’s Evin prison. A
member of the Free Women's Society of East Kurdistan (KJAR) and a vocal
advocate for women's rights, Moradi had initiated her strike in a plea
against Iran's executions, harsh prison conditions, and systemic
injustices. Her decision to end the strike followed calls from human
rights advocates and international organisations concerned for her
deteriorating health. In an open letter dated October 10, Moradi
declared her indefinite hunger strike to condemn Iran's escalating use
of capital punishment. The letter outlined her concerns with Iran’s
judicial framework and the inhumane conditions she endured in Evin
prison. Her protest gained traction among activists, academics, and KJAR,
who collectively highlighted the urgency of her demands as her health
worsened. By the strike's 16th day, civil activists launched a
solidarity statement, pledging to begin their own hunger strikes from 26
October in support of Moradi’s cause. "Nothing should be more precious
than human life," they said. "We need her voice and presence throughout
this resistance." In a public show of support, KJAR amplified Moradi's
plight on 25 October, calling for the immediate end of her strike due to
her critical condition, which included severe blood pressure drops,
dizziness, and extreme weight loss. KJAR further committed to a
three-day hunger strike across several European countries, protesting
Iran's capital punishment practices and expressing solidarity with
Moradi's cause. This advocacy was bolstered by the Transnational
Democratic Platform of Iranian Women, which also called for an end to
Iran's executions, launching a campaign in support of Moradi's mission.
Sharife Zarini, the mother of executed political prisoner Ramin Hossein
Panahi, personally appealed to Moradi to halt her strike, pledging to
join the cause. Moradi's protest spotlighted Iran’s dire prison
conditions and stirred a wave of international support, mobilising
activists from various fronts and renewing hopes for women's and human
rights reforms in Iran. Her decision to end the strike symbolises a
powerful moment in the broader struggle for justice and women's rights
in the region.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/end-of-warisheh-moradis-hunger-strike-a-milestone-for-iranian-human-rights/
Narges Mohammadi
NCRI - October 28, 2024
<<Narges Mohammadi allowed to be hospitalized
Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling
sick, the Free Narges Coalition announced on Sunday.
News Center- Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace
Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine
weeks of feeling sick, the free Narges Coalition, a campaign group for
Narges Mohammadi, announced on Sunday. The campaign group called on
Iranian authorities to grant Narges Mohammadi a medical furlough to
receive comprehensive treatment for multiple conditions, saying, "Just
transferring her to the hospital will not address the severe health
issues caused by months of neglect and deprivation." In February 2022,
Narges Mohammadi was transferred to the hospital and underwent an
angiography. Since the main artery of her heart had 75% blockage, a
stent was placed in that artery.
Narges Mohammadi has been also suffering from acute back and knee pain,
including a herniated spinal disc.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/narges-mohammadi-allowed-to-be-hospitalized-35904?page=1
Increased pressure by IRGC on the family of Armita Geravand
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 27, 2024
<<Increased pressure by security agencies on the family of Armita
Geravand; one year after her state-sanctioned murder
Hengaw's sources report that the security agencies of the Islamic
Republic of Iran have imposed severe pressure on the family of the
deceased teenager Armita Geravand on the first anniversary of her
state-sanctioned murder. According to reports received by Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, security agencies have recently pressured
Armita's family and prohibited them from posting any content on social
media related to her. The family was even prevented from posting a story
about the floral wreath prepared for her grave, with security forces
stopping this action.
Increased pressure by IRGC on the family of Armita Geravand
A family member told Hengaw, "For several days now, the home of Armita's
family in Tehran has been under heavy surveillance by security forces,
and all movements to and from their residence are being closely
monitored. These agencies have warned the family that Armita's memorial
must not take place at their home or at her gravesite." This source, who
requested anonymity for security reasons, added: "Since the morning of
Saturday, October 26, security forces have been stationed around
Armita's grave to prevent any gathering on the anniversary of her
murder."
Increased pressure by IRGC on the family of Armita Geravand
Armita Geravand, born on April 2, 2006, in Kermanshah (Kermashan), was
rendered unconscious on October 1, 2023, following an altercation with
government agents due to her non-compliance with the mandatory hijab law
in Tehran's metro. She was admitted to Fajr Hospital, affiliated with
the Army’s Medical Sciences University, and fell into a coma. After 28
days, she passed away on October 28, 2023.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-103
LINK 2
And other actual news:
Iranwire - Oct 30, 2024
<<Iranian Mayor and City Council Member Arrested on Bribery Charges
The head of the judiciary in northern Mazandaran Province has announced
the arrest of the mayor and a city council member of Ramsar on bribery
charges. Abbas Pouryani said that the officials have been placed in
temporary detention and transferred to prison. Four people have been
arrested in the case, including two involved in the construction
industry and the deputy manager of Bank Mellat in Ramsar. Pouryani said
the Ramsar prosecutor's office took up the investigation after reports
of misconduct within the Ramsar municipality and city council. The
arrests were made under the special directive of the Ramsar prosecutor.
A report in Farhikhtegan newspaper shared data showing that between 2021
and the first seven months of 2024, 430 city council members and mayors
have been arrested across Iran. When combined with 433 arrests made
between 2018 and 2020, the total reaches 863.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/135577-iranian-mayor-and-city-council-member-arrested-on-bribery-charges/
Jina Modares-Gorji
Iranwire - Oct 30, 2024
<<Journalist Jina Modares-Gorji Ordered to Report to Sanandaj Prison
Journalist and women's rights activist Jina Modares-Gorji, who was
arrested during the 2022 protests, has been ordered to report to
Sanandaj Prison.
Modares-Gorji received a notice on October 22 from the Sanandaj Criminal
Enforcement Court. Last month, her 21-year sentence was reduced to 2
years and 4 months. Modares-Gorji was first arrested in September 2022
and released on bail. She was arrested again in April 2023 and released
in July. Her bookstore was also temporarily closed in April for <failure
to observe Islamic hijab requirements.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/135580-journalist-jina-modares-gorji-ordered-to-report-to-sanandaj-prison/
Kurdistan-Iran
Iranwire - Oct 30, 2024
<<Widespread Discontent as Iran's Ministry of Intelligence Summons
People in Kurdish Towns
The Islamic Republic's Ministry of Intelligence has been summoning and
threatening ordinary citizens in the West Azerbaijan and Kurdistan
provinces.
According to IranWire sources, over the past week, the ministry has been
summoning and threatening ordinary citizens, along with sending SMS
requests for collaboration with security agencies. This has led to
widespread discontent among citizens in various cities in Kurdistan
Province.
Additionally, in the past week, the ministry has repeatedly summoned
civil activists through phone calls, questioning them for hours and
warning them against posting content online about people’s living
conditions, inflation, and particularly regarding tensions with Israel.
The summonses and interrogations have been carried out without any
judicial warrants. Civil activists have been particularly targeted, and
the ministry's actions have been described as entirely illegal.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/135582-widespread-discontent-as-irans-ministry-of-intelligence-summons-people-in-kurdish-towns/
Behrad Azargan
Iranwire - Oct 30, 2024
<<Baha'i Musician Sentenced to 11 Years in Iran
A Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced Baha'i musician Behrad
Azargan to 11 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of his
personal belongings. The verdict, delivered by Branch 15, cites multiple
charges against Azargan. He received five years for alleged educational
activities against Islamic law, four years for membership in
anti-Islamic Republican groups, and two years for purportedly spreading
false information. In addition to the prison sentence, the court imposed
a two-year ban on Azargan's social media use and international travel.
The ruling also mandates the confiscation of items seized during a July
3 raid on Azargan's home, during which security forces took his phone
and laptop. Azargan's legal troubles escalated on August 4 when he
appeared at the Security Prosecutor's Office to answer propaganda
charges. He was detained then but later released on bail from Evin
Prison. His formal court hearing took place on October 6.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/bahais-of-iran/135569-bahai-musician-sentenced-to-11-years-in-iran/
Maryam Akbari Monfared
NCRI - October 30, 2024
<<Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared in Solitary Confinement at
the Notorious Qarchak Prison
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, recently transferred to
Qarchak Prison, remains in solitary confinement. She completed her
15-year prison sentence in exile at Semnan Prison on October 11, 2024,
without a single day of furlough. However, the clerical regime's
Judiciary-acting on orders from the regime's Ministry of
Intelligence-sentenced her to an additional three years, with two years
set for immediate enforcement, based on two baseless cases and without
any evidence. Her new alleged charges include <propaganda against the
regime,> <insulting the leadership,> <gathering and collusion,>
<spreading falsehoods and disturbing public opinion,> and <inciting
people against national security.>
Yet, Maryam Akbari Monfared's principal <crime> is her pursuit of
justice for her sister and three brothers, executed by the regime, and
her formal complaint in 2016 against those responsible for these
murders. In early July, the news agency Shargh reported that the
regime's Executive Headquarters of Imam's Directive filed a fresh
lawsuit seeking to confiscate Maryam's and her family's assets.
Nevertheless, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, the regime transferred
Maryam Akbari Monfared to the infamous Qarchak Prison, where she has
endured nearly ten days in solitary confinement. Located in Varamin
County in Tehran Province, Qarchak holds about 2,000 prisoners in
deplorable conditions, with salty water and sanitation that falls
drastically short of international standards. In a statement dated
October 22, 2024, the Women's Committee of the National Council of
Resistance of Iran urgently called upon the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights, the UN Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on
Human Rights in Iran, the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women,
and other advocates of human and women's rights to condemn the inhumane
treatment of political prisoners by the regime-particularly the
treatment of female prisoners-and to take immediate action to secure
Maryam Akbari Monfared's release.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/30/maryam-akbari-monfared-confined-in-solitary/
Abdulmo'er Shahbakhsh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 30, 2024
<<13-year-old Baloch child, Abdulmo’er Shahbakhsh, arrested by security
forces in Zahedan
A 13-year-old Baloch child, identified as Abdulmo’er Shahbakhsh, was
arrested by resorting to violence and physical force by the security
forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Sarjangal area of Zahedan
and was transferred to an unknown location. According to a report
received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday,
October 29, 2024, security forces arrested Abdulmo'er Shahbakhsh, a
13-year-old Baloch boy from the village of 'Sorna'i' in the Sarjangal
area of Zahedan. He was subsequently transferred to an undisclosed
location. As reported by the Haalvsh news outlet, passengers in two
vehicles, one with a personal license plate and the other military
arrested the child in front of a supermarket, employing violent means.
It is noteworthy that despite the family's efforts to obtain information
about Abdulmo'er's whereabouts and health, they have not received any
updates, as security agencies have refused to provide any clear
information on the matter. So far, there is no precise information
available regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him,
the location of his custody, or his conditions.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-121
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 30, 2024
<<Turkish activist Hasan Ibrahimi Shiran sentenced to imprisonment in
Ardabil
Hasan Ebrahimi Shiran, a Turkish civil and media activist from Ardabil
Province, has been sentenced to imprisonment by judicial system of
Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report recently by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary
Court, under Judge Abolqasem Salavati, issued the three-year sentence
for Ebrahimi Shiran, a civil activist from the village of Shiran in Nir
County, Ardabil province. Details about the specific charges and
allegations against him remain undisclosed. Ebrahimi Shiran, who manages
the news outlet 'Shiran News,' was initially arrested in February 2024
by forces from Intelligence department and transferred to Ward 209 of
Evin Prison, a facility controlled by Intelligence. He was released on
bail two weeks after his arrest, pending judicial proceedings.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-120
Keyvan Mohammadi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 30, 2024
<<Keyvan Mohammadi, a Member of the Justice-Seeking Families, Arrested
by Security Forces in Sanandaj
Keyvan Mohammadi, a Kurdish man from Sanandaj and the brother of Kiomars
Mohammadi-who was executed 17 years ago for security-related charges-was
arrested a month ago at the entrance of this city by agents the Iranian
Intelligence. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization
for Human Rights, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 38-year-old Keyvan
Mohammadi, a resident of the village of Shiyan near Sanandaj, was
arrested by intelligence forces in this city. The arrest coincided with
a missile attack by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on
Israel and occurred ten days before the anniversary of the execution of
his brother, Kiomars Mohammadi. A source close to Keyvan Mohammadi's
family stated that he works as a driver, transporting agricultural
goods. He was arrested at the entrance of Sanandaj while transferring a
load from Kamyaran to this city's produce market. Since his arrest, he
has only managed a brief phone call to inform his family that he is
being held in a detention facility.
Kiomars Mohammadi, Keyvan's brother, was arrested on Sunday, February
18, 2007, along with his cousin Nader Mohammadi by IRGC intelligence
agents in Shahramfar, Sanandaj. On Saturday, August 2007, the two
political prisoners were sentenced to death by the Second Branch of the
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj on charges of <moharebeh>
(waging war against God) through actions against national security,
membership in the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, and identifying
and assassinating loyalists of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This
sentence was carried out on October 10, 2007, two days after being
upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court, in Sanandaj Central Prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-117
Solmaz Hassanzadeh
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - Oct 30, 2024
<<Sentences of finger amputation executed on two brothers in Urmia
Central Prison
The sentence to amputate the four fingers of the right hands of two
Kurdish brothers, Mehrdad Taimuri, aged 34, and Shahab Taimuri, aged 40,
from Sarpol-e Zahab and residents of Karaj, was executed in Urmia
Central Prison. According to a report received by the Hengaw
Organization for Human Rights, the amputation was carried out via a
guillotine on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Following the procedure, both
brothers were transferred to the prisoners reception section of Khomeini
Hospital in Urmia. The right to communication and visitation has been
denied to Mehrdad and Shahab Taimuri since the finger amputation
sentence was carried out. Under the influence and coercion of Khanzadeh,
the head of Urmia Central Prison, and Hussain Majidi, the district
attorney for Urmia, this sentence was executed. Reports indicate that
the guillotine machine has allegedly been moved to Urmia Central Prison,
heightening concerns about the potential execution of amputation
sentences for five additional inmates: Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharfian,
Mehdi Shahiwand, Kasra Karmi, and Mortaza Ismailian. The two brothers,
Mehrdad and Shahab Taimuri, along with a third individual, Iraj Khatibi,
were arrested on charges of theft in Malard, Karaj, on December 6, 2018.
On July 24, 2019, Branch 1 of the Juvenile Criminal Court in Urmia
sentenced all three to the amputation of four fingers from their right
hands as punishment for theft. In April 2020, Branch 24 of the Supreme
Court upheld the amputation sentences for Mehrdad Teimouri and Shahab
Teimouri. However, Iraj Khatibi’s sentence did not meet the threshold
for hadd (prescribed punishment under Islamic law) and was subsequently
overturned.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/10/article-116
Families of Death Row Prisoners Protest
No to Excecutions Tuesdays
NCRI - October 29, 2024
<<Families of Death Row Prisoners Protest Against Executions in Iran
Protest Amidst the 40th Week of the "Tuesdays Against Execution"
Campaign
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, coinciding with the 40th week of the
"Tuesdays Against Execution" campaign, a large group of families of
death row prisoners gathered in Tehran to protest. They marched towards
the parliament, chanting "Do not execute!" Last week, on the 39th week
of the "Tuesdays Against Execution" campaign, families of death row
prisoners also held a demonstration in front of the parliament in
Tehran. In October and November 2023, a series of protests and
gatherings took place in Tehran and Karaj by families of death row
prisoners. These were ultimately met with violence and suppression by
security forces.
....
Harrowing Reports from Prisoners
In a statement, the participating prisoners declared: "In the medieval
regime ruling Iran, we witness a daily increase in executions. Since
October 22, 2024, 27 individuals were hanged over three days, averaging
seven executions per day. Since the beginning of this year, nearly 567
individuals have been executed, of which only 150 were between September
22 and October 21." Unfortunately, on the previous day, Jamshid Sharmahd
was executed after four years of imprisonment. He had been held in a
security detention center all this time. Security agencies did not allow
his transfer to a general ward for four years, aiming to conceal the
torture and human rights violations he endured.
Resilience Amidst Repression
The statement from the striking prisoners also emphasized: "Despite all
the repression and instilling fear in society, resistance and
steadfastness continue. Last week, during the 'Tuesdays Against
Execution' campaign, a group of families of death row prisoners gathered
in front of the parliament to protest executions."
....
Increased Participation in the Campaign
In the 40th week of the "Tuesdays Against Execution" campaign, the
addition of Kahnuj Prison brought the total number of participating
prisons to 24. The participating prisons include:>>
Read it here:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/29/families-of-death-row-prisoners-3/
Varisha Moradi
NCRI - October 25, 2024
<<Varisha Moradi in Dire Health on 16th Day of Hunger Strike
The physical condition of political prisoner Varisha Moradi has
reportedly become dire and concerning as she enters her 16th day on a
hunger strike. Moradi began her open-ended hunger strike on October 10,
2024, protesting the escalation of death sentences, her prolonged
detention, and the denial of family and attorney visits. Since mid-May
2024, Varisha Moradi has been barred from in-person visits and phone
calls with her family and legal counsel. Her first court session was
held on June 17, 2024; however, her attorneys were prohibited from
presenting a defense. The second hearing, initially scheduled for August
4, 2024, in Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, did not proceed,
as Moradi refused to attend in protest of the death sentences handed
down to two political prisoners, Sharifeh Mohammadi and Pakhshan Azizi.
A subsequent hearing, scheduled for August 28, 2024, was also postponed
due to the absence of both the prosecutor's representative and the
judge. In early February 2024, the 5th Branh of the Public and
Revolutionary Court of Tehran charged Varisha Moradi with Bagh-y or
<armed insurgency,> for membership in a Kurdish opposition party. This
is a very heavy charge which can carry long prison terms and even the
death sentence.
She was transferred from Ward 209 to the women's ward of Evin Prison
after the end of her interrogations on December 26, 2023. Varisha was
abducted by security forces on August 1, 2023, in Kermanshah, on her way
to Sanandaj in western Iran. Ms. Moradi was denied the right to her
chosen lawyer and due process. She was only allowed to call the lawyer
after an indictment was issued. She was only allowed to see her family
once during her six months of incarceration. Reports say Varisha spent
the first five months of incarceration in solitary confinement in the
detention center of the Department of Intelligence in Sanandaj and Ward
209 in Evin Prison where she was viciously tortured to make false
confessions against herself. Varisha Moradi is a women's rights activist
and a member of the Free Women's Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR). In
a September 26 statement addressed to the public, the United Nations
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran and international human
rights organizations, KJAR said Varisha Moradi was in Kurdistan to carry
out "political activities and to organize women." >>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/10/25/varisha-moradi-16th-day-of-hunger-strike/
Women's Liberation Front 2019/cryfreedom.net 2024
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