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

 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


JINA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

Read also: Armita's Story: Iran's Generation Z Rebellion Against the Ayatollahs

Ongoing since Oct. 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom Part6
 Click here for previous Commemorations  
And more commemorational stories
Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na'ami
Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

'Women's Arab Spring 1.2'
April 4, 2025
Incl. Syria: YPJ The Women’s Protection Units fighters

  
 About the Afghanistan Women Revolt
March 31, 2025

PALESTINE
April 1, 2025

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 April 4, 2025) z

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

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

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

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

& Actual news:  Generation Z Leads Hijab Rebellion on Tehran’s Streets and Earlier Stories and more

UPDATE March 13, 2025

Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
Narges Mohammadi: "Tyranny will fall"
Pakhshan Azizi: "You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"
Sharifeh Mohammadi: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Varisha Moradi: "Resistance is life"
 in continuation of the resistance of the 4 sisters and others
Earlier reports
and
read all their previous fights

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
 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.

Symbol of restance of Iranian women

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


Narges Mohammadi and sisters
Medyanews - April 4, 2025
<<Iran faces global outcry over Nobel Laureate’s re-arrest threat
Iranian authorities are threatening to send Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi back to prison despite her critical health condition, sparking international condemnation. Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, has been denied adequate medical care and continues to expose Iran’s rights abuses. Iranian authorities are facing mounting international criticism over their threat to return Nobel Peace Laureate and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi to prison despite her ongoing medical treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday. Mohammadi, who has been a persistent voice against Iran’s rights violations, was released temporarily on 4 December, after enduring months without medical care in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The 51-year-old activist, who is serving a 13-year and nine-month sentence on charges linked to her human rights work, has refused to return to prison after her temporary release expired on 25 December. Although the Iranian Legal Medicine Organisation (ILMO) approved an extension based on medical advice, authorities continue to pressure her to surrender, raising concerns over the country’s treatment of political prisoners. “Iran’s authorities have a legal obligation to unconditionally release Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi and all others arbitrarily detained,” said Federico Borello, interim executive director at HRW. “Threatening to send her back to prison despite her deteriorating health is a chilling message to all human rights defenders in Iran.” Mohammadi suffers from multiple health conditions, including heart disease, severe back and knee pain, and a herniated spinal disc. In November 2024, she was forcibly returned to prison shortly after undergoing surgery for a suspected cancerous bone lesion, defying medical recommendations. Her latest temporary release was granted only after months of pressure from human rights organisations highlighting her urgent medical needs. During her short period outside prison, Mohammadi has continued her advocacy, speaking with international human rights bodies and exposing the worsening crackdown in Iran. In a recent virtual meeting with HRW, she drew attention to the alarming increase in executions, repression of activists, and the systematic denial of medical care to political prisoners. Mohammadi’s case underscores a broader pattern of abuse by Iranian authorities, who have routinely denied medical care to detainees in a bid to silence dissent. Among those currently at risk are Kurdish political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, women’s rights activist Fatemeh Sepehri, and Warisheh Moradi, a Kurdish activist sentenced to death. Rights groups warn that Iran’s practice of medical neglect has led to fatalities in custody, which the United Nations classifies as arbitrary deprivation of life. International pressure is mounting on Iran to halt its repression. The United Nations has condemned the country’s treatment of political prisoners, warning that the denial of medical care constitutes torture under international law. Amnesty International has documented cases of detainees dying due to deliberate neglect, adding urgency to calls for reform. As Mohammadi resists the pressure to return to prison, human rights organisations are calling on global leaders to intervene and demand her unconditional release. The Nobel laureate, despite her fragile health, remains defiant in her fight for justice.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/iran-faces-global-outcry-over-nobel-laureates-re-arrest-threat/


Verisha Moradi
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 2, 2025
<<Online campaign in support of Kurdish political prisoner Verisheh Moradi
An online campaign will be launched on Thursday to support Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner who has been sentenced to death in Iran.
News Center- An online campaign will be launched on Thursday at 9:30 PM to support Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner who has been sentenced to death in Iran. The online campaign will be launched on social media platforms such as X and Instagram while the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign has entered its 62nd week. In a statement, the Free Verisheh Moradi campaign group warned that the political prisoner could be executed after Eid al-Fitr. In the statement, the campaign group demanded the immediate cancellation of Verisheh Moradi’s death sentence.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/online-campaign-in-support-of-kurdish-political-prisoner-verisheh-moradi-36805


A hall of the People’s House named after Jina Amini
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 2, 2025
<<Hall in Lausanne named after Jina Amini
A hall of the People’s House (French: Maison du Peuple) has been named after Jina Amini, who was killed in Iran after being detained in 2022.
News Center- Three halls of the People’s House (French: Maison du Peuple) in Lausanne, Switzerland, have been named after three women. A hall has been named after Jina Amini, who was killed by Iran’s so-called “morality police” in Tehran in 2022. Another hall has been named after Marielle Franco, a Brazilian politician, sociologist, feminist, socialist and human rights activist who was killed in 2018 and the third hall has been named after Liliane Valceschini, a trade unionist, women’s rights defender and one of the organizers of the Swiss Women's Strike of 1991. Sevgi Koyuncu, member of the Lausanne Municipal Committee and the Lajin Women's Council in Lausanne made the opening speech, touching upon the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî" protests that sparked in Iran following the killing of Jina Amini and their impact in Iran and the world.
Women’s resistance in Rojava
The 40-year struggle history of Kurdish women and the women’s resistance in Rojava give spirit to the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” slogan, Sevgi Koyuncu stressed in her speech. Sevgi Koyuncu also greeted the resistance of Pakhshan Azizi and Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, two Kurdish women activists sentenced to death in Iran, and Soma Pourmohammadi, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish language in Iran. At the end of her speech, Sevgi Koyuncu chanted the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” slogan.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/hall-in-lausanne-named-after-jina-amini-36806?page=1


Varisha Moradi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - March 29, 2025
<<Varisheh Moradi denied medical treatment despite critical health condition in Evin Prison
Varisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner, women’s rights advocate, and a member of KJAR (the East Kurdistan Free Women’s Society) has been sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary on charges of “armed rebellion”. Despite her urgent need for medical care, she has been denied treatment due to obstruction by government authorities, particularly Evin Prison officials. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Varisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner from Sanandaj currently held in Evin Prison, has been refused transfer to medical facilities outside the prison. Sources familiar with the matter state that Moradi suffers from lumbar and cervical disc disease. Despite a specialist’s strong recommendation for urgent surgery three months ago, authorities have deliberately obstructed her access to medical care. Previously, Hengaw reported that Moradi was subjected to severe torture at the Intelligence Ministry’s detention center in Sanandaj. In one instance, she vomited blood and lost consciousness due to the intensity of the torture. Varisheh Moradi was sentenced to death by Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolqasem Salavati, on charges of “armed rebellion” through membership in the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK). During both the first and second court sessions, Moradi’s lawyers were denied access to her case file, and she was not allowed to defend herself in court. In a separate case involving four other political prisoners in Evin Prison, Moradi was sentenced by Branch 2 of the Qods Judicial Complex in Tehran, presided over by Judge Abolfazl Ameri Shahrabi, to six months of discretionary imprisonment. On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, after five months of solitary confinement in the Intelligence Ministry’s detention facility—known as Ward 209 of Evin Prison—Moradi was transferred to the women’s ward of the prison. She had initially been moved to Ward 209 in late August 2023, following interrogation and torture at the Sanandaj Intelligence Ministry’s detention center. Varisheh Moradi was abducted by Intelligence Ministry agents on August 1, 2023, while traveling from Marivan to Sanandaj. During the abduction, she was brutally beaten and was transferred to a detention center without receiving any medical attention.
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/03/article-108

Aylar Zaherpour
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 4, 2025
<<12-year-old Aylar Zaherpour murdered by her father in Eslamabad-e Gharb
A 12-year-old girl identified as Aylar Zaherpour was shot and killed by her father in the city of Eslamabad-e Gharb, located in Kermanshah province. The motive for the killing was reportedly Aylar’s contact with her mother, who lived separately from the father. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the evening of Thursday, April 3, 2025, Aylar Zaherpour, a 12-year-old child from the village of Sorkhak, a rural district of Eslamabad-e Gharb, was killed by her father, identified as Kiomars Zaherpour, using a "Brno" firearm. Informed sources stated that Aylar was a child of divorced parents and had been placed in her father's custody. On the night of the incident, Kiomars Zaherpour killed her for having made contact with her mother. It is worth noting that after committing the crime, the perpetrator attempted suicide using the same firearm and was transferred to a hospital in critical condition.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-11

and other actual news


Brutal assault on Mehregan Namavar
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 4, 2025
<<Dehdasht: Brutal assault by plainclothes agents on Mehregan Namavar, writer and civil activist
Mehregan Namavar, a civil activist, writer, and literary critic from Dehdasht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, was targeted in an assassination attempt by plainclothes forces and sustained serious injuries. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Mehregan Namavar, a 38-year-old poet and writer from Dehdasht, was attacked by plainclothes agents. A knowledgeable source stated that Namavar sustained severe injuries to her eye, face, and legs during the attack, and her current condition is critical.
The assault took place near the "Labak" valley in the "Jadeh-ye Salamat" area of Dehdasht. Two men and one woman, wearing headscarves and masks, chased Namavar’s car, forced it to stop, and then attacked her. According to details, the car that chased Namavar’s vehicle was a white Peugeot with four passengers. After severely beating her, they confiscated her mobile phone. Mehregan Namavar had been released from Dehdasht Central Prison on Monday, March 18, 2025, after spending 16 days in detention and posting bail. This poet and writer had been arrested on Sunday, March 2, 2025, by agents of the Intelligence Department in Dehdasht.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-10


No to Death Sentences
NRCI - April 4, 2025 - In Women's news
<<No to Death Sentences: Protest by the Family of Political Prisoner Vahid Bani Amerian
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, coinciding with the traditional Iranian festival of Sizdah Bedar, the family of political prisoner Vahid Bani Amerian staged a protest in Sonqor, condemning the death sentences issued against political prisoners in Iran.
Holding pictures of their son and Pouya Ghobadi, another political prisoner sentenced to death, his parents carried handwritten signs demanding the immediate abolition of death sentences for political detainees.
In a video message, the father of political prisoner Vahid Bani Amerian said:
“My dears, we spent Sizdah Bedar of 1404 (April 2, 2025) without you once again, outside the city, weighed down by grief and sorrow—while your death sentences have been issued. Every moment, wherever we are, you are present before our eyes. We held your photos in our hands and said, ‘No to execution.’ We hold onto the hope that this year, death sentences will be abolished once and for all, and that no one, under any accusation, will be condemned to death.” This protest follows a series of ongoing protests by families of political prisoners. Earlier, on the first Tuesday of the Persian new year 1404, the families of Vahid Bani Amerian and Pouya Ghobadi gathered in front of Evin Prison, displaying pictures of their loved ones and banners reading “No to Execution”, calling for an immediate halt to death sentences. Additionally, on the last Tuesday of the Persian Year 1403, families, relatives, and friends of these political prisoners staged a protest in Sonqor, denouncing the increasing use of capital punishment against political detainees. In December 2024, Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced six political prisoners—including Vahid Bani Amerian, Pouya Ghobadi, Shahrokh Daneshvarkar, Abolhassan Montazer, Babak Alipour, and Mohammad Taghavi—to execution, imprisonment, and exile.
On January 23, 2025, Amnesty International warned that these prisoners were at imminent risk of execution after being convicted on charges of “rebellion through membership in opposition groups.” Human rights activists have repeatedly condemned the Iranian regime’s judiciary’s use of the death penalty as a tool of political repression. These protests serve as yet another demonstration of the widespread opposition to the government’s ongoing campaign of executions against political prisoners in Iran.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/04/04/no-to-death-sentences-protest-family/


Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 4, 2025
<<Hengaw releases statistical report on 57 mine victims in Iran in 2024
On the Occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness – April 4
Every year on April 4, the United Nations marks the International Day for Mine Awareness to raise global attention about the dangers posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in conflict-affected areas. To mark the occasion, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights is releasing a statistical report documenting mine victims in Iran during 2024. The findings show that at least 57 civilians were killed or injured by landmine explosions in the country over the past year. According to data recorded by Hengaw’s Statistics and Documentation Center, at least 19 people were killed and 38 others injured or maimed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Iran’s border regions throughout 2024. The landmines responsible include both remnants from the eight-year Iran-Iraq war and new mines laid in recent years by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Children made up 16% of the victims, and 40% of the total casualties were Kurds. There was also a significant rise in mine victims in the border regions of Sistan and Baluchestan, with 30% of total victims in 2024 being Afghan nationals. Among the victims were at least five children under the age of 18 and four women. These included three Baloch children and one Baloch woman, two Arab children and one Arab woman, and two Kurdish women.>>
Read more detailed info here: https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2025/04/article-4

Iranwire - April 4, 2025
<<Key Member of Iran’s 1988 'Death Committee' Dies
Hossein Ali Nayyeri, a key figure in Iran’s 1988 mass execution of political prisoners, has died, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. Nayyeri served as a religious judge on the “Death Committee” that ordered the execution of thousands of political prisoners during the summer of 1988.
His death comes shortly after two other high-ranking judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, were killed in an attack, fueling speculation about the circumstances surrounding Nayyeri’s death. Iranian judiciary officials have not disclosed the cause of his death. Nayyeri received numerous appointments directly from the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Unlike his Death Committee colleague Ebrahim Raisi, who went on to become Iran’s president, Nayyeri remained in the judiciary throughout his career, serving nearly two decades as Deputy Chief of Iran’s Supreme Court and later as head of the High Disciplinary Court for Judges. Beyond his role in the 1988 executions, Nayyeri held significant power over decisions related to confiscated property. He oversaw the redistribution of assets seized from officials of the pre-revolutionary Pahlavi regime and others deemed “plunderers of public funds.” According to historians and Iranian political observers, many of these properties were transferred to officials of the Islamic Republic. In a 2016 leaked audio recording, Nayyeri can be heard telling then-Deputy Supreme Leader Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri that the committee had “executed 750 people in Tehran” and had separated “200 others as unrepentant” prisoners. During that meeting, Nayyeri said: “We have executed 750 people in Tehran so far, and we have separated 200 others as unrepentant. If we return them to their cells, it will create problems.” Montazeri, who was later removed from his position partly due to his objections to the executions, replied that he would not consent to even a single additional execution. Nayyeri rarely spoke publicly about his role in the executions. In one rare interview, he claimed the prisoners “were not tried for their original cases” but because “they caused trouble again while in prison” - echoing the official government position.
Reports in 2023 suggested that Nayyeri had been sent to Germany for medical treatment, though these were never officially confirmed.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/140060-key-member-of-irans-1988-death-committee-dies/

Iranwire - April 4, 2025
<<Iran Prepares to Carry Out Finger Amputations on Three Prisoners
Iran is set to amputate the fingers of three prisoners as early as April 11, following their convictions in what Amnesty International describes as unfair trials based on torture-induced confessions. Hadi Rostami, 38, Mehdi Sharfian, 42, and Mehdi Shahivand, 29, held in Urumieh Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province, were informed by prosecution authorities on March 13 that their amputation sentences would be implemented next month.
The three men were arrested in August 2017 and convicted of robbery in 2019. According to their court verdict, four fingers on their right hands will be “completely cut off so only the palms of their hands and thumbs are left.” “Amputation constitutes torture, which is a crime under international law and is a flagrant and abhorrent assault on human dignity,” said Sara Hashash, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. “For years, these men have lived in a waking nightmare, knowing the authorities could at any moment mutilate their bodies, committing torture with a judicial seal. “The planned amputations, based on ‘confessions’ obtained under torture and following grossly unfair trials, are a chilling reminder of the Iranian authorities’ readiness to inflict irreversible suffering - and that Iran’s judicial system is a vital cog in the machinery of torture. “The prosecution and judicial authorities responsible for ordering and executing such crimes should know they are liable to face criminal prosecution under international law, and states must pursue legal pathways to hold them accountable through universal jurisdiction.”
Iranian authorities previously carried out finger amputations on two brothers in the same prison in October 2024 using a guillotine device, raising concerns about further implementations. In a November 2024 letter, the three prisoners described their mental anguish and the “constant nightmare” of awaiting their sentence, saying: “We have been unable to sleep or eat, anxiously awaiting the enforcement of our own sentences… This nightmare must end so that we can find a way back to life.” The men were denied access to lawyers during the investigations, and courts relied on “confessions” they later retracted. According to Amnesty, one prisoner’s hand was broken during interrogation, and another was threatened with sexual assault unless he incriminated himself and the others.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/140057-iran-prepares-to-carry-out-finger-amputations-on-three-prisoners/


Narges Mohammadpour
Iranwire - April 4, 2025
<<Medical Student Dies After Working Three Consecutive Shifts in Iran
A 33-year-old medical resident died of cardiac arrest after working three consecutive shifts at a hospital in northwestern Iran. Narges Mohammadpour, a final-term obstetrics and gynecology resident at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, died on Wednesday after completing her third straight shift at Al-Zahra Hospital, a women’s specialty hospital in Tabriz. The resident, originally from Saqqez, was participating in the university’s “Nowruz Health Plan,” implemented during the Persian New Year holidays from March 15 to April 3. The program aims to maximize medical staff availability during the holiday period. While the medical examiner has not yet determined the official cause of death, people close to Mohammadpour believe that work-related stress from the consecutive shifts led to her cardiac arrest. University officials have not released a public statement regarding the incident.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/140055-medical-student-dies-after-working-three-consecutive-shifts/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 4, 2025
<<Newroz festivities in Kurdistan: Three Kurdish men arrested by security forces in Sanandaj
Three Kurds from Sanandaj, identified as Mohammad Saeedi, Mostafa Kakaei, and Sure-Bumeh (uncertain first name), have been arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in relation to Kurdistan’s Newroz festivities. They were transferred to the detention center of the Intelligence Department in Sanandaj, and their fate remains unknown. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, since early March 2025, these three men have been detained by the Intelligence Department and taken to its detention center in Sanandaj. Sources report that their arrests are linked to Newroz celebrations in Kurdistan. Despite their families’ repeated efforts to obtain information about their fate and condition, security agencies have refused to provide any response. As of the time of this report, no precise information is available regarding their fate or the charges brought against them.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-9


Vida Mohammadi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 4, 2025
<<Tehran resident, Vida Mohammadi, sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison
Vida Mohammadi, a resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to 4 years and 8 months of imprisonment by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Vida Mohammadi was recently sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. She was given a 4-year prison sentence on charges of "assembly and collusion to commit a crime against national security" and an 8-month prison sentence on charges of "propaganda against the regime." Additionally, her mobile phone was confiscated. However, the court ruled that only one-fortieth of her sentence would be enforced, while the remainder would be suspended for five years. Previously, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, Vida Mohammadi had been summoned by Branch 1 of the Tehran Security Prosecutor’s Office for trial at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. Earlier, in November 2024, she had been summoned to Branch 1 of the Tehran Security Prosecutor’s Office, where she was formally charged with "assembly and collusion to commit a crime against national security" and "propaganda against the regime." She was released on bail of 200 million tomans after appearing before the court. According to Hengaw sources, her activities on social media were cited as the reason for these charges. It is worth noting that despite the issuance of the verdict and the conclusion of the case, her identification documents, including her birth certificate and national ID card, which had been previously confiscated by the prosecutor’s office, have not been returned to her. Sources familiar with the matter report that despite repeated efforts by Vida Mohammadi and her lawyer to retrieve her identification documents, the relevant authorities continue to refuse to return them.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-8

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 4, 2025
<<Wahab Khediripour, cousin of slain Kurdish protester, sentenced to ten months in prison
Wahab Khediripour, a Kurdish man from Mahabad, has been sentenced to ten months in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is the cousin of Shamal Khediripour, a protester who was killed during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, 32-year-old Wahab Khediripour was handed a 10-month prison sentence by the Revolutionary Court of Mahabad. A source close to Khediripour’s family told Hengaw that the prison sentence was issued over the alleged charge of “collaboration with the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.” Wahab Khediripour was temporarily released on bail of 500 million tomans from Mahabad Central Prison on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, after three weeks of detention, pending the outcome of his trial. Hengaw had previously reported that during his detention, Khediripour was denied access to legal representation and family visits. Khediripour, who is married and the father of two children, was initially arrested on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, after being summoned by the Intelligence Department. It is worth noting that his brother, Sohrab Khediripour, a member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, was killed by IRGC forces in spring 2021. Wahab is also the cousin of Shamal Khediripour, one of the victims of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement in Mahabad.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-6


Mahsa Yazdani
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 4, 2025
<<Mahsa Yazdani released from prison
Mahsa Yazdani, whose son Mohammad Javad Zahedi was killed by Iran’s security forces on September 21, 2022, has been released from prison after two years.
News Center- Mahsa Yazdani, whose 20-year-old son Mohammad Javad Zahedi was killed by Iran’s security forces during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” uprising on September 21, 2022, has been released from prison after serving two years, her daughter announced on Instagram on Thursday. On August 22, 2023, Mahsa Yazdani was arrested by Iran’s security forces in Sari. She was then released on bail after 45 days in detention. In October 2023, she was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of Sari on charges of “blasphemy”, “incitement”, “insulting the supreme leader” and “spreading anti-regime propaganda”. Mohammad Javad Zahedi was shot to death by Iranian security forces on September 21, 2022, during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” protests that sparked in Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/mahsa-yazdani-released-from-prison-36821

Sanam Mahloudji
Iranwire - April 3, 2025
<<Iranian Author Shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction
Sanam Mahloudji has been named a finalist for the 2025 British Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel The Persians. The Iranian-born author’s work portrays a family saga from the 1940s to the 2000s through the eyes of five Iranian women who were prominent figures in Iran before immigrating to America. Mahloudji, born in Tehran and now living in London, left Iran during the 1979 revolution. She is among four debut novelists on this year’s shortlist. Afghan-German writer Aria Aber was also named a finalist for the prize. Established in 1995, the British Women’s Prize for Fiction honors the best female author publishing in English in Britain.
The winner will be announced later this year.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/women/140036-iranian-author-shortlisted-for-womens-prize-for-fiction/


Vida Mohammadi
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 3, 2025
<<Vida Mohammadi sentenced to more than four years in prison
Vida Mohammadi, a resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran.
News Center- Vida Mohammadi, a resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on charges of “assembly and collusion” and “propaganda against the state.” In November 2024, Vida Mohammadi was summoned by Branch 1 Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Tehran and then released on a bail of 200 million Tomans. Her identity documents, including her birth certificate and ID card, were confiscated by the office. According to the local reports, Vida Mohammadi and her lawyer requested the return of her identity documents; however, their request was rejected.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/vida-mohammadi-sentenced-to-more-than-four-years-in-prison-36812

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 2, 2025
<<Newroz festivities in Kurdistan: Dozens summoned and threatened by Intelligence in Darreh Shahr
Dozens of residents from Darreh Shahr, a town in Ilam Province, were summoned and threatened by Iran’s Intelligence Department for participating in the region’s Newroz celebration. The event was held with a large turnout despite efforts by security agencies to prevent it. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the Intelligence Department in Darreh Shahr recently summoned a significant number of locals and interrogated them for their active participation in the recent Newroz festivities. A knowledgeable source stated that the summons were directly linked to the public celebration held on Monday, March 31, 2025, which took place with notable public engagement. Earlier, Hengaw released a video showing a group of attendees at the Newroz event collectively chanting the slogan “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (Woman, Life, Freedom)—a phrase that has become symbolic of the recent wave of protest movements across Iran.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-4


Mostafa Mehraeen
Iranwire - April 2, 2025
<<Iranian Sociologist Faces Legal Case Over Letter to Khamenei
A judicial case has been opened against sociologist Mostafa Mehraeen at Iran’s Culture and Media Prosecutor’s Office. According to HRANA, the case concerns an open letter Mehraeen wrote to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The letter is under review at Branch 9 of the Prosecutor’s Office.
Mehraeen’s letter criticized Khamenei’s leadership and called for reforms, including the release of political prisoners, the dissolution of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a national referendum, constitutional amendments, and the Supreme Leader’s resignation. Mehraeen is an assistant professor at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, with a Ph.D. in the sociology of culture from Tarbiat Modares University.
He has authored and translated multiple academic works on culture, art, and literature.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/140013-iranian-sociologist-faces-legal-case-over-letter-to-khamenei/


Marzieh Farsi
NRCI - April 1, 2025 - In Women's news
<<Political Prisoner Marzieh Farsi in Critical Health Condition Amid Medical Neglect
Reports from Evin Prison indicate a worsening health crisis for Marzieh Farsi, a political prisoner suffering from cancer and heart problems. Currently held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, she has been experiencing persistent dizziness and severe headaches due to a lack of proper medical care.
Marzieh Farsi was undergoing cancer treatment before her arrest, but repeated detentions and inadequate medical attention in prison have severely disrupted her recovery. Doctors had previously diagnosed her with heart complications in addition to cancer. However, her continued imprisonment and the authorities’ refusal to provide necessary medical care have exacerbated her condition.
Background and Legal Case of Marzieh Farsi
Born in 1965 and a resident of Tehran, Marzieh Farsi is a mother of several children. She was arrested on August 21, 2023, just before the anniversary of Iran’s 2022 nationwide protests, and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. The Revolutionary Court of Tehran, sentenced her to 15 years in prison on charges of “armed rebellion (Baghy-e) and connections with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).” This is not her first experience with imprisonment. She was previously arrested on February 18, 2020, in Shahr-e Rey, subjected to torture and interrogation, and ultimately sentenced to five years in prison. After serving three years, she was released on February 22, 2023, only to be rearrested less than a year later. More than seven months have passed since her latest imprisonment, and Marzieh Farsi remains in Evin Prison under deteriorating health conditions. The ongoing medical neglect and denial of urgent treatment have raised serious concerns about her well-being.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/04/01/marzieh-farsi-in-critical-health/


Mahnaz Kakaei
NRCI - April 1, 2025 - In Women's news
<<Execution of Mahnaz Kakaei, 24, in Isfahan Central Prison
On the morning of Saturday, March 29, Mahnaz Kakaei was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison (Dastgerd), after spending four years and seven months in detention. She had been sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind) on charges of “premeditated murder” of her fiancé.
Mahnaz Kakaei, 24, was raised by her stepmother and was under pressure from her father to marry a man of his choice. However, she did not want this marriage, and before the wedding could take place, she allegedly stabbed her fiancé to death during a verbal altercation. As of the time of this report, Iranian regime’s state media and official sources have not confirmed the execution. With the execution of Mahnaz Kakaei, the number of women executed in Iran in 2025 has risen to eight.
Iran: The World’s Leading Executioner of Women
Iran holds the grim record for the highest number of women executed globally. According to data compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at least 271 women have been executed in Iran since 2007. Many of the women executed by the Iranian regime are themselves victims of domestic violence and discriminatory family laws. A significant number have acted in self-defense. The number of women executed in Iran saw a sharp rise in 2024. At least 34 women were hanged last year, with 23 of these executions occurring after Massoud Pezeshkian took office. In total, the regime executed at least 1,000 prisoners in 2024. In the Iranian calendar Year 1403, at least 38 women were executed in Iran, marking a disturbing 90% increase compared to the previous year.
A Statistical Comparison of Women’s Executions in Iran
Between 2013 and 2020, at least 120 women were executed in Iran, averaging 15 executions per year. In contrast, the execution of 34 women in 2024 marks more than a twofold increase, signaling an alarming trend. Since Ebrahim Raisi took office in 2021, the number of executions—including those of women—has steadily increased. This upward trajectory has accelerated after Raisi’s death on May 19, 2023, and Pezeshkian’s rise to power in August 2023. Since Raisi’s death, an average of 3.3 women have been executed per month. Pezeshkian openly defended the regime’s execution policy on October 9, 2024. In comparison, during Raisi’s 34-month tenure, 63 women were executed, averaging 1.85 executions per month. These figures reinforce the reality that, regardless of who holds the presidency, the Iranian regime continues to trample on the rights of its people—especially women.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/04/01/execution-of-mahnaz-kakaei/

NRCI - April 1, 2025 - In Women's news
<<Leila Gholikhani Ganjeh Remains in Legal Limbo After 35 Days in Detention
Leila Gholikhani Ganjeh (Shohreh) remains in an uncertain legal situation after 35 days of detention in the women’s ward of Evin Prison.
Leila Gholikhani was arrested on February 25, 2025, by agents of the Intelligence Ministry and was initially held in solitary confinement in the notorious Ward 209 of Evin Prison for eight days. On March 5, 2025, she was transferred to the women’s ward of the prison. Authorities have set a bail of three billion tomans (approximately $30,000), which she has been unable to secure, leaving her in extended detention. Leila Gholikhani Ganjeh faces charges including “propaganda against the state” and “membership in opposition groups.” She has previously been arrested and convicted due to her activism. More than a month after her arrest, no official details have been released regarding a trial or any legal proceedings, leaving her future uncertain.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/04/01/leila-gholikhani/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 1, 2025
<<127 arrested by security forces of Islamic Republic of Iran in March 2025
According to data compiled by the Statistics and Documents Center of Hengaw Organization for Human Right, at least 127 people, whose full identities have been verified, were arrested across Iran in March 2025 by security forces. This represents a 101.5% increase compared to March 2024, when at least 63 arrests were reported. At least 17 women activists, 8 children, 66 Kurds, 30 Balochs, and 11 Lors were arrested or abducted by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past month. The highest number of arrests was recorded in West Azerbaijan (Urmia) Province, with 33 cases.>>
Read all detailed info here: https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2025/04/article-2

Iranwire - April 1, 2025
<<Brother of Slain Protester Arrested in Iran
Intelligence agents arrested Soleiman Qadergalvan, the brother of a protester killed during Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement, in northwestern Oshnavieh. He was detained on March 27 after being summoned to the local Intelligence office. Qadergalvan’s brother, Abdolsalam, died on September 26, 2022, after being shot by government forces during protests five days earlier. Authorities have not released information about the reasons for Soleiman’s arrest, the charges against him, or his current whereabouts, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/140005-brother-of-slain-protester-arrested-in-iran/


‘No to Execution Tuesdays’
Iranwire - April 1, 2025
<<‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ Campaign Continues in 38 Iranian Prisons
Iranian prisoners in 38 detention facilities participated in the 62nd week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, protesting Iran’s use of capital punishment. The campaign, which began in February 2024, involves weekly hunger strikes by prisoners opposing executions in the Islamic Republic.
The campaign’s latest statement announced the Supreme Court’s confirmation of Hamid Hosseinnejad’s death sentence. Hosseinnejad, a political prisoner from Chaldoran, was convicted of “rebellion” and was notified of his sentence last month. Human rights activists warn that his execution may be imminent. Organizers said that executions have continued during both the Nowruz holidays and Ramadan. The campaign calls on citizens and prisoners’ families to hold protests in public places and outside prisons, demanding an end to capital punishment. The campaign has expressed particular concern about executions resuming after the holiday period, especially for prisoners with confirmed sentences. They mentioned Varisheh Moradi, whose case is before the Supreme Court, describing potential executions as “pre-planned state murder.”>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/140007-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-continues-in-38-iranian-prisons/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - March 31, 2025
<<At least 58 prisoners executed in Iranian Prisons during March 2025
At least 58 prisoners were executed in prisons across the Islamic Republic of Iran during the month of March 2025. This marks an increase of at least 222% compared to March 2024, during which 18 executions were recorded. The Statistics and Documents Centre of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has confirmed the identities of all 58 prisoners executed in March. Among those executed were at least four women—two in Urmia and one each in Mashhad and Isfahan. Three were convicted of murder and one of drug-related offenses. No executions of minors under the age of 18 were recorded during this period. Notably, none of these executions were officially reported by Iranian state media or judiciary-affiliated outlets. Furthermore, four of the executions were carried out secretly, without prior notice to families or allowing final visits.
Breakdown by national and ethnic minorities:
At least 18 Persian prisoners were executed in Iranian prisons during the month of February, accounting for 31% of the total cases. Additionally, 14 Turkish prisoners were executed, which represents 24% of the total executions.>>
Read all detailed info here: https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2025/03/article-7

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