The Iran Human Rights debate (Hijab/Political Victimization/Executions)

[SalimBhai]

Terrible news. But what do you expect from the thugs in government. Plenty of apologizes of the regime here

 

[SalimBhai]

An Iranian teenaged girl is in critical condition in hospital, two prominent rights activists told Reuters on Wednesday, after falling into a coma following what they said was a confrontation with agents in the Tehran metro for violating the hijab law.

Armita Geravand's case is highly sensitive, raising concerns the 16-year-old might face the same fate as Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman whose death in a coma last year in the custody of morality police sparked months of nationwide protest.

While authorities have denied claims by rights groups that Geravand went into a coma on Sunday after a confrontation with officers enforcing the Islamic dress code, Iranian-Kurdish rights group Hengaw posted her picture unconscious at a Tehran hospital where she was taken after the incident.

There was no immediate response from Iran's interior ministry to a request for comment about the incident.

"We are following her case closely. She is in coma at Intensive Care Unit of the hospital and her condition is critical. Her relatives said there is a heavy presence of plain clothes at the hospital, one of the activists in Iran said.

The second activist said security forces had forbidden Geravand's parents from posting her picture on social media or from talking to human rights groups.

The activists spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

CCTV footage, shared on IRNA, showed Geravand without mandatory hijab accompanied by two female friends walking toward the train from the metro platform. Upon entering the cabin, one of the girls is seen immediately backing off and reaching for the ground, before another girl is dragged unconscious from the cabin by passengers.

Source; Express Tribune

There was a similar incident just a few days ago also

 

[SalimBhai]

She is in critical condition now. 16 year old. What monsters

 

[KingKhanWC]

The last one was a lie and propaganda by the liberal west so its difficult to know if the Iranians did this or others.

Btw if Iranians butcher any woman without a head covering, why are thousands of women walking around with no head cover?

 

[FearlessRoar]

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women's rights advocate serving 12 years in jail, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, in a decision likely to anger Tehran.

Source: Reuters

 

[FearlessRoar]

In a chilling execution that has drawn international ire, Iran executed Samira Sabzian, a woman who was forced into marriage at the tender age of 15 and later found guilty of murdering her husband. The execution took place at the Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, a satellite city of Tehran, despite fervent pleas for clemency from global rights groups and international entities.

An Unsettling Surge in Executions Iran’s surge in executions, particularly of women, has sparked alarm worldwide. The execution of Sabzian serves as a grim testament to this escalating trend. In November alone, the country recorded at least 115 executions, while the total number for 2022 stood at a staggering 582. The figure for the current year, still in progress, is expected to surpass this alarming benchmark.

A Child Bride’s Tragic Tale

Sabzian’s early life was marked by distress and adversity. Forced into a marriage at just 15, she later faced accusations of domestic violence and was ultimately convicted for her husband’s murder. She had been languishing in prison for a decade prior to her execution, estranged from her two children whom she was allowed to meet only once before her untimely death.

Global Outcry over Iran’s Sharia-Based Laws

The international community, including the British government, Amnesty International, and the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, has expressed horror over Iran’s sharia-based murder laws. These laws often overlook critical circumstances, such as instances of domestic abuse, that might influence a person’s actions. Rights groups, including Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Hengaw, have emphasized this oversight in their critique of Iran’s legal system, particularly in the context of Sabzian’s execution.

As the outcry intensifies, calls for a moratorium on executions in Iran are growing louder. Advocates argue that the state’s treatment of women, particularly those like Sabzian who are victims of domestic abuse and child marriage, must drastically improve. The execution of Samira Sabzian underscores a pressing need for legal reform and the protection of women’s rights in Iran.

Source: BNN

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[FearlessRoar]

Iran reportedly hands down three years, additional jail terms to rap artist Tataloo​

An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer and rap artist Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to prison for disseminating “obscene content,” state media reported Sunday.

The underground musician, 36, had been living in Istanbul since 2018 before Turkish police handed him over to Iran in December of last year. He has been in detention in Iran since then.

His lawyer Elham Rahimifar said Tataloo was handed multiple “short and long” jail terms, without elaborating.

The sentences can be appealed, Rahimifar told state-run newspaper Jam-e Jam.

Later, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan Online website said Tataloo was given a three-year sentence for “blasphemy.”

Mizan said he was facing other charges, without elaborating.

Under Iranian law, jail sentences run concurrently.

The trial against Tataloo began in March on charges of promoting “prostitution” and disseminating “propaganda” against the Islamic Republic of Iran and other “obscene content.”

The heavily tattooed singer, known for combining rap, pop, and R&B, was previously courted by conservative politicians as a way to reach young, liberal-minded Iranians.

He even held an awkward televised meeting in 2017 with ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raisi who is now Iran’s president.

In 2015, Tataloo published a song in support of Iran’s nuclear program as a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and the world powers was unraveling.

Iran reportedly hands down three years, additional jail terms to rap artist Tataloo

Pop singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo sentenced for disseminating 'obscene content'; judiciary lists 3-year sentence for blasphemy, but says he also faces other charges

www.timesofisrael.com

 

[JaDed]

The ironic difference between how posters posted on two protests is here for everyone to see

 

[FearlessRoar]

'Lashed for a social media photo' in Iran​

Women in Iran have told the BBC how their online activity has been spied on by the authorities, leading to arrests, threats and beatings.

Iran stepped up surveillance following nationwide women-led anti-establishment protests, after the death in police custody two years ago of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly.

Warning: The following article contains descriptions of violence. Some names have been changed to protect individuals’ identities.

Like many of the women inspired by the protests, Alef posted a photo on social media revealing her hair flowing freely in public. It was a simple act of solidarity with the movement against the forced wearing of the hijab.

“I didn’t really care enough to hide who I am or where the photo was taken,” she said. “I wanted to say, ‘we exist’.”

But the picture was seen by the authorities, which were trying to crush the protests, and Alef was arrested.

She says she was blindfolded, handcuffed and taken to an unknown location where she remained in solitary confinement for nearly two weeks. She was also interrogated multiple times.

In one interrogation, she says her inquisitors tried to force a confession out of her. She was made to hand over her phone to masked guards, who went through her social media posts and photos. Pictures showed she had participated in protests and that she had been shot at by security forces with pellet guns. Her interrogators also accused her of working for the US.

Alef was charged with, amongst other things, “appearing in public without a hijab” and “promotion of corruption and fornication”.

She was found guilty and although she was given a suspended sentence, she also received 50 lashes.

“A male officer told me to take off my coat and lie down,” she said. “He was holding a black leather whip and started hitting me all over my body. It was very painful but I didn’t want to show weakness.”

Her story was similar to that of two other women and and one man we spoke to in Iran. Each told us they were detained and summoned to court for committing “propaganda against the state.” They all received suspended prison sentences. Alef received both a suspended prison sentence and lashes.

Two of the people we spoke to were held at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison - known for housing many of Iran’s political prisoners - before being tried and convicted.

Both described poor living conditions in which prisoners were crammed into small, unsanitary and cold cells, with limited access to a shower and toilet, which often led to people falling ill.

A prominent male influencer who was detained for just under a month told us that in his block there was only one shower and one toilet for approximately 100 people.

A woman, Maral, who was jailed for more than two months, said that where she was held the women could only shower once or twice a week. It was particularly tough when they had periods.

“Sometimes they wouldn’t let us go to the toilet for hours,” she said. “If we complained they would say ‘if you co-operate you can leave sooner’. We couldn’t get our hands on period pads. We had to buy them but we had no money, nor would they take money from our family.”

Kosar Eftekhari also had her social media combed through. She was arrested and charged with offences including “propaganda against the state”, “insulting sacred beliefs", “disturbing public opinion”, and “blasphemy”.

One month after Mahsa Amini’s death, Kosar was shot at in her genital area by a riot squad officer with a paintball gun.

Moments later he shot her again, this time in the eye “with a smirk on his face”. She instantly heard her right eye “pop” and went blind.

The shocking incident was filmed and posted on Instagram. Despite her injuries and trauma, Kosar became more active online, making her a prime target for heightened surveillance.

She says that at her trial, hundreds of her social media posts, including pictures of her without her hijab, were used as evidence by the prosecutor.

Kosar was convicted and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. She was also prohibited from using social media and smartphones for five years.

But to avoid serving time Kosar fled to Germany, where she now advocates for Iranian women on a public level. Earlier this year she spoke to the UN’s Fact Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI) about her experience and what they have called "crimes against humanity".

The FFMI told the BBC “no-one should be jailed for a peaceful post online”.

We put the claims made by the five people we spoke to to the Iranian government but they did not respond. The commander of Iran’s riot police has previously denied his forces intentionally shoot protesters in the face.

Iranian authorities have stifled protests and what they consider to be subversive activities for years, including by increasing state control over people’s lives online.

They have shut down the internet many times and reportedly used phishing techniques to hack phones and access people's data.

Western social media apps like Instagram, X and Telegram are blocked, but many Iranians have bypassed this with tools such as Virtual Private Networks (VPN), which helps them to disguise their location.

The recent wave of protests mainly spread through - and were documented on - these platforms. But as a result of surveillance, tens of thousands of protesters were arrested within the first few months.

A senior researcher at human rights organisation Article 19, Mahsa Alimardani says the majority of protesters were Gen Z and have a large digital footprint, which made “tracking the activities of protesters on social media or through their devices before and during detention” easy.

Authorities have also developed tools to help them, such as an app called Nazer, which allows police and volunteers vetted by the government to report women for not wearing a hijab.

The country has also nationalised part of the internet and incentivised it by making it cheaper to access than the worldwide web. But using it means handing over personal data to the government.

Two years on Mahsa Amini's death reverberates across the country - and Woman Life Freedom’s digital resistance shows no signs of stopping.

“Now we speak often in our family and friendship circles about our experience of the Woman Life Freedom movement. It’s like the seeds of a flower. Even if a flower withers or dries out, its seeds go on and flower elsewhere,” says Alef.

Mahsa Amini: Women's social media posts risking punishment in Iran

Women tell how their posts are being spied on, two years after Mahsa Amini's death rocked Iran.

www.bbc.com

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Iran tightens hijab laws as women's resistance grows

The Iranian parliament has approved the so-called hijab and chastity bill, which mandates women to wear hijabs and introduces strict penalties on those who do not.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women in Iran have been required to cover their hair in public.

Increasing numbers choose not to wear hijabs, especially since the 2022 death in police custody of Iranian-Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini.

The 22-year-old had been arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code.

Iran tightens hijab laws as women's resistance grows – DW – 12/03/2024

Iran's parliament has approved a new hijab law imposing severe fines on women who violate dress codes. This move comes amid growing defiance and protests following Mahsa Amini's death.

www.dw.com