Judiciary Accuses a Grieving Sister: Maryam Mehrabi Arrested for 'Inciting Violence and Mass Killing'

The media outlet of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic reacted to reports about the arrest of Maryam Mehrabi, along with her young children, by accusing this citizen residing in Isfahan of 'attempting to incite people to violence and mass killing,' stating that her children 'are currently being cared for by her family.' Following reports on Tuesday about the arrest of Maryam Mehrabi, the sister of condemned death row protester Mahmoud Mehrabi, along with her two young daughters, the Mizan news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Republic's Judiciary, claimed on Wednesday, June 30, that she was 'arrested for attempting to incite people to violence, war, and killing with the intent to disrupt the country's security and has multiple criminal records.' According to this Judiciary-affiliated media, Maryam Mehrabi 'is currently in prison after being informed of the charges and with a temporary detention order.' The state-run Mizan news agency also denied reports regarding the details of Maryam Mehrabi's arrest, claiming that the arrest of this citizen from Isfahan along with her children 'is not accurate.' Meanwhile, Mahan Mehrabi, the brother of the arrested citizen, reported on Tuesday on the social media platform X about her arrest along with her children, and Hajar Mehrabi also stated in a message to Voice of America that her sister was arrested 'with her young children.' He noted that his sister Maryam was arrested at her home along with her children, saying: 'The judge told my sister in court that because you spoke in a video about self-immolation in front of Ayatollah Dolatabadi's house, this behavior is propaganda against the regime.' The accusation of 'inciting people to violence and mass killing' comes while the family of this arrested citizen emphasizes that her activities are solely in the realm of seeking justice and following up on her brother's case, who has been sentenced to death. Maryam Mehrabi, a teacher residing in Isfahan and the sister of political prisoner Mahmoud Mehrabi, was arrested on Tuesday, June 29, along with her young daughters in Isfahan. Maryam Mehrabi was previously arrested in Esfand 1401 while 'following up on her brother Mahmoud Mehrabi's case' by agents of an intelligence agency at the prosecutor's office in Mobarakeh County and was detained for three days in the Dowlatabad prison in Isfahan before being released on 'bail.' She was also sentenced in Shahrivar 1402 in Branch 102 of the Mobarakeh Criminal Court to '74 lashes and three months in prison,' which was later converted to 'payment of a fine.' Mahmoud Mehrabi, the arrested protester, was sentenced to 'death' by the fifth branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Isfahan in Ordibehesht for his activities on social media. Although Mizan news agency had previously denied the issuance of a death sentence for Mahmoud Mehrabi 'due to activities in cyberspace,' it explained in the same report that the content of Mehrabi's case was based on 'the publication of materials' on social media, claiming that these materials included 'instructions on using homemade weapons, calls for the destruction of public property, incitement to war and killing, and insults to sacred beliefs.'