Narges Mohammadi to be Tried Again Due to 'Activities Inside Prison'

Narges Mohammadi, a imprisoned human rights activist, will be tried on Sunday, June 11, in Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court. Her Instagram page announced that this trial is related to her activities as a human rights defender inside the prison. Narges Mohammadi's actions during the nationwide protests include hunger strikes in prison in protest against 'massacres' and 'executions', issuing statements against 'executions', protesting against 'assaults on women' in detention centers, and protesting against the 'torture' of detainees in 'solitary confinement' in security and political wards. According to this Instagram account, the authority in this case is the Ministry of Intelligence, and the indictment was issued in Branch 2 of the Security Prosecutor's Office by investigator Hajimoradi. While several prosecutors have summoned Narges Mohammadi in recent months regarding different cases, this human rights defender has refrained from attending these courts. Narges Mohammadi has repeatedly faced pressure due to her human rights and civil activities inside prison. In one instance, Narges Mohammadi and Golrokh Iraee, imprisoned in Evin Prison, were banned from visits following their presentation of a paper at the virtual conference 'Dialogue for the Rescue of Iran', by order of the Evin Security Prosecutor's Office. Although the pressures on the imprisoned vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center to stop her activities have so far been unsuccessful, Narges Mohammadi recently wrote a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, calling for the removal of the Islamic Republic from the presidency of the Social Assembly of this council. This human rights defender introduced the Iranian government as 'one of the human rights violators in the world' and criticized the recent action of the UN Human Rights Council in this regard. Narges Mohammadi, 51, who has a long history of imprisonment and enduring severe punishments such as torture and solitary confinement, is currently serving her 16-year prison sentence in Evin Prison. International human rights and civil organizations have repeatedly honored Narges Mohammadi for her human rights activities by awarding her prizes. This human rights activist won the 'Freedom to Write' award from the American PEN Association in June and in May, UNESCO jointly awarded the global 'Press Freedom' prize to Narges Mohammadi, Niloufar Hamedi, and Elaheh Mohammadi, imprisoned journalists. The awarding of the American PEN Association prize to Narges Mohammadi and the repeated message 'Do not execute' to the Islamic Republic, Narges Mohammadi: The Islamic Republic should be removed from the presidency of the Social Assembly of the Human Rights Council. Warning from Narges Mohammadi regarding the situation of Nahid Taghavi, a dual-national prisoner: Her pain has broken her. The trial of two journalists and two political activists will be held in a non-public manner. Narges Mohammadi and Golrokh Iraee are still banned from visits due to their presentation of a paper at the 'Rescue Iran' conference. The opposition of political prisoners in the women's ward of Evin Prison to executions: 'Overthrow is closer to the Islamic Republic than the jugular vein.'