Re-trial of Sharifeh Mohammadi; Leila Hosseinzadeh Sentenced to Imprisonment and Fine

The news agency Hrana and the Campaign to Defend Sharifeh Mohammadi reported that a hearing for Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist, took place on Thursday, December 20, in the second branch of the Revolutionary Court of Rasht. Additionally, Leila Hosseinzadeh, a former political prisoner and student activist, was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and a monetary fine by the 26th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court presided over by Iman Afshari. Hrana and the Campaign to Defend Sharifeh Mohammadi reported that despite the lawyers' request for Ms. Mohammadi to attend the court, part of the session was held online and she answered several questions from the judges. Sharifeh Mohammadi was arrested in December 2023 and on July 5 of this year, she was sentenced to death by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Rasht on charges of 'rebellion' through membership in an opposition group. This charge was denied by her, her husband, her family, and the Komala Party. At the time of her arrest, Ms. Mohammadi was accused of 'activities against the regime.' Human rights activists have warned that Sharifeh Mohammadi still faces the risk of very heavy sentences. The 'No to Execution Tuesdays' campaign, consisting of anti-death penalty prisoners in 25 prisons in Iran, recently warned in a statement that over the past years, the judiciary of the Islamic Republic has used 'judicial knowledge' as a tool to issue death sentences in many cases. On October 13, Amir Reisiian, Sharifeh Mohammadi's lawyer, reported that her death sentence was annulled by the Supreme Court and the case was referred to a parallel branch for re-examination. The ruling for a student activist who defended her thesis without mandatory hijab. Human rights sources have reported that Leila Hosseinzadeh, a former political prisoner and student activist who was recently expelled from university, was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and a monetary fine by the 26th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court presided over by Iman Afshari. The 'Kolber News' website reported that Ms. Hosseinzadeh was sentenced to one year of imprisonment for 'propaganda against the regime' and fined 3,300,000 tomans for 'improper hijab in public places.' This 32-year-old activist, who is said to suffer from 'intestinal corona,' has been arrested and sentenced multiple times before. Ms. Hosseinzadeh announced on her personal Instagram page on November 24 that she was tried and sentenced to imprisonment for 'participating without mandatory hijab' in her master's thesis defense meeting at Tehran University last year. She stated that she only learned about her conviction from an electronic notification from Judge Iman Afshari. Narges Mohammadi: Hoping to celebrate the morning of victory in Iran. There is still no news about the status of Mahdi Jahangiri, a detained worker. Reza Valizadeh is in quarantine at Evin and has not had a personal visit with his family. Increase in executions worldwide; the Iranian government is at the top of the list. Ghezal Hesar Prison in Karaj has been sanctioned by the United States.