Shahnaz Gholami

Detained members of Women’s Movement

Name:Shahnaz Gholami

Age: 50

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Female

Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures ,in charge of Azar Zan weblog ,member of women’s journalist association (ROZA),women rights activist

Cases: Reasons for Arrests :

She was arrested on August 9 , 2007 and was held for 22 days in prison and then made bail ($10,000)then she was arrested again on October 30,2008 at her home .she was released on bail ($20,000)on January 19,2009.

Current status:

a) Ruling: she was sentenced to six months of imprisonment

b) Prohibited to leave the county:-

c) Bail at: $30,000

d) Latest on the case:

She was arrested on August 9 , 2007 and was held for 22 days in prison and then made bail ($10,000)then she was arrested again on October 30,2008 at her home .she was released on bail ($20,000)on January 19,2009.
she presented to the branch no. 1 of revolutionary court in Tabriz on September 4,2008 .she was accused to propaganda against the state .Other charges added by the judge was for :writing articles against the ninth government specially Ahmadi Nejad ,also participating in Nehzat e Azadi ’s meetings and demonstrations which took place on June 21,2006 in Tabriz .she refused them all and stated she had been in demonstration in 2007 as a journalist .she was sentenced to six months of imprisonment.