Detained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Mahboubeh Karami
Age: 40
Occupation: Journalist
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures
Cases: Reasons for Arrests: she was arrested from a bus by security forces on 13 June. The bus was on the route passing Mellat Park in Tehran, where a demonstration had been held. About 200 other people were arrested in connection to the demonstration.
Current status:
a) Ruling:she was (...)
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Iranian Women’s Movement Detainees
Feminist School: The Campaign for One million signatures continues and has made an impact within the society regardless of the ruthlessness encountered by the authorities and its security forces. All manner of excuses and justification is used such as imprisonment and torture of members and supporters to stop the campaign and Iranian Women’s movement in its tracks.
Within the last 2 years 68 women activists have been arrested for voicing their objection on the discriminatory laws in Iran.
To find out more on individual cases please click on names
translated by : Sahar Mofakham
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Mahboubeh Karami
26 February 2009, by admin -
Mehrchehreh Moshrefi
16 February 2009, by adminDetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Mehrchehreh Moshrefi
Occupation: Housewife
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of mothers committee in campaign for one million signatures
Cases: Reasons for Arrests :
She was arrested whilst in Behesht Zahra cemetery with her family (Husband, Daughter and her son) visiting the grave of her brother in-law. It seems that on that day a protest was taking place in the cemetery during which Mehri Moshrefi and (...) -
Shahnaz Gholami
16 February 2009, by adminDetained 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 ($10,000)then she was arrested again on October 30,2008 at her home (...) -
Solmaz Eikder
16 February 2009, by adminDetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Solmaz Eikder
Age: 27
Occupation: Journalist ,Student of computer and sociology
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures ,member of Iranian women association ,co -operating with children and women NGOs
Cases: Reasons for Arrests :
She was arrested on August 13 , 2008 on the 20th anniversary of the killing of the Iranian political prisoners at the Khavaran cemetery whilst she (...) -
Esha Momeni
16 February 2009, by adminDetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Esha Momeni
Age: 28
Occupation: Student of art and comunication in a university in the USA
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures in california
Cases: Reasons for Arrests
She was arrested on Thursday October 15 in Tehran and reason for arrest was given as "Driving fast", interviewing and making a film about women rights activists and propaganda against the state .
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Aida Saadat
22 August 2008, by adminDetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Aida Saadat
Age: 35
Occupation: Employee
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures
Cases: Reasons for Arrests
1)
She was arrested on 12th of June in commemoration of the anniversary of 12th June which was disrupted by the security forces.
Current status:
a) Ruling: she was interrogated but the ruling is not issued yet.
b) Prohibited to leave the county:
c) Bail at: 52,000$ (...) -
Farideh Ghaeb
22 August 2008, by adminDetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Farideh Ghaeb
Age:28
Occupation: Journalist and reporter of Sarmayeh newspaper
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures and Iranian women focus
Cases: Reasons for Arrests
She was arrested on 12th of June in commemoration of the anniversary of 12th June which was disrupted by the security forces on June 12 2008
Current status:
a) Ruling: she was interrogated but the ruling (...) -
Nafiseh Azad
22 August 2008, by admindetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Nafiseh Azad
Age: 29
Occupation:
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures
Cases: Reasons for Arrests
She was arrested on 12th of June 2008 in commemoration of the anniversary of 12th June which was disrupted by the security forces.
Current status:
a) Ruling: she was interrogated but the ruling is not issued yet.
b) Prohibited to leave the county:
c) Bail at: 52,000$
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Khorram Abad’s Detainees
19 August 2008, by adminArrest of 25 persons during a workshop in Khoram Abad Arrested: Reza DolatShahi (landlord) Mahtab Dolatshahi (Landlady) Memebers of Women Circle Reason for arrest: Arrested with 25 other during a workshop on the rights of the campaign in the house of one of the volunteers as a group involved in group fornication. 10 armed police men with a few remembers from security forces and 3 female from intelligence service attacked the house and arrested the 25 members and volunteers of the (...)
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Zara Amjadian
19 August 2008, by adminDetained members of Women’s Movement
Name:Zara(Zahra)Amjadian
Age: 31
Occupation: Journalist
Gender: Female
Activities in division of the women’s movement: member of campaign for one million signatures and Feminist School’ Group
Cases: Reasons for Arrests (first case)
She was arrested in front of Islamic revolutionary court with 32 other activists on March 4 2007.
Current status:
a) Ruling: not yet issued
b) Prohibited to leave the county:
c) Bail at: 11,000$ (...)