Latest List of Political Prisoners in Evin’s Women’s Ward

http://www.chrr.biz/spip.php?article17218 http://persian2english.com/?p=23589 Latest List of Political Prisoners in Evin’s Women’s Ward: CHRR February 16, 2012 Follow-ups | Human Rights | Imprisoned Professionals | Journalists and Bloggers | Opposition | Prisoners & Their Families | Protests & Police Brutality | Religious Persecution | Students Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) – A large amount of Iran’s civil and political activists are currently carrying out their judicial sentences in Evin prison. In recent years the actions of Iranian authorities has caused the majority of Iranian women activists to face imprisonment and/or judicial charges. There are currently 25 women political prisoners/prisoners of conscience held in Evin prison’s women’s ward. Persian2English has translated a list published by CHRR (on February 15, 2012) of the names of the women prisoners, including their charges and prison sentence: (1) First Name: Maryam Last name: Akbar Monfared Charge(s): [Association with the] the PMOI/MEK. Prison sentence: 15 years Kobra Banazadeh Amirkhizi (2) First Name: Kobra Last name: Banazadeh Amirkhizi Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK Prison sentence: 5 years Maryam Jalili (3) First Name: Maryam Last name: Jalili Charge(s): Christian convert Prison sentence: 2 years and 6 months (4) First Name: Reyhaneh Last name: Haj Ebrahim Dabagh Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK Prison sentence: 15 years Nooshin Khadem (5) First Name: Nooshin Last name: Khadem Charge(s): [In connection to her service to the] Baha’i Institute for Higher Education. Prison sentence: 4 years (6) First Name: Simin Last name: Daneshpour (Bahrami) Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK. Prison sentence: 10 years Nazila Dashti (7) First Name: Nazila Last name: Dashti Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK. Prison sentence: 3 years (8) First Name: Mitra Last name: Zahmati Charge(s): Christian convert. Prison sentence: 2 years and 6 months Nasrin Sotoudeh (9) First Name: Nasrin Last name: Sotoudeh Charge(s): Lawyer (Acting against national security, Conspiracy and propaganda against the regime) Prison sentence: 6 years Mahvash Sabet (10) First Name: Mahvash Last name: Shahriari [Sabet] Charge(s): Baha’i leadership [belonging to the group] (The *Friends). [*A former ad hoc group that cared for the spiritual and social needs of the Bahá’i community of Iran]. Prison sentence: 20 years Hanieh Saneh Farshi (11) First Name: Hanieh Last name: Saneh Farshi Charge(s): Blogger (Blasphemy, Propaganda against the regime, Acting against national security) Prison sentence: 7 years Ashraf Alikhani (12) First Name: Ashraf Last name: Alikhani Charge(s): Blogger (Gathering and colluding, Propaganda against the regime) Prison sentence: 3 years Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi (13) First Name: Jila Last name: Karamzadeh Makvandi Charge(s): [Association with the] Mothers of Park Laleh [Mourning Mothers group] Prison sentence: 2 years Mahboubeh Karami (14) First Name: Mahboubeh Last name: Karami Charge(s): [Being a] women’s rights and human rights activist Prison sentence: 3 years Fariba Kalamabadi (15) First Name: Fariba Last name: Kamalabadi Charge(s): Baha’i leadership [belonging to the group] (The *Friends). [*A former ad hoc group that cared for the spiritual and social needs of the Bahá’ís community of Iran]. Prison sentence: 20 years Mahdieh Golroo (16) First Name: Mahdieh Last name: Golroo Charge(s): Student activist, educational rights activist (Gathering and colluding, Propaganda against the regime). Prison sentence: 2 years and 6 months Shabnam Madadzadeh (17) First Name: Shabnam Last name: Madadzadeh Charge(s): Student activist, [Association with the] PMOI/MEK (Moharebeh- Enmity against God- and Acting against national security). Prison sentence: 5 years (18) First Name: Sedigheh Last name: Moradi Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK Prison sentence: Undecided (19) First Name: Ladan Last name: Mostofi [Maab] Charge(s): Blogger Prison sentence: 5 years (20) First Name: Kefayat Last name: Malek Mohammadi Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK [Gathering and colluding] Prison sentence: 5 years Atefeh Nabavi (21) First Name: Atefeh Last name: Nabavi Charge(s): Participating in the June 15, 2009 protest in Iran Prison sentence: 3 years (22) First Name: Manijeh Last name: Nasrollahi Charge(s): [Belonging to the] Baha’i [faith] (Acting against national security through propagating the Baha’i faith and membership in an organization against the regime and affiliation with the Baha’i faith). Prison sentence: 3 years and 4 months Bahareh Hedayat (23) First Name: Bahareh Last name: Hedayat Charge(s): Student activist, women’s rights activist Prison sentence: 9 years and 6 months, plus an additional 6 months Farah Vazehan (24) First Name: Farah Last name: Vazehan Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK Prison sentence: 15 years (25) First Name: Masoumeh Last name: Yavari Charge(s): [Association with the] PMOI/MEK Prison sentence: 4 years and 6 months