Women's News Iran: 74 lashes, three months jail for mother of political prisoner and human rights activists

Iran: 74 lashes, three months jail for mother of political prisoner and human rights activists

18 human rights activists including families of political prisoners and martyrs were sentenced each to 91 days imprisonment and 74 lashes.

They had participated in a peaceful gathering outside Tehran's Evin Prison on November 21, 2015, demanding abolition of death sentence for prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Taheri, and freedom of all political prisoners.

The 18 convicted activists included Mrs. Simin Aiyvazzadeh (mother of political prisoner Omid Ali-Shenas), Azam Najafi, Parvin Soleimani, Sara Sa'ee, Farideh Toosi and Zahra Modarres Zadeh. They were charged with "illegal gathering disrupting public order."

Iran: Religious minority woman summoned to court

Sara Sa'ie, 

Sara Sa'ie, a student of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the death row founder of Erfan Halghe, a mystic cultural institute, has been summoned to a Tehran Penal Court.

Sa'ie was arrested on November 21, 2015, during a rally protesting the death sentence issued against Taheri. She was released eight days later on bail. The charges raised against Sa'ie include “disrupting public order” and “taking part in illegal rallies in support of Mohammad Ali Taheri.”

Iran - Mother of Mohammad Ali Taheri: my child on hunger strike for eight days

Mohammad Ali Taheri and his mother Ezzatolmoluk

Mohammad-Ali Taheri. After spending four years in prison and as his sentence was almost finished, He Has been once again tried on the mullah-fabricated charge of "corruption on earth by deflective people" and condemned to death. Previously, he had been Sentenced to five years in prison, a 9 billion Rial fine, and 74 lashes for absurd charges zoals "insulting the Sancti royalties, illegal use or scientific titles (doctor and engineer), and writing misleading books and articles

Mother of Mohammad Ali Taheri: my child on hunger strike for eight days

Ezzatolmoluk Taheri, the mother of Mohammad Ali Taheri, said her son has been on hunger strike since August 13. The mother of this prisoner issued a statement on Thursday, August 20 on her Facebook page saying Mohammad Ali Taheri has been on hunger strike since August 13 protesting matters such as not being informed or provided with any court orders for his death sentences “based on false allegations raised by the Revolutionary Guards, nor based on justice nor a legal argument”.