Soori Babaei Chegini

Souri Babaei Chegini is a protester of compulsory hijab. She was arrested at her brother's house in Alborz province after the video of her uncovering her hijab in protest was published on social networks. She is married with two children. Her husband, Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi, was also arrested after publicizing her arrest.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='41551'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Iranian_girl202/status/1546492437467627522'> A video of Souri Babaei Chegini was published on social networks, in which she took off her headscarf by participating in the #No-Hijab (#حجاب بی حجاب) campaign and protesting the discriminatory laws in Islam against women, including the mandatory hijab. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41552'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35880/'> She was arrested by security police officers of Alborz in Qazvin province and taken to an unknown location. According to HRANA, while searching her brother's house, the security agents confiscated some of her personal belongings, including her mobile phone and the phones of her two children. HRANA wrote that eight security agents participated in her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41553'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1547966423787458564'> In a phone call from the detention center, she told her husband that she has been on a hunger strike since her arrest. In an audio file published by Iran International of this phone call, Mrs. Babaei Chegini says that she refused to wear a headscarf when she was taken to the judge. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41561'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36384/'> According to HRANA, Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi, the husband of Souri Babaei Chegini, was arrested and transferred to Qazvin prison to serve his sentence. Mr. Morad Behrouzi's arrest was done right after he publicized his wife's arrest and hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45803'> <reference source='https://www.iranintl.com/202301059613'> She was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50730'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-40623/'> According to HRANA, regarding her joint case with her husband Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi by branch 102 of the criminal court of Mohammadiyeh city headed by Mohammad Hosseini, she was sentenced to one-month imprisonment for committing a haram act in public and for the charge of inciting people to commit acts against chastity, she was sentenced to six months imprisonment, ban from leaving the country for two years, and cell phone confiscation for one year. HRANA also announced that in this case, her husband, Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi will be sentenced to 10 months in prison, a ban from leaving the country for two years, and confiscation of his mobile phone for one year for the charge of publishing falsehoods with the intention of disturbing the public mind, he was sentenced to 8 months and 10 days of imprisonment for the charge of incitement of people to acts against public modesty. The publication of "pictures without hijab on the personal page" is cited as a basis of accusations against them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53033'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41742/'> According to HRANA, based on the verdict issued by the third branch of the Qazvin Revolutionary Court, Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi and Souri Babaei Chegini were each sentenced to one year in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the system", including the days served. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53470'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/souri-babaei-chegini-iran-human-rights/7371924.html'> According to Voice of America, she was arrested along with her husband Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi by plainclothes officers. She is currently in Choubin Prison in Qazvin. According to this report, the security agents attacked their house and entered the house by breaking the door handle and violently arrested them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53468'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/souri-babaei-chegini-iran-human-rights/7371924.html'> The judicial authorities of Qazvin Province have announced to Souri Babaei Chegini that if she does not express remorse nor ask for amnesty, they will not agree to consolidate the sentence of her cases. The Voice of America wrote: Despite the fact that the highest punishment for Souri Babaei is one year in prison, the judicial authorities have conditioned the consolidation of her cases on her expression of remorse and request for amnesty. According to this report, Souri Babaei Chegini was severely beaten by the officer of Mehregan police station while being sent to court, and her complaint was not investigated in any way. She is currently in Chobindar Prison in Qzvin without visitation rights. Voice of America's report adds that two more cases have been filed against Mohammadreza Morad Behrouzi on charges of "disobeying government officials while performing their duties" and "propaganda against the system" and they have sentenced him to another four months in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53620'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4raap298'> She was summoned to court for trial on new charges. The Voice of America, publishing this news and quoting a source, wrote: > Souri Babaei Chegini will appear in court on the morning of December 13, according to the notice she received from the third branch of the Qazvin Islamic Revolutionary Court in prison." According to Voice of America, accusations such as "propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran, being a member of an anti-state channel, inciting people to deceive and kill, insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic, and disrupting the country's security have been attributed to her. This notice was issued by Fathollah Alimohammadi, the judge of the Criminal Court of the Third Branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Justice of Qazvin city. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54192'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/452s5dcn'> Voice of America wrote that the third branch of the Qazvin court headed by Fathollah Alimohammadi charged Souri Babaei Chegini with "propaganda against the system of the Islamic Republic", "membership in an anti-state channel", "inciting people to deceive and kill", " "insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic" and "disrupting the security of the country". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54193'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/452s5dcn'> She was sentenced to another seven months in prison by Qazvin Islamic Revolutionary Court. Voice of America, quoting a source, wrote that Souri Babaei was sentenced to seven months in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the system" and was acquitted of other charges. Previously, the Qazvin Islamic Revolutionary Court, headed by Fathollah Alimohammadi, tried her on the charges of "propaganda against the Islamic Republic system, membership in an anti-system channel, inciting people to kill, insulting the leader of the Islamic Republic, and disrupting the security of the country." According to Voice of America, despite the fact that the previous maximum sentence was one year, the judicial authorities "do not agree to consolidate the cases" and this political prisoner has been in prison for more than 18 months. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55455'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/2a59nr4x'> The Voice of America reported that on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Aida Morad Behrouzi and Hasti Mohammad Hosseini left home to go to school, and despite the fact that two weeks have passed since their disappearance, there is no information about the fate of these two students. Aida Morad Behrouzi is the daughter of Souri Babaei Chegini. Despite her request for leave in order to follow up on her daughter's condition, she is still in prison. It is stated in this report that the prosecutor of Qazvin has agreed to the temporary release of Souri Babaei Chegini with a deed and bond, conditional on "wearing a headscarf, wearing a full hijab, and expressing regret and remorse". Fathollah Alimohammadi, the prosecutor and the head of the Mohammadiyeh judiciary in Qazvin province told Souri Babaei Chegini: > Due to the loss of your daughter, if you wear a headscarf and express your remorse, we will allow you to be freed and find your daughter after handing over a deed and a bond. The families of Morad Behrouzi and Mohammad Hosseini have informed the police station, Robbery Homicide, and Judiciary Intelligence Department and followed up, but no sufficient and effective action has been taken to find these two teenagers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55550'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/3khppf37'> She came on a short leave. IranWire quoted an informed source and wrote that Souri Babaei Chegini "was sent on leave for 10 days with a bail of 2,5 billion Rials under pressure and against her wishes due to the disappearance of her daughter and her classmate." The report goes on to point out that Aida and Hasti are residents of "Mehrgan" neighborhood, one of the poor neighborhoods of Qazvin, it is stated that these two female students were last seen in the images recorded by the West Terminal cameras. This source quoting Morad Behrouzi's family told Iranwire: > An unknown person has seduced these two students in the Rubika Messenger app, which ultimately led to their running away from home. In the messages he sent to these two female students, the unknown person encouraged them to run away from home and asked them not to carry bank cards, birth certificates, mobile phones, and any identification documents with them. According to this informed source, "the police force told Mohammad Reza Morad Behrouzi and the family of Hasti Mohammad Hosseini that we cannot find your children." The family has requested the judicial authorities and the FATA police to investigate the messages of the two teenage girls on Rubika messenger, so that they may help to find these girls. They have even complained about the Rubika messenger, but the FATA police have clearly stated that they do not have access to domestic messengers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55963'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/438fzumz'> The Voice of America wrote in a report: > The families of Aida Morad Behrouzi and Hasti Mohammad Hosseini, who disappeared a month ago on their way to school, are still in the dark. In this report, it is stated that despite the repeated visits of the families of these two teenagers to the judicial authorities and the police force, no trace of them has been found yet, and the authorities not only did not take any action but also said that there is nothing they can do. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56136'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mt6yy44d'> Almost 40 days have passed since the disappearance of Aida Moradbehrouzi and Hasti Mohammad Hosseini. IranWire confirmed this news and wrote, quoting a source: > Judicial officers told the family that the cameras were not working and have not recorded anything on the exact date and time inquired by the Aida and Hasti families." According to this report, in the first days of follow-up by the families, an anonymous user provided Hasti's family with images of the area inside the terminal, but Aida's and Hasti's faces are not in that picture. For this reason, the families are not sure if this information is correct or if the picture was sent only to "misdirect the families . </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>