Roya Saghiri

She was arrested at the same time as the December 2017 nationwide protests. Roya Saghiri was among the women who have resisted the mandatory hijab by removing their scarves

• <coverage-outsourcing id='21460'> HRANA reported that the second branch of the Tabriz Revolutionary Court sentenced Ali Kamrani and Mohammad Shetabifard to three months of imprisonment for the charge of “propagating against the state”, and Roya Saghiri and Nariman Validokht to eight months for the charge of “propagating against the state” and 15 months for the charge of “insulting the supreme leader”. The court, relying on certain provisions of Islamic law, has decreased the maximum punishment by relying on Article 134 of the Civil Code. Atlas presumes that the sentence of 15 month imprisonment has been considered to be executed in the trial stage. This court has dismissed Lotfollah Karkon of the charge of “filming gatherings”. According to this report, the 103rd branch of the Tabriz Criminal court, presided over by Judge Vatankhah, has sentenced Ali Kamrani, Mehdi Haghparast, Amir Dehghan, Sefidan Jadid, Roya Saghiri Saray, Rahim Tatarpour, Kamel Soveiti, and Mohammad Shetabifard each to one year ‘suspended’ imprisonment for “disturbing public order”. The court noted Roya Saghiri’s street protest against Hijab as one of the charges against her. The court further declared that it doesn’t have the requisite authority to go over the charge of “insulting the sacred” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23246'> Noted on her personal Instagram account that the Court of Appeal has affirmed her previous sentence. She furthermore added that she has been prosecuted by another court and sentenced to 10 lashings, 1 year suspended imprisonment, and a cash fine </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25266'> She began his prison sentence </coverage-outsourcing>