Shima Babaei

She is a civil activist and a student of architecture. Her father has also been imprisoned for political reasons.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='6258'> It was reported that she was arrested at her home by the IRGC Intelligence officers and was transferred to the ward 2a of Evin prison (under the control of IRGC's intelligence). </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='6446'> Was released on a 100 million Toman (approximately 20 thousand USD) bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='7353'> she has been summoned to Intelligence ministry four times since her release. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='22758'> Was interrogated by the morality police for opposing mandatory hijab. Furthermore, she was detained in Vozara detention center for a few hours at the request of the magistrate of Area 21 of Ershad court, and was released on bail. Her father, Ebrahim Babaei, was also charged for “clashing with law enforcement (the security police)”. Ms. Babai was contacted by the authorities about his case twice in the next few months, and was told that he was sentenced ‘in absence’. After protests by Ms. Babaei and his lawyer for not having been called to court, the third trial took place in May 2018 </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20746'> In a round-up of political and civil activists Shima Babaei and Darioush Zand in Behbahan, Saeed Eghbali in Kermanshah, Saeed Seyfi Jahan, Nader Afshari, Mahmoud Masoumi and Behnam Mousivand in Tehran were arrested. All of them were transferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison on the following days. They did not have access to a lawyer during their detention. According to reports released later, at least Saeed Eqbali, Behnam Mousivand and Saeed Seyfi Jahan were also deprived of telephone and visits. Nader Afshari and Mahmoud Masoumi also went on hunger strike </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20995'> The Center for Human Rights in Iran announced in an interview with an informed source that they are being kept in solitary confinement in ward 209. According to this source, Evin's prosecutor's office has charged all of them with "propaganda against the state and the Gathering and Colluding for acting against national security" and that critical activity in social networks and the dissemination of news of political prisoners and nationwide protests are the most important reasons for their detention and interrogation </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20994'> An informed source told the Center for Human Rights that part of Shima Babaei's case is related to "White Wednesdays" campaign </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='21058'> Amnesty International: > Young Iranian human rights defenders Shima Babaee, who is campaigning against compulsory veiling, and her husband Dariush Zand are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Both have been detained in Tehran’s Evin prison, without access to family and lawyer following their arrest by the Ministry of Intelligence on 1 February in connection with their peaceful human rights work. They are prisoners of conscience </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='21127'> Shima Babaei, Darioush Zand and Mahmoud Masoumi were released on bail on three consecutive days </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='22759'> Was tried in the branch 1090 of Tehran’s Ershad Court on the charge of “Demonstration of Unveiling”. According to the Center for Human Rights in Iran, she responded to the judge’s enquiries by saying that “Yes I did do this, and am against mandatory hijab”. She was also charged with “Publishing lewdness on social media“ for having had a photo and writings on social media arguing against mandatory hijab </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='22713'> The sentence of 2 months imprisonment and a 1 million toman (approximately 200 USD) cash fine was conveyed to her.. This sentence was issued based on the charge of “publishing lewdness on social media, and appearing in public without Hijab” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26349'> According to IPA, Nader Afshari, Behnam Mousivand, Mozhgan Lali, Shaghayegh Mahaki, Mahmoud Masoumi, Shima Babaei, Saeed Seyfi Jahan, Darioush Abdar and Saeed Eghbali were sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of "assembly and collusion against the national security" and one year in prison on the charge of "propagation against the system" by judge Moghiseh. By implementing article 134, five years in prison can be executed </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29654'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/7_ovviXV6.jpg'> According to IPA's report, The sentence of the seven defendants was upheld by the Branch 36 of Tehran Appeal Court. The trial was held without the presence of the defendants and lawyers. An informed source told IPA's reporter that Mr. Afshari has protested against the sentence, but the case has not been given to the appeals court for unknown reasons. Mahmoud Masoumi (another defendant in the case), did not protest against the primary court's decision and his sentence was confirmed </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>