Behnaz Zakeri Ansari

She has the dual citizenship of Iran and Denmark. Mrs. Zakeri lived in Sweden before returning to Iran. She was arrested in Iran on charges of "membership in the People's Mojahedin Organization". Behnaz Zakeri's family did not know about her fate for seven months. The Revolutionary Court sentenced her to ten years in prison.

<coverage-outsourcing id='2106'> She came to Iran three months ago after thirty years and was arrested by intelligence officers at the airport while leaving Iran. Her family were not aware of her arrest for seven months and did not know where he was kept. Her husband told the Activists in Exile Peace Campaign: > At the first visit, the signs of torture were quite evident, for example, my wife's teeth were completely broken. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8282'> The Peace Campaign of Activists in Exile published a report describing her situation. In this report, it is stated that her two daughters returned to Iran to follow up on their mother's condition. She was summoned to the court only once and sentenced to ten years in prison on the charge of "membership in the People's Mojahedin Organization". The court did not last more than a few minutes, the verdict was issued without hearing the defendant's defenses, the hired lawyers were rejected, and in total, three court-appointed lawyers were present in the case. Her trip to Iran with an Iranian passport prevents the investigation of the case by the Danish ambassador. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8283'> Her name was included in the list of imprisoned women accused of moharebeh (waging war against Islam) published by HRANA. In HRANA's and others' reports, it has always been emphasized that Mrs. Zakari has severe mental problems. Her husband says that she has attempted suicide several times and has been transferred to a mental hospital many times, however, the judicial authorities do not allow her to be transferred to the hospital. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10718'> Her lawyer, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, told the International Human Rights Campaign that Behnaz Zakeri was hospitalized in the neuropsychiatric department of Taleghani Hospital, she is in a very bad mental condition and is incapable of serving her sentence. She also added that "we have taken action to resume the proceedings and we are waiting for the results of the proceedings". According to Mr. Tabatabai, the Ministry of Intelligence is the plaintiff in the case </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10719'> Her lawyer told the International Human Rights Campaign that her request for amnesty has been kept silent, the application of Article 134 has not been approved, and the inquiries of the Danish Embassy have not been answered. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51910'> <reference source='https://t.me/hranews/83436'> She was released. According to HRANA, Behnaz Zakeri Ansari was released from prison following the exchange of dual citizen prisoners, and she was exchanged with Asadollah Asadi, an Iranian prisoner abroad. Asadollah Asadi is a former diplomat of the Islamic Republic who was tried by Belgium and sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of involvement in a "terrorist act on European soil". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>