Fariba Zand Karimi

.Fariba Zand Karimi is a teacher from Sanandaj. She was arrested during the 2022 nationwide uprising.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='50655'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20803'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that she was arrested after being summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence office of Sanandaj via a phone call. The security forces later searched her family home and confiscated some of her personal belongings. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50656'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16158'> The Teachers' Guild of Kurdistan (Sanandaj and Kalatarzan) released a statement announcing that Ms. Zand Karimi has been denied phone calls with family, and demanded her release and an end to the "illegal and forceful treatments". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50964'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/777'> It was reported that Zhina Modarres Gorji and Fariba Zand Karimi are in solitary and pressured to confess to committing crimes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50657'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20803'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that after three weeks in solitary, she was released on bail from Sanandaj Rehabilitation Center. She was denied access to an attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>