Parastou Moeini

Parastou Moeini is a computer science undergraduate. She was arrested along with her mother and several members of MKO. They were sentenced to prison.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='30257'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-24518/'> According to Hrana, Forough Taghipour was infected with Coronavirus, and authorities did not take her to hospital. She had fainted in Qarchak prison before and had been transferred to an unknown location for several days. Also, Parastoo Moeini has symptoms of an unknown disease. Her illness is unknown due to the lack of examination. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31610'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25420/'> According to HRANA, MS. Moeini has contracted coronavirus and is currently isolated in a prison room. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33156'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27073/'> HRANA reports the problems of women political prisoners in Qarchak prison. According to the report, the political prisoners transferred to Qarchak prison to pressure them without observing the separation of accusations. At least 16 defendants and political prisoners are being kept in this prison without observing the principle of separation of accusations and being deprived of basic facilities. Also, the inferior quality of prison food, lack of necessary facilities, the problem of the prison sewage system, constant shortage of freshwater, lack of medical and sanitary facilities, especially after the outbreak of coronavirus, lack of medical deployments, and high prison density cause many problems for These prisoners. Seventeen women prisoners such as Golrokh Ebrahimi Erayi, Marjan Davari, Kylie Moore Gilbert, Elham Barmaki, Zahra Safaei, Parastoo Moeini, ‌ Forough Taghipour, Leila Mirghafari, Pirzad Hamidi Shafaq, Zohreh Sarv, Fereshteh Didani, Soheila Hejab, Samira Hadian, Gita Hor, Zeinab Alipour, Raha Ahmadi and Leila Akbari are being kept in this prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40665'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35913/'> HRANA reported that after accepting the verdict, her sentence was reduced to three years and nine months in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37675'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/59134.htm'> Parastou Moeini was transferred to the 27th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Afshari for arraignment. She was tried for publicizing the message calling for the boycott of the presidential election in June. The judge threatened her with prison and exile to a remote area of the country. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41043'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36271/'> A group of political prisoners including Fatemeh Mosanna, Narges Mohammadi, Parastou Moeini, Sepideh Gholian, and Raheleh Ahmadi has shown similar coronavirus symptoms. According to HRANA, despite the spread of the virus in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, the infirmary officials only test the initial patients and due to similarity of symptoms, refused to test the rest of the prisoners. According to the report, safety protocols such as quarantine were not implemented, and the patients were denied suitable medical treatment. According to HRANA, after being denied a hospital visit for gastrointestinal bleeding earlier, Fatemeh Mosanna’s health has rapidly declined after showing COVID19 symptoms. The report also indicates that due to Ms. Mohammadi’s heart and lung disease, lack of access to her medication, and authorities denying her a hospital visit, her health could rapidly deteriorate. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42895'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37369/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> With the complaint of the General Directorate of Prisons of Tehran Province, the 3rd Investigation Branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office opened a joint case against 14 prisoners of the women's ward of this prison. According to HRANA, Fariba Asadi, Shakila Monfared, Saba Kord Afshari, Forough Taghipour, Prastou Moini, Raheleh Ahmadi, Zahra Safaei, Alieh Motalebzadeh, Narges Mohammadi, Marzieh Farsi, Fereshteh Alsadat Mohammadi, Azam Khezri Javadi (Nasrin Javadi), Narges Adibi and Esrin Darkaleh have faced a new case due to their request not to use handcuffs and shackles when being taken to judicial authorities. According to this report, the General Directorate of Prisons of Tehran Province has claimed in its complaint sheet that following the opposition of the prison authorities to the demand of the mentioned prisoners to be sent to the judicial authorities without handcuffs and shackles, the protesting prisoners started a sit-in at the entrance of the prison. HRANA wrote that the accusations brought against these women prisoners are "disruption of public order, assembly and collusion against the system, insulting the authorities and disobeying the prison officers". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47476'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39658/'> She was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and the latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused a massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>