Tahereh Bajravani

Tahereh Bajrovani is the wife of Ali Fotouhi Kouhsareh, a victim of the November 2019 protests. Ms. Bajravani, and some families of protesters killed in November 2019 started a movement demanding the identification and trial of the perpetrators of the murder of their loved ones and the protesters in November 2019.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='46093'> Tahereh Bajravani was arrested by eight armed agents at her workplace in the Quds complex of Tehran on Wednesday morning. According to an Atlas source, in the arrest warrant that was shown to Tahereh Bajravani's brother, one of the reasons for her arrest was "an interview with Iran International TV and an MKO channel". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46094'> In a phone call to her family, Tahereh Bajravani announced that she is held in solitary confinement in Ward 209 of Evin Prison and is being pressured to confess by the interrogators. An IPA source reported that Tahereh Bajravani's family was unaware of her fate until days after her arrest. The source says that Ms. Bajravani is still denied access to the attorney and family visits, the security and judicial institutions of Tehran province refuse to give clear answers to her family, and the authorities of Evin prison have claimed that "there is no case number under Tahereh Bejrovani's name registered in this prison. She is not imprisoned in Evin." </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46095'> Tahera Bajravani's temporary detention warrant was extended for another month. An Atlas source says that Mrs. Bajravani is still denied access to a lawyer and the judicial institutions of Tehran province still refuse to set bail and allow her temporary release. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46720'> An IPA source reported that Tahereh Bajravani was transferred from solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin Prison to the women's ward at the end of her interrogation phase. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48235'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Comhy55yc8n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Simultaneously with the release of a number of political prisoners from prison following the "Pardon and Reduction of Public Punishment" directive, Tahereh Bajravani released an audio file from Evin Prison and said that she was imprisoned for 34 days in the solitary cell of Ward 209 of Evin Prison and she was released from prison after 49 days. On the date of her arrest, she was summoned to the security office of Evin prison and told that she will be released from prison if she signs a "repentance letter". In another part of this audio file, which was published on United for Iran's Instagram page, she says that she did not sign the "repentance letter" and in response to the interrogator's question, why do you keep repeating "Aban continues" and that you "want to continue Aban", she said: > Aban continues by the blood of the children spilled on the street. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48908'> Tahereh Bajravani was sentenced to 18 months in prison. According to an Atlas source, the first branch of the Shahriar Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Ismail Barjesteh, has sentenced Tahereh Bajravani to 18 months in prison on the charge of insulting the leadership. Tahereh Bejrovani's trial was held as she was in Evin prison. It was held on March 1st, 1401, in the form of a video conference, and the verdict was communicated to Ms. Bajravani on March 7. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49788'> She was released. 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 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 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. </coverage-outsourcing>