Saba Kurd Afshari

She was arrested during the protests in August 2018. Saba Kurd Afshari was re-arrested a few months after her release due to her activities in protest against forced hijab.

<coverage-outsourcing id='24235'> Saba Kord Afshari, Yasaman Ariani, Niloufar Houmanfar, Mozhdeh Rajabi, and Azar Heydari were arrested. According to “Defenders of Human Rights Center”, they were transferred to Evin prison two months later. According to Saba Kurd Afshari's mother, the detainees were severely beaten during their arrest, that bruises were visible on their bodies. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25268'> She was transferred to Qarchak prison. She was held in solitary confinement in the Intelligence Ministery Detention Center. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24240'> They were transferred to the Revolutionary Court (Branch Nr. 28, judge Moghiseh). </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24245'> “Defenders of Human Rights Center” reported that Saba Kord Afshari, Yasaman Ariani and Azar Heydari were sentenced to one year in prison and Mozhdeh Rajabi and Niloufar Houmanfar to six months in prison on the charge of “disruption of public order” by judge Moghiseh. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24251'> Saba Kordafshari, Yasaman Ariani, and Azar Heydari wrote a letter from Evin Prison protesting the government's policies: > Everything such as the assassinations, arrests, and repressions are similar to 1980s, 1990s, and 2009. The difference is that they smile at people, lie, and keep people hungry. Other letters have been published from these prisoners. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24255'> Yasaman Ariani, Saba Kurd Afshari, and Azar Heidari were released from prison during prisoners' pardon on the Islamic Revolution's anniversary. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25171'> She was arrested and transferred to Vozara detention center </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25687'> They were transferred to Section 2A of Evin prison. Interrogators pressured her for televised confessions. IRGC also arrested her mother, Rahele Ahmadi, for five days and it is said that for one night they placed her in the cell next to Saba Kordafshari to force her to confess </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25944'> After political prisoners protested the late medical attention shown to Saba Kord Afshari whose transfer to a clinic was delayed, they were beaten up by prisoners held on drug charges (this had been demanded by clinic authorities.) The following political prisoners were injured in this clash: Yasaman Ariani, Neda Naji, Atefe Rangriz and Sepide Qoliyan. The day after, Saba Kordafshari, Yasaman Ariani, Monire Arabshahi and Mojgan Keshavarz staged a protest in front of the prison office </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26371'> According to the IPA, based on an order given on this date to Hossein Taj, lawyer for Saba Kordafshari, the Branch 26 of Tehran’s revolutionary court headed by Judge Afshari has sentenced her to 15 years in prison for “spreading corruption and prostution by public unveiling”, 7.5 years for “gathering and collusion for acting against national security” and 1.5 years for “propaganda against the regime”. Based on Article 137 of the penal code (reoffense), Judge Afshari has increased all sentences by 1.5 times. After application of Article 134, the total sentence will be 15 years </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27089'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/statements/a-426/'> Seventeen political prisoners in the Women’s Section of Evin published a statement to condemn the behavior shown by judicial and security apparatus to those political prisoners who are also mothers. A quote from the statement: “In all these years, the misogynist government has fought women and mothers who stand up for freedom and justice. That the fight continues is itself a sign of increasing awareness and acceleration of women’s struggles and protests. There are many examples. Just in the last few months, we saw the arrest of Farangis Mazloom, despite her sickness, because she was defending her son, Soheil Arabi. Alireza Shirmohammadi’s mother, because she didn’t have the 80 million toman to post bail, lost her son in prison. Rahele Asl Ahmadi, because she wanted freedom for her daughter, Saba Kurdafshari, was arrested; and many other cases.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27423'> America Abroad Media Organization awarded Iranian-American Journalist Masih Alinejad. She declared that she is presenting the award to four women's rights activists: Monireh Arab Shahi, Mojgan Keshavarz, Yasaman Ariyani and Saba Kord Afshari, during her speech at this gathering. by appreciating their activities, she additionally introduced them as <<activists of change in Iran>>. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27679'> Branch 36 of the appellate court acquitted him of the charge of “spreading corruption and prostituion by unveiling” and reduced the sentence to a discretionary 9 years in prison. The ultimate enforceable sentence is seven years and six months </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28029'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82_%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1.pdf'> Five Iranian Women Political prisoners held in Evin Prison, named Atena Daemi, Saba Kord Afshari, Narges Mohammadi, Yasaman Aryani, and Monireh Arabshahi has been express solidarity with protesters detained at 2019 nationwide protests, and those endure a difficult life due to natural disasters (floods and earthquakes). They stated that they would sit in front of the Evin Prison Bureau in protest of the harsh crackdown on the protesters, until Forty days after the deaths of November 2019 </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31511'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25430/'> He was taken to the hospital on a doctor's order for gastric and intestinal tests but was returned to prison without any medical procedures </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32428'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25517/'> According to HRANA, 35 political women prisoners are currently being kept in the women's Evin Prison ward. They face problems such as limited access to medical services, rarity and high prices of goods, low-quality food, etc. After the coronavirus's pandemic, prisoners are responsible for preparing masks and gloves. In the prison store, each mask or pair of gloves is sold to prisoners at a price of between eight and ten thousand tomans. Detergents and disinfectants are also given to the prisoners rationally. Still, the prisoners have to buy these materials from the store due to the lack of these items. The prison store sells Alcohol and other disinfectants at high prices, so some prisoners buy these substances together. The quality of food is low, and most prisoners are forced to buy food from the prison store. Maryam Akbari Monfared, Atena Daemi, Raheleh Ahmadi, Saba Kord Afshari, Niloufar Bayani, Sepideh Kashani, Fatemeh Mosanna, Zahra Zahtabachi, Monireh Arabshahi, Yasaman Ariani, Mojgan Keshavarz, Aras Amiri, Samaneh Norouz Moradi, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Hengameh Shahidi, Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, Sepideh Farhan, Sepideh Gholyan, Maryam Ebrahimvand, Neda Ashtiani, Zahra Jamali, Fariba Adelkhah, Mozhgan Kavousi, Mozhdeh Negahdar, Elham Barmaki, Masoumeh (Minoo) Ghasemzadeh Malek Shah, Maryam Haji Hosseini, Nazanin Toosi, Mina Saki, Mira Radpour, Leila Raouf, Hajar Siamifar, and Soroush Ahmadi Khosravi are among the 35 women prisoners currently being kept in the women's ward of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32770'> <reference source='https://action.amnesty.at/iran-24-jahre-gefaengnis-fuer-saba?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_iran'> Amnesty International Austria published an online complaint demanding the release of Saba Kurd Afshari. The statement calls her arrest "unjust and only due to her peaceful human rights activities including the campaign against the discriminatory hijab laws." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32833'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/features/41438'> IranWire published a report about the problems and illnesses of female political prisoners in Evin Prison including Nasrin Sotoudeh, Saba Kurd Afshari, Rezvaneh Khanbeigi, Mozhgan Kavousi, Samaneh Nowruz Moradi, and Atena Daemi. The reports state that despite illnesses and health problems, these female prisoners have no access to medical services and treatment. According to Reza Khandan’s (Nasrin’s husband) tweet, she was kept in Taleghani hospital for five days and was returned to prison without any medical treatment. Saba Kurd Afshari is suffering from stomach bleeding. Mozhgan Kavousi needs emergency hemorrhoid surgery. Rezvaneh Khanbeigi is suffering from epilepsy. Samaneh Nowruz Moradi has lupus and breast cancer, and Atena Daemi has had a gastrointestinal infection and a tumor in one of her breasts; she might also have MS. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33082'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27043/'> Ms. Kurd Afshari was sent to the hospital to treat a hairline fracture in her foot. The emergency room doctors mentioned the possibility of a torn tendon. But she was brought to the hospital at an hour when the hospital does not take in patients, so the ER put her foot in a cast and ordered an MRI two weeks later. After a few weeks of not being sent to the hospital, Ms. Kurd Afshari opened her cast herself and notices a big bruise and swelling. The damage to her foot was so severe that she requires a crutch to walk around. She is also suffering from digestive issues and ulcers but has not been sufficiently treated for them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33399'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27400/'> The 28th branch of the supreme court rejected Saba Kurd Afshari's retrial request. However, her attorneys have offered several issues with her case in response, including when one action (doing an interview and uploading its videos online) was used as the basis for three criminal charges and the primary and appeal courts have both convicted her on all three charges. They have also mentioned the disproportionate punishment for the charge of "encouraging depravity" by walking in public without a hijab. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33794'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27810/'> She was transferred from Evin to Qarchak Varamin Prison. Her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, who is serving time in Evin Prison, had asked the authorities to transfer her with her daughter, but they told her the prosecutor has opposed it. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34466'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28538/'> She was violently transferred from ward 8 of Qarchak Prison to ward 6. She is currently housed with dangerous crime prisoners in violation of the separation of crimes act. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35024'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/sogand1998ka/status/1369192049858199560?s=20'> Saba Kurd Afshari's sister announced that her sentence has been reduced from 15 years to seven years and six months. The 36th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran issued the ruling. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35088'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/sogand1998ka/status/1371003531721908225?s=20'> Her family announced that her coronavirus test was positive. Ms. Kurd Afshari had the symptoms for six days but the prison staff ignored it. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35369'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29492/'> She went on furlough on a bail of 22 billion rials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35531'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29607/'> She returned to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35796'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30011/'> She went on a hunger strike in response to the mounting pressure on her family and the families of other political prisoners and also demanding her mother's freedom. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35910'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/sogand1998ka/status/1394656157994733576?s=20'> She ended her hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37191'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32202/'> Went on furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37356'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/sogand1998ka/status/1456302750908796936?s=20'> Returned to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38662'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33324/'> She was denied visitations for two weeks. According to HRANA, during the last family visit, the prison authorities cut off the phone in her booth while she still had visitation time left, which led to her brother and father's protest. In response, Ms. Kurd Afshari refused to leave the visitation hall, but the prison guards led by a man named "Rashvandi" pushed her father away and threw him out of the hall in an undignified manner. Eventually, the supervisor, Mat'hani, threatened to take away her visitations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38663'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33597/'> According to HRANA, she was denied furlough for three months after complaining about the lack of boiling water in prison. The disciplinary sentence was issued at the request of Qarchak Prison supervisor Soghra Khodadadi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38664'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33794/'> She was assaulted by a prisoner in the general population. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38665'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33811/'> Went on furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38666'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34085/'> Returned to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39079'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AtenaDaemi/status/1519435545314828291?s=20&t=X05jaYO79XKZvIZY6BG5RA'> The supreme court cleared her of the charge of spreading and promoting depravity. Therefore only five years of her first sentence will be enforceable. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39217'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/akvanian/status/1524427012437430272?s=20&t=fEf_RR6oKrAWz232cSmxLw'> Went on furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40872'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35072/'> Returned to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40873'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ghazzallz/status/1549674982795612162'> All the prisoners in the women's political ward of Qarchak Prison were transferred to Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41430'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/letters/a-911/'> 16 female political prisoners in Evin Prison released an open letter about the spread of coronavirus in the women’s ward and warned about the high population density in the ward. The signatories are Hasti Amiri, Narges Adibi, Fariba Asadi, Leila Gholikhani, Ganjeh, Sepideh Gholian, Zohreh Sarv, Maliheh Jafari, Nasrin Javadi, Gelareh Abbasi, Saba Kurd Afshari, Zeinab Hamrang, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Shakila Monfared, Asal Mohammadi, Farangis Mazloum, and Narges Mohammadi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42892'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37369/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> The Prisons' Organization of Tehran province brought a lawsuit against 14 female prisoners in Evin Prison. According to HRANA, Fariba Asadi, Shakila Monfared, Saba Kurd Afshari, Forough Taghipour, Parastou Moeini, Raheleh Ahmadi, Zahra Safaei, Aliyeh Motallebzadeh, Narges Mohammadi, Marzieh Farsi, Fereshteh Sadant Mohammadi, Azam (Nasrin) Khezri Javadi, Narges Adibi, and Asrin Darkaleh are facing a new case because they refused to wear handcuffs and shackles while being transferred to court. According to the report, the Prisons' Organization of Tehran has claimed that the prisoners organized a sit-in after the officials denied their request to not wear handcuffs and shackles. The charges brought against these female prisoners are "disrupting public order, assembly and conspiracy against the state, insulting the officials, and disobeying the orders of prison guards. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42604'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/letters/a-914/'> Saba Kurd Afshari and Asal Mohammadi wrote an open letter in support of the nationwide uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini by the morality police. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46232'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnlxaw7Kyhk/'> Narges Mohammadi's report on Instagram states that Saba Kurd Afshari spent 26 days in solitary and was denied sufficient medical treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47412'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/a_motalebzadeh/status/1623476686569234435'> 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. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>