Armita Abbasi

Armita Abbasi is a young woman from Karaj who disappeared during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini. After almost a week of torture and rape the security forces delivered her to a hospital in Karaj.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43520'> Armita Abbasi was likely arrested on this date and transferred to Fardis Prison in Karaj. According to many reports on social media, she disappeared after this day which led to rumors of her death during the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. After a few days of no information, unofficial sources reported her transfer to a hospital in Karaj due to internal bleeding with signs of rape and torture and said after the arrival of her family, the security forces transferred Armita to an unknown location. Eventually, CNN released an investigative report confirming the rape based on evidence and testimony of the hospital staff. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43517'> <reference source='https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/11/middleeast/iran-protests-sexual-assault/?utm_term=link&utm_content=2022-11-21T19%3A26%3A10&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN'> She was transferred to Imam Ali Hospital in Karaj accompanied by several agents while she was shivering and her hair was shaved. According to CNN, a staff member of the hospital said she was in such terrible health that we thought she had cancer. According to the CNN report from eyewitnesses, Armita is suffering from "anal bleeding" due to repeated sexual violence and rape, and the agents in civilian clothing were adamant that the doctor confirms that she was raped before arrest. The staffer said after the whole story became clear to all of us, they changed the report completely. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46091'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CmVETqwtULk/'> According to her father, after eight days of no news Armita called her family and said she is detained in Kachooei Prison in Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43518'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3tRQ0x4'> According to Islamic Republic's Mehr News, chief of the judiciary of Alborz province Hossein Fazeli Harikandi confirmed the arrest of Armita Abbasi and said she was arrested by IRGC Intelligence for "posting content on social media". He claimed that Armita intended to use "Molotov cocktails to attack Basij bases, roadblocks, and police stations in the region and cause unrest." He denied the rape reports and said: > After arraignment, she was sent to jail and later claimed that she has colon problems, and after she was sent to the hospital, medical examination revealed that she already had gastrointestinal problems due to hemorrhoid from before and the examinations show that there is no real problem right now and she was released from the hospital. Immediately after release orders were issued for further examinations so there would be no risk to her health. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43519'> <reference source='https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/11/middleeast/iran-protests-sexual-assault/?utm_term=link&utm_content=2022-11-21T19%3A26%3A10&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN'> CNN confirmed in an investigative report that the arrested protesters suffered sexual violence and in some cases, they were raped in prison and jail. CNN rejected the state's claim about Armita Abbasi's gastrointestinal treatment and wrote that according to the doctors at Imam Ali hospital, the claim does not match the signs that Armita was presenting. According to the report, the testimonies of a gynecologist and psychiatrist who treated Armita contradict the claims of the state, and reviewing the evidence confirms the claims of rape. According to CNN, the case details were leaked by five medical staff members on social media and they all believe Armita Abbasi was raped in jail. According to the report, Armita Abbasi is being held in Fardis Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46092'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CmVETqwtULk/'> Her father released a video on Instagram and announced that her case has been referred to the first branch of the revolutionary court of Karaj. Mr. Abbasi explained in the video that after finding out that Armita's case was sent to court, as her father, he hired Ali Sharifzadeh and Ms. Hosseinzadeh as her attorneys but the judiciary rejected them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46083'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6cCPno0Jl/'> She went on a hunger strike in Kachooei Prison in Karaj. Her mother wrote on Instagram: > Armita went on hunger strike today in protest of the indecision in her case and her extending arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46086'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CnH5DWKIkLE/'> Armita's mother announced on Instagram that she is being denied visitation and phone calls. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46090'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CnglKXtNkzz/'> Armita's father announced on Instagram that he has no access to her case and is unaware of her charges. He also said the court has rejected their attorneys and her daughter's release on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46089'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnj7oAvtTwY/'> her father Instagram that the first branch of the revolutionary court of Karaj accepted their new attorneys Mohammad Esmail Beigi and Sonia Mohammadi and they were allowed to study her case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46087'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnm2kwIIqc7/'> Her mother announced on Instagram that her trial date has changed. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46088'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Mhmd_smailbeigi/status/1617228509088305153'> After being denied visitation with their client and inability to prepare a sufficient defense, her attorneys resigned. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>