Fatemeh Harbi

Fatemeh Harbi is from Karaj. She was arrested during the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

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='45596'> <reference source='https://kayhan.london/1401/10/18/309553/'> According to Keyhan London, Fatemeh Harbi was arrested by the security forces in Karaj after a warning for her hijab. The report states that he was initially taken to Gohardasht security police and from there to Kachooei Prison. She was arrested during the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45598'> <reference source='https://kayhan.london/1401/10/18/309553/'> She was summoned to Karaj court where she was arrested and taken to Kachooei Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45597'> <reference source='https://kayhan.london/1401/10/18/309553/'> She was released on bail after two weeks in lockup. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45599'> <reference source='https://kayhan.london/1401/10/18/309553/'> Judge Asef Al-Hosseini, the primary revolutionary court of Karaj sentenced her to five years in prison and two years in exile to Tabriz for acts against national security. Her trial was held through as video conference and she was denied access to an attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45600'> <reference source='https://www.iranintl.com/202301048803'> She went on a hunger strike along with some other prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47886'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-38897/'> Elham Modarresi, Armita Abbasi, Fatemeh Harbi, Jasmine Haj Mirza Mohammadi, Fatemeh Nazarinejad, Shahrzad Derakhashan, Fatemeh Jalalpour, Niloufar Shakeri, Hamideh Zarei, Niloufar Kordouni, Somayeh Masoumi, Ensiyeh Mousavi, Maedeh Sohrabi, Fatemeh Mosleh Heidarzadeh, and Marzieh Mir Ghassem are in their fourth day of hunger strike in Kachooei Prison. According to HRANA, the prisoners went on hunger strike in protest of the lack of decision and long-term detainment, unsanitary conditions of the prison, spread of diseases such as fungal dermatological problems, lack of medical treatment, overpopulation of women's ward, lack of access to an attorney, and unfair sentences for some of them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45601'> <reference source='https://kayhan.london/1401/10/18/309553/'> According to Kayhan London, she is suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding in the quarantine ward of the prison and despite her history of heart disease, the prison authorities refuse to deliver her heart medication. She was beaten for a confession during the time in lockup before trial. The report states that the 15 women on the hunger strike are in bad health and are being pressured to break their hunger strike. According to the report, the prison authorities are denying her weekly family visit and phone call privileges because of her hunger strike. Her mother and brother have also been summoned and threatened not to talk to foreign media. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46704'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.info/749704'> Fatemeh Harbi is still in bad health and being denied access to medical treatment in Kachooei Prison in Karaj. According to Zamaneh, she suffered colon and gum infections from the beating she took at the time of her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>