Atefeh Rangriz

Atefeh Rangriz is a writer, translator, and activist for women's and workers' rights. She has been arrested and tried several times in recent years.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='25196'> Dozens of those present in the international workers day gathering in front of the parliament were arrested. They were sent to Evin (Section 209), Fashafooye and Qarchak prisons. Most were released after a few days. The arrest order for the rest was extended for a week, 10 days and one month periods. The arrests led to domestic and international protests. Students who had organized a meeting to protest the continued arrests were attacked by the Student Basij, a pro-government paramilitia </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25728'> Neda Naji and Atefeh Rangriz were assaulted once by dangerous prisoners and once by prison staff within 24 hours. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25946'> 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='26452'> She was sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison and 74 lashes </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26477'> Speaking from the floor of the parliament, Parvane Salahshoori protested the sentences meted out to women workers’ activsits. A day later, 16 MPs from the Hope Faction in parliament wrote to the head of the judiciary to protest the sentences meted out to Marzie Amiri, Atefe Rangriz, Neda Naji and Nooshin Jafari and these women had been shown </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27098'> According to labor sources, Atefeh Rangriz went on a hunger strike in protest of unfair investigation on her case. She published a letter explaining the reasons for her hunger strike. “my body will fight against all the injustice has been going on, so I declare my hunger strike in protest of illegal bail denial for five times, unfair sentencing, and illegal keeping in Gharchak Prison.”, she has stated in her letter </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27198'> He ended his hunger strike </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27226'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/EHzz5p9WoAARTml.jpg'> Six of the Haft Tapeh and World Labour Day detainees released on bail. Marzieh Amiri, Amir Amirgholi, Sanaz Allahyari, Amir Hossein Mohammadi Fard, Sepideh Gholian, and Atefeh Rangriz were released from Qarchak and Evin prisons for several consecutive hours. At the same time, the release possibility for Esmail Bakhshi and Asal Mohammadi from the Haft Tapeh, and Neda Naji, one of the World Labor Day detainees, was also mentioned in cyberspace </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27959'> Two accusers of World labors Day named Atefeh Rangriz and Marziyeh Amiri were sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 36 of Appeal Court on the charge of gathering and planning to act against national security.They were acquitted on the other charges. The court trial has been held without the defendants and their lawyer's notice </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28019'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/blogs/215/34964'> She published a letter supporting the November 2019 protests after being sentenced to five years in prison for her and World Labors' Day and Haft Tapeh defendants. She believes whoever is remain silent about this crime has been associated with people murderers </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30593'> <reference source='https://www.magiran.com/article/4043389'> After oral notification about the cancellation of the prison sentences of some labor activists, Amir Raeisian (lawyer)told Shargh news agency: We were informed that the implementation of the sentences of Marzieh Amiri, Atefeh Rangriz, and several others had been canceled and the defendants had to wait for a written notification </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60836'> <reference source='https://t.me/bidarzani/13303'> She was arrested and transferred to Semnan prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60837'> <reference source='https://t.me/bidarzani/13324'> Bidarzani wrote that during a short phone call with her family, she announced her presence in the Semnan intelligence detention center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60840'> <reference source='https://kolbarnews.com/%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%87%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%af%d8%9b-%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%85-%d8%a2%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%af%db%8c-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%81%d9%87-%d8%b1%d9%86%da%af%d8%b1%db%8c%d8%b2-%d8%b9%d9%84%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%ba/'> Julbar News reported that despite setting bail, her release was prevented. According to this report, she was transferred to Shahroud prison after the interrogation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60841'> <reference source='https://kolbarnews.com/%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%87%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%af%d8%9b-%d8%aa%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%aa-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%81%d9%87-%d8%b1%d9%86%da%af%d8%b1%db%8c%d8%b2-%d8%b9%d9%84/'> Despite providing bail, her release has been prevented for the second time. Kulbar News published this news and wrote that although the family of Atefeh Rangriz provided a bail of 10 billion rials, the security institutions have prevented her release for the second time. In this report, it is stated that the investigator of the case said that Atefeh Rangriz needs further interrogations by order of the Intelligence Department and they did not agree to release her on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60842'> <reference source='https://t.me/bidarzani/13413'> Bidarzani reported that during the past few days, she was again transferred to the Semnan Intelligence Department and after the interrogation process was completed, she was returned to the general ward of Semnan Prison. According to this report, due to the pressure caused by the interrogation, she suffered heart problems on three occasions, but she was denied transfer to the hospital and was followed up only with the presence of a doctor at the Semnan Intelligence Department. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60843'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4s9a97ke'> Her mother told Shargh that despite bail being set three times, they do not agree to release her child. She also stated that the interrogator at the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Shahroud cited the reason for the continued detention as "the failure to send a work report from the Semnan Intelligence Department." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60845'> <reference source='https://t.me/bidarzani/13433'> Bidarazni wrote that in Shahroud prison, she was assaulted, resulting in bruises on her hand and neck. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60844'> <reference source='https://t.me/bidarzani/13433'> According to Bidarzani, she went on a hunger strike in protest against the continued detention, security case fabrications, harassment of his family by judicial and security officials, and the assault on her in Shahroud prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60846'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44454/'> She was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60848'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49193/'> HRANA wrote that based on a summons issued by the first branch of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Damghan, she was asked to appear within five days from the issuance of the summons to defend against charges of forming a group with the intention of undermining national security, propaganda against the system, and spreading false information on social media with the intent to disturb public opinion. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61466'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/54st5x9'> According to IranWire, after the preliminary hearing, she was detained and transferred to Shahroud prison. According to this report, she was recently summoned to defend against charges of forming a group with the intention of undermining national security, propaganda against the system, and spreading false information on social media with the intent to disturb public opinion. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61360'> <reference source='https://t.me/Blackfishvoice1/10246'> According to Bidarzani, Atefeh Rangriz has been confronted with the conversion of a previous case's fine into imprisonment terms and a new case. According to this report, a six million cash fine from her case in September 2023 for charges of collaboration and membership in groups opposing the system was converted to two years, seven months, and 16 days imprisonment for the charge of collaborating with and being a member of groups opposing the system, and seven months and 16 days imprisonment for the charge of propaganda against the system. Additionally, she faces a new case under the charges of propaganda against the system and forming a group. The report continues that the court issued a one billion and 100 million Rial bail for her temporary release, which her family cannot afford. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61359'> <reference source='https://kolbarnews.com/0707202402-2/?tg_rhash=7898349a9b0ec2'> Kulbarnews reported that despite 9 days having passed since the arrest, she is still in Shahroud prison, in uncertainty and on a hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61888'> <reference source='https://t.me/bidarzani/14142'> According to Bidarzani, her sentence has been enforced in Shahroud prison. According to this report, she was sentenced to two years and seven months and 16 days in prison by the Revolutionary Court of Shahroud for her previous case and was sentenced to seven months and 16 days in prison for propaganda against the system. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>