Soha Mortezaei

The M.A student and secretary of Tehran University central council of students that arrested during the protests in January 2017 and November 2019, has been deprived of his education due to his guild activities.

<coverage-outsourcing id='25741'> Was sentenced to six years in prison by Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Ahmadzade. After Article 134 was applied, it will be reduced to five effective years </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26455'> Telegram channel of “Nation-Wide Student Councils” said Ms Mortezaei has been barred from education. According to this report, she wanted to register on the national Sanjesh website, where she saw a notice for “documents missing”. Ms Mortezayi had achieved the rank no. 10 in the national examination for PhD in political science, the channel reported. The report also noted the role of the Intelligence Ministry and the Security Department of Tehran University in barring her from education. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26996'> <reference source='https://www.kaleme.com/1398/07/17/klm-274007/'> By publishing a letter written to the university president, she condemned him to collaborate with the security system to suppress students. In the part of this letter written to Mr. Nili, President of the University of Tehran, she declares: Eventually, I need to clear once again that I, Soha Mortezaei, have been deprived of my education because of my university activities and so I hold the university officials, and especially you, responsible for setting up and accompanying the security forces to crack down on syndicate activists and secondly for failure to follow up this issue </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27557'> She was arrested along with two other students at the Tehran University student dormitory. Ms. Mortezai held a sit-in at the university campus since last month. The arrests of these people had been at the same time as the early days of November 2019’s protests. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27688'> Mostafa Nili, the elected lawyer for Soha Mortazaei or her family, wrote on his Twitter page: Yesterday I went to the Moghaddas court to pursue the status of Soha Mortezai.Her case is being investigated by Branch 3, and a temporary detention order is issued for her.They also did not allow me to enter the branch and declare my Lawyer's announcement </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27778'> Hrana published a report on interrogation and harassment of Mortezayi family (before and after the arrest) by the security authorities. Based on this report, Ms Mortezayi’s mother was harassed by the security establishment but also pressured by Tehran University. Before her arrest, Soha Mortezayi’s mother was interrogated by the security and cultural departments of Tehran University. Her mother was told that if the sit-in by her daughter continues, two years and six months will be added to her sentence. Among the demands of university authorities was permission to send Soha to mental hospital. Tehran University’s head of security told Soha Morezayi’s mother: “We should bring electric shock to Soha to stop what she is doing!” After Soha was arrested, her mother was again summoned, interrogated and “threatened” by security bodies </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28192'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2019/hranews/a-23176/'> Staged a hunger strike to protest her continued arrest. Writing a letter to the case’s interrogator, Soha Mortezayi noted the reasons for her hunger strike: “I am a prisoner who can’t afford bail so it is your duty to release me on a signed pledge. What I see now is the same injustice and discrimination that sent me to prison. I have to stay behind bars because I can’t afford bail. I will stage a hunger strike to protest this unjust procedure and I won’t eat until this issue is solved” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28262'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2019/hranews/a-23250/'> She was taken out of the Women’s Section on the excuse of being released but was handcuffed, blindfolded and sent to Qarchak prison </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28377'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/MostafaNili58/status/1216353749695893505?s=20'> Soha Mortezayi ended her hunger strike but is suffering from its side-effects. Her lawyer says: “Keeping Mr Mortezayi in Qarchak prison is illegal” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28521'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/fa/prisoner/5541/'> She was released on bail </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30350'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%b3%d9%87%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%aa%d8%b6%d8%a7%db%8c%db%8c%d8%8c-%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b5%d9%86%d9%81%db%8c-%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a6%db%8c%d8%8c-%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%db%8c/'> The appellate court reduced the sentence to one year in prison </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33398'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27410/'> Judge Salavati at the 15th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran sentenced Saha Morteazeto to six years in prison for assembly and collusion to act against national security. Since she was once charged with the same crime, she received a higher sentence than the normal amount . According to his attorney Mostafa Nili, the judge has used his participation in the nationwide protests in 2019 and his objection to being denied higher education as the basis for his sentence as </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34716'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28756/'> Branch 54 of the appeal court of Tehran has confirmed her sentence of six years in prison verbatim. The court has used her sit-in at Tehran University in protest of being denied higher education, participating in the 2022 national uprising, and her activities at the student guild as the basis for the sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='43577'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34034/'> She was arrested along with at least 20 others at the memorial of poet and author Samad Shabani. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='43578'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34056/'> She was released. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='43574'> <reference source='https://t.me/senfi_uni_iran/7103'> She was brutally assaulted and arrested by Intelligence Ministry agents while going to work. Student Guild Councils reported that as a result of the attack, Soha Mortezaei had many bruises and wounds on her head, arms, legs, back, and genitalia. She was initially transferred to Evin and later to Tajrish hospital to examine her wounds. After that, she was returned to Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='43575'> <reference source='https://t.me/senfi_uni_iran/7197'> Student Guild reported that Soha Mortezaei's transfer to Evin Prison was to begin serving her sentence. Her enforceable prison sentence is three years and eight months. The appeal court had previously confirmed her sentence of six years in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47693'> <reference source='https://t.me/senfi_uni_iran/7386'> She was transferred to Qarchak Prison. Student Guild reported that Qarchak Prison authorities initially refused to accept her due to the visible wounds and bruises on her body. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47696'> <reference source='https://t.me/senfi_uni_iran/9029'> Qarchak Prison authorities refused to send her to a medical examiner or record the signs of sexual assault on her body. Student guild reported that despite the tear in her ligaments and damage to her hand and shoulder, she was not sent to the hospital. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>