Masoumeh Askari

.Masoumeh Askari is a retired teacher in Tehran. She was arrested during the August 2018 protest and received a prison sentence.

<coverage-outsourcing id='24635'> She was arrested. She was incarcerated in Qarchak prison for several days </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24634'> She was arrested. She was incarcerated in a solitary cell for one month </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24636'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/67292.htm'> He was sentenced to five years in prison. The Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners wrote that the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Mashallah Ahmadzadeh sentenced her to five years in prison on the charge of assembly and collusion against national security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26649'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/67292.htm'> The appeal court confirmed her sentence of five years in prison verbatim. According to a report by the Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners, after reviewing and confirming the verdict, the 36th branch of the appeal court of Tehran province sent the ruling to the verdict enforcement office at Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33687'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3gd1ALT'> According to Radio Zamaneh, after serving one year in prison, Ms. Askari was sent on a medical furlough and despite getting the one-year “halt of the sentence”, she was returned to the political women’s ward of Evin Prison to serve the remaining four years on her sentence. Ms. Askari recently had an accident and can only move around with the help of a walker. She also suffers from bipolar disorder and according to the medical examiner’s recommendation, she needs to receive treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36129'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30438/'> She went on medical furlough. According to HRANA, her attorney Ali Sharifzadeh reported that Ms. Askari is suffering from mental, neurological, kidney, and liver problems and diabetes. Although four months had passed since the doctor’s order regarding his client’s ineligibility to serve sentence, the magistrate overseeing political prisoners was refusing to accept the recommendation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40102'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/67292.htm'> Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners reported that Masoumeh Askari has been denied access to medical treatment and medical furlough. According to the report, he needs surgery to replace the platinum implant in her right leg. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41349'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Al_Sharifzadeh/status/1560202191629172736?s=20&t=HS8eH5zsG_PqolC_bF-8dg'> She was severely battered by a group of violent crime prisoners. Her attorney Ali Sharifzadeh said on Twitter that he has repeatedly warned the prison authorities about the separation of prisoners based on crime. Mr. Sharifzadeh added that the prison authorities have refused to transfer his client to the medical examiner. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='44793'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Al_Sharifzadeh/status/1586670639083036672?s=20&t=awhX1_FxW45YNzjt4wY14g'> Masoumeh Askari was transferred from Evin Prison to Kachooei Prison in Karaj. Her attorney Ali Sharifzadeh Ardakani said on Twitter that his client was beaten in Kachhoei Prison and her life is at risk. He said the warden is responsible for her life. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>