Soheila Hejab

She was sentenced to prison on the charge of “cooperating with opposition groups”.

She has been introduced as a "lawyer" in some unconfirmed reports. According to a letter from Soheila, she is graduated in law and has participated in the Bar Association exam to get a lawyer's license. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='27131'> She was arrested. Hrana wrote that she was sentenced to two years in prison and was released after five months following an amnesty. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26669'> She was rearrested and transferred to Evin prison 10 days after her release. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26670'> She was about to sent from prison to the prosecutor's office, but she was transferred to one of the IRGC's safe houses in Tehran. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26671'> She was returned to Evin prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27431'> According to HRANA, she has gone on a hunger strike to protest her temporary release denial. The authorities refused to release Ms. Hijab despite posting the bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29760'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-24153/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> She was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29812'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-human-rights-/5335646.html?nocache=1'> Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Moghiseh, sentenced Soheila Hejab to a total of 18 years in prison on charges of "propaganda against the system," "gathering and planning against national security," "spreading falsehoods to disturb public opinion," and "Joining Opposition Groups to defend women's rights."By applying Article 134, seven years, and six months of his sentence will be enforceable. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30822'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-24902/'> She was informed about the imprisonment sentence's confirmation after attending Branch 36 of Appellate Court. She was beaten and arrested by Tehran's Sarollah base agents and transferred to Qarchak Prison. Mrs. Hejab was dragged to the ground and physically attacked by agents during her arrest. Mrs. Hijab confirmed the officers' "misbehavior" in an audio file after her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31048'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/32UhcyX'> Some family members of Soheila Hejab were arrested at the Evin Court. They were released a few hours later except for his brother, Majid Hejab. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31192'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.net/fa/?p=13304'> She went on a hunger strike to protest her non-transfer to Evin prison and pressuring her family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31266'> <reference source='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yJESmnaz-s'> In an audio file, Ms. Hejab explained her situation and asked people to protest against the Iranian government. Soheila Hejab had been taken to the prison's medical center a few days ago, and the doctor told her: > I will not visit you because you are against the government." "Your government will soon be overthrown, Ms. Hejab told the doctor. Soheila Hejab emphasizes the necessity of leaving the differences between forces opposed to the Iranian government and calling on the Iranian people to use their social power to overthrow the government. she said: > There is no oppression that the government has not committed. Ms. Hijab chanted slogans in the prison yard and shouted: > Death to the dictator, death to Khamenei at the end of the audio file. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31264'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/زینب_جلالیان_سهیلا_حجاب.pdf'> Zeinab Jalalian and Soheila Hijab wrote a mutual letter protesting their custody in Qarchak Prison without separating the defendants. The letter states that "there are many Corona positive patients in this ward, and they are being kept close to healthy people." The letter refers to the prison's unsanitary conditions as follows: > Health supplies are not distributed here to prevent coronavirus. Also, some prisoners have infectious diseases, and nothing is done to protect the health of prisoners.” In another part of the letter, by calling the Islamic Republic a "terrorist and oppressor government," they added: We have been subjected to physical and psychological torture in the prisons of the Islamic Republic for a long time. We do not recognize the Islamic Republic, and we will never ask them for forgiveness or other demands.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31613'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3jnns8h'> About a month after starting the hunger strike, she was deprived of proper medical care. Authorities have denied Ms. Hijab the right to have any contact with her family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31718'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/312zQ5t'> Hengaw reported that Soheila Hejab ended his hunger strike after part of her demands were met by officials and "threats by security forces." "We will add 18 weapons to your file," the security forces told Ms. Hejab and threatened her. Soheila Hejab's brother (Majid Hejab) and her sister have been released on bail simultaneously with the end of her hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31960'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=13856'> According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, a prisoner accused of "murder" injured her with broken glass. She was taken to a hospital outside the prison due to severe bleeding. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32776'> According to articles published on various websites, Soheila Hejab has been deprived of proper treatment despite "Eye blur and movement imbalance." </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32872'> In an audio file released from prison, Soheila Hejab expressed her support for Reza Pahlavi's request for the government's opposition groups to unite in the civil struggle called "New Covenant." </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33162'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27073/'> HRANA reports the problems of women political prisoners in Qarchak prison. According to the report, the political prisoners transferred to Qarchak prison to pressure them without observing the separation of accusations. At least 16 defendants and political prisoners are being kept in this prison without observing the principle of separation of accusations and being deprived of basic facilities. Also, the inferior quality of prison food, lack of necessary facilities, the problem of the prison sewage system, constant shortage of freshwater, lack of medical and sanitary facilities, especially after the outbreak of coronavirus, lack of medical deployments, and high prison density cause many problems for These prisoners. Seventeen women prisoners such as Golrokh Ebrahimi Erayi, Marjan Davari, Kylie Moore Gilbert, Elham Barmaki, Zahra Safaei, Parastoo Moeini, ‌ Forough Taghipour, Leila Mirghafari, Pirzad Hamidi Shafaq, Zohreh Sarv, Fereshteh Didani, Soheila Hejab, Samira Hadian, Gita Hor, Zeinab Alipour, Raha Ahmadi and Leila Akbari are being kept in this prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33615'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=14774'> According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Soheila Hejab has faced a new case due to a letter she wrote on the November protests' first memorial. The court considered this letter an example of "propaganda against the system" and "disturbing public opinion." Ms. Hijab was reportedly "beaten" by prison officials and two prisoners accused of murder after returning from the courthouse. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>