Mina Yaghoubi

Mina Yaghoubi is a trainer at a sports club in Arak. She was arrested during the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43966'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/742956/'> Intelligence Ministry agents arrested Mina Yaghoubi in Arak and took her to the ministry jail in that city. Radio Zamaneh reported that Ms. Yaghoubi has been denied phone calls and visitation during her time in the Intelligence Ministry jail. Her arrest came three days after the memorial for Mehrshad Shahidinejad, the 19-year-old boy from Arak who was killed by the security forces with repeated baton strikes to his head. The reason for her arrest was reported as "norm-breaking behavior and throwing stones at Arak cemetery and releasing the video of it online. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43974'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/742956/'> Mina Yaghoubi was transferred to Arak Central Prison. Radio Zamaneh reported that during a brief phone call to her family, she said she is under heavy pressure to confess to throwing stones at the cemetery, and that she has been kept in solitary since her arrest. The report goes on to say that the case interrogator has also pressured Mina Yaghoubi's family and students. She is also being denied her medication. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43975'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38079/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA reported that she was released on bail. Based on the report from the provincial court, she attempted suicide twice during her time in jail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>