Mozhgan Keshavarz

He was arrested for resisting against forced hijab in the form of a White Wednesday campaign and similar activities.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='25938'> Was arrested. Masih Alinejad wrote on her Instagram page: “The third brave woman who had joined Yasaman Ariani and her mother to give flowers to women with Hijab on the metro was arrested today. Security forces attacked the house of Mojhan Keshavarz, an activist of the White Wednesdays and arrested her in front of the eyes of her child daughter. Mojgan knew that she was to be arrested but said that she’d stay back to peacefully struggle for her rights. Mojgan knew that her choice to not be indifferent can only be met with prison but chose not to be silent. She chose responsibility and repeatedly acted in civil disobedience against tyrannical laws.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25940'> She was transferred to Qarchak prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25941'> 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='25957'> According to Hrana’s reporting, Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Moghise, sentenced women rights activists and opponents of compulsory Hijab Yasaman Ariani, Monire Arabshahi and Mojgan Keshavarz to a total of 55 years in prison which, after the application of Article 134 reductions, will be a total of 30 enforceable years. Their convictions consist of the following: One year for “propaganda against the regime”, Five years for “collusion and gathering for acting against national security” and 10 years for “encouraging and facilitating corruption and prostitution”. Mojgan Keshavarz has also been sentenced to seven years and six months in prison on the charge of “insulting the sacred”. During the trial, Mr. Moqise told the three that they won’t have access to lawyers before the verdict was issued. He also repeatedly hurled insults at them. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27425'> America Abroad Media Organization awarded Iranian-American Journalist Masih Alinejad. She declared that she is presenting the award to four women's rights activists: Monireh Arab Shahi, Mojgan Keshavarz, Yasaman Ariyani and Saba Kord Afshari, during her speech at this gathering. by appreciating their activities, she additionally introduced them as <<activists of change in Iran>>. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28999'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23730/'> Branch 54 of Tehran Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Babaei, sentenced Yasaman Ariani, Monireh Arabshahi, and Mozhgan Keshavarz to five years and six months in prison on the charge of "encouraging corruption and immortality," three years and six months for "Assembly and planning against national security," and to seven months for "propaganda against the system." According to Article 134, five years and six months of imprisonment will apply to them. The appellate court was held without the lawyer and the defendants. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32435'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25517/'> According to HRANA, 35 political women prisoners are currently being kept in the women's Evin Prison ward. They face problems such as limited access to medical services, rarity and high prices of goods, low-quality food, etc. After the coronavirus's pandemic, prisoners are responsible for preparing masks and gloves. In the prison store, each mask or pair of gloves is sold to prisoners at a price of between eight and ten thousand tomans. Detergents and disinfectants are also given to the prisoners rationally. Still, the prisoners have to buy these materials from the store due to the lack of these items. The prison store sells Alcohol and other disinfectants at high prices, so some prisoners buy these substances together. The quality of food is low, and most prisoners are forced to buy food from the prison store. Maryam Akbari Monfared, Atena Daemi, Raheleh Ahmadi, Saba Kord Afshari, Niloufar Bayani, Sepideh Kashani, Fatemeh Mosanna, Zahra Zahtabachi, Monireh Arabshahi, Yasaman Ariani, Mojgan Keshavarz, Aras Amiri, Samaneh Norouz Moradi, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Hengameh Shahidi, Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, Sepideh Farhan, Sepideh Gholyan, Maryam Ebrahimvand, Neda Ashtiani, Zahra Jamali, Fariba Adelkhah, Mozhgan Kavousi, Mozhdeh Negahdar, Elham Barmaki, Masoumeh (Minoo) Ghasemzadeh Malek Shah, Maryam Haji Hosseini, Nazanin Toosi, Mina Saki, Mira Radpour, Leila Raouf, Hajar Siamifar, and Soroush Ahmadi Khosravi are among the 35 women prisoners currently being kept in the women's ward of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33758'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27759/'> She was transferred to Qarchak prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>