Sepideh Salarvand

.Sepideh Salarvand is a documentary filmmaker, social researcher, and children's rights activist. She was arrested among many others during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

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='42995'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3E9TRvG'> According to IranWire, the security forces arrested Sepideh Salarvand and took her to Evin Prison. during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42996'> <reference source='https://t.me/bbcpersian/147248'> She was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45170'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38746/'> HRANA reported that the 26th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Iman Afshari sentenced her to two years in prison and additional punishments including a two-year ban on leaving the country two-year ban on membership in political and social groups and writing 80 pages of research by hand about the necessity of security in human societies, love of country, and condemnation of treason. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>