Shahrzad Nazifi

Shahrzad Latifi, her husband, and her children are motocross competitors. In the first women's motocross championship in Iran in 2009 she and her daughter came in first and second.

Shahrzad Nazifi was sentenced to long-term prison for forming an illegal group. IPA can not confirm the charges that led to her conviction, but it seems that her religious belief and maybe her sport are not compatible with the state's ideology. In addition, Ms. Nazifi and her family have all been banned from motocross sport without a court ruling. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='24612'> Security forces searched her house. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24611'> She was arrested. All her awards and trophies were confiscated. She was released 15 days later </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24613'> HRANA reported that she and her family members were banned from motocross sport without a court order. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36123'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30422/'> The 26th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Iman Afshari sentenced Shahrzad Nazifi to eight years in prison for the "formation of an illegal organization with the intent to disrupt national security." She has also been ordered to work with mentally challenged patients for four hours a day for three months and has been denied traveling abroad for two years. The court's ruling mentions the "wrong motivation and inner desire to destroy the religious system". This sentence was recently issued in absentia and communicated to her defense attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>