Elham Afkari Sangari

.Elham Afkari was arrested during the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. Her three brothers, Navid, Vahid, and Habib Afkari were arrested for participating in the 2018 protests. Navid was executed and the other two brothers received prison sentences.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43812'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/news-1/109634-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D8%AF/'> According to IranWire, Elham Afkari was arrested in Shiraz. She was arrested along with her husband and three-year-old son and taken to the Intelligence Ministry jail in Shiraz. Her husband and son were released a few hours later. IRGC's Tasnim news claimed that Ms. Afkari is "one of the main agents of Iran International channel" but didn't offer any evidence or details. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44208'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/RadioFarda_/status/1591464393132294144?s=20&t=GlQsfrZLeEFqym8epwkdmg'> Videos on social media show Behieh Namjou, mother of Elham Afkari, sitting in front of the jail known as "number 100" and knocking on the door for several days. In one of the videos released by Radio Farda, she says either release my daughter or kill me. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43813'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1591404752017182720?s=52&t=rCYSYcM0cm-CJVOjHPbr0A'> Her brother Saeed Afkari reported that she went on a hunger strike right after her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43814'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1593972748660998146?s=52&t=rCYSYcM0cm-CJVOjHPbr0A'> Saeed Afkari reported that Elham Afkari has been transferred to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz and that she has ended her hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44116'> <reference source='https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5637645/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C'> Masoud Setayeshi, the spokesperson for the judiciary announced that Elham Afkari has been charged with assembly and collusion against national security. He said in a news conference that Elham Afkari has been arraigned and a temporary arrest warrant has been issued. The conference was covered by state media. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43815'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1594955358342156288?s=52&t=rCYSYcM0cm-CJVOjHPbr0A'> Saeed Afkari tweeted that the Intelligence Ministry interrogators have accused Elham Afkari of propaganda against the state for demanding justice for her brother Navid Afkari and others killed by the state. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44114'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1598727427097858066?s=20&t=Ka1YxOSF0NMxFH1Da88mBw'> Saeed Afkari released an audio of her sister from Adel Abad Prison on Twitter and wrote that her sister called him from the prison and said there are dozens of prisoners under 18 in Adel Abad Prison and they have received charges like spreading corruption on earth or waging war against God and Islam (Moharebeh). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44113'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntlbrk/status/1600493812769497089?s=20&t=Ka1YxOSF0NMxFH1Da88mBw'> According to the Iran International channel, Amnesty International released a statement addressing the chief of the judiciary and the ambassador of the Islamic Republic to the UN, objecting to the arbitrary attest Elham Afkari and demanding her release. According to the report, Amnesty also asked for assurance that they would have access to medical services in prison and demanded an investigation into the torture of Navid Afkari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44209'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1600928768771903489?s=20&t=dD3X4WqeVK1Xlb76OBPKTg'> Saeed Afkari reported that his sister has gone on a hunger strike again. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44927'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/indypersian/status/1604095147880615941?s=20'> German MP Janine Wissler announced on Twitter that she has accepted Elham Afkari's political guardianship. Independent Persian released the news and said this act is part of a political program where German political figures support Iranian political prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44928'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1605219600542597121?s=20'> Saeed Afkari reported that the revolutionary court of Shiraz sentenced Elham Afkari to five years in prison. It seems the sentence was issued for the charge of assembly and collusion against national security. HRANA also reported that the IRGC's Tasnim news has released a report on Elham Afkari's conviction. According to HRANA, the report uses her initials and says she was sentenced to five years in prison for "attempting to disrupt and create unsafety by participating in calls for protests from enemies of the state". She was also banned from leaving the country for two years and two years banned from any activity online. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44926'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1606927579700924416?s=20'> Saeed Afkari reported that his sister broke her hunger strike after she had a visit from he daughter Liana. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48973'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/afkari_saeed/status/1634837636643979264'> Elham Afkari was released with an electronic ankle bracelet and will spend the rest of her sentence in house arrest with limited mobility. Her brother Saeed Afkari announced on Twitter that she was released from Adel Abad Prison but she has to spend the next five years under house arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>