Mandana Sadeghi

Mandana Sadeghi is a writer and journalist from Abadan. She had reported on the Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane company strike and protests, financial corruption in Arvand Free Zone, building collapse in Metropol, and coerced confessions of Abadni girls who were arrested during the countrywide protests in reaction 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='42935'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2019/hranews/a-22597/'> According to HRANA, she was summoned and arrested after arriving at the public and revolutionary court of Abadan. She was arraigned and later released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42933'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2019/hranews/a-22757/'> The second branch of the public and revolutionary court investigation ordered the arrests of five Khuzestani journalists and writers in one case. HRANA reported that Mandana Sadeghi, Dariush Memar, Hoda Karimi Sadr, and Hassan Mousavi have been charged with propaganda against the state, and Kourosh Karampour has been charged with propaganda against the state, insulting the leader, agitating the public's mind, and sacrilege. According to the report, these five, along with eight others, were arrested separately and released on bail after interrogation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42937'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33919/'> The trial session of Mandana Sadeghi, Kourosh Karampour, and Hassan Mousavi was held at the 4th branch of the criminal court of Ahvaz. HRANA reported that their attorneys Farzaneh Zilabi and Fereshteh Tabanian presented their defense. A source told HRANA that the defendants had a website and a magazine and had published a report about the protests in Abadan about water in 2000. In the article, they mentioned the killing of a number of protesters and asked Khamenei as the leader to apologize. Publishing this article led to the case for the charge of insulting the leader. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42939'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35422/'> According to HRANA, Kourosh Karampour, was exonerated of the charge of insulting the leader and propaganda against the state, and Mandana Sadeghi, Hassan Mousavi, Dariush Memar, and Hoda Karimi Sadr were cleared of the charge of propaganda against the state. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42940'> Security forces searched Mandana Sadeghi's home, confiscated her electronic devices, arrested and transferred her to Ahvaz. An IPA source said the security forces arrested Ms. Sadeghi's husband, Reza Mohammadi at the same time and transferred him to Ahvaz. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42941'> An IPA source reported that there is still no information on the location of Mandana Sadeghi and her husband Reza Mohammadi. According to this source, Ms. Sadeghi had earlier suffered a brain aneurysm during the trials for her previous case and was using a special medication, but she was denied the medication and medical treatment after the arrest. The source also said that Ms. Sadeghi has only been able to make two brief phone calls to her family during the past couple of weeks. Despite their family's efforts, the security forces have denied them access to an attorney. </coverage-outsourcing>