Mehrnoush Tafian

Mehrnoush Tafian

Mahrnoush Tafian is a journalism graduate from Ahvaz. She was arrested and convicted for doing a report about the destruction of homes in Abolfazl Abbasd village and was charged with and convicted of disseminating lies. She was once again arrested suring 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='37250'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32175/'> HRANA reported that Mehrnoush Tafian's home was searched by IRGC Intelligence agents and her phone and some personal belongings were confiscated. She was later summoned to IRGC Intelligence and interrogated. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='37251'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32175/'> After arriving at the 13th branch of the public and revolutionary court of Ahvaz she was arrested for "failing to provide bail" and got transferred to Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz. She was later released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='37249'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/TafianMehrnoosh/status/1450811222778163204?s=20'> Mehrnoush Tafian tweeted that the appeal court of Khuzestan Province has sentenced her to three months and 10 days in prison. According to the ruling, her sentence of three months and a day in prison has been suspended for a year and her sentence of one year in prison was reduced to three months and 10 days. She was previously sentenced to one year in prison by the revolutionary court of Ahvaz for propaganda against the state and three months and one day in prison for disseminating lies and agitating the public's mind. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='42702'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3yRMTbx'> She was arrested. According to Instagram posts of Khuzestani reporter Mandana Khuzestani, the security forces had threatened her family not to publicize her arrest. She was arrested 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='42703'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3yRMTbx'> She was summoned to the 13th branch of the Ahvaz court According to IranWire she was being held at an undisclosed location and was denied access to an attorney and family visit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='42704'> <reference source='https://cpj.org/2022/09/names-of-journalists-arrested-in-irans-anti-state-protests/'> The Committee to Protect Journalists released the names of 40 journalists arrested during the protests in response to Mahsa Amini's murder. The international organization demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all the reporters arrested for covering the death of Mahsa Amini and protests after that. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='44959'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/?p=382014'> HRANA reported that she is still being held in an undisclosed location and according to Farzane Zilabi, Ms. Tafian still has no access to an attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='45187'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=9165'> According to the International Federation of Journalists, the first branch of the revolutionary court of Ahvaz sentenced her to one year in prison and two years ban on leaving the country. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='47704'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/TafianMehrnoosh/status/1622916457230135297'> She was released. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>