Nasim Soltanbeigi

Nasim Soltanbeigi is a former student activist and journalist living in Tehran. She is also a bachelor's student of Communication Sciences from Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran (2013-2014). Ms. Soltanbeigi was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='46410'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39034/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> She was arrested by the IRGC Intelligence while leaving the country during the countrywide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46412'> <reference source='https://t.me/bbcpersian/157940'> BBC Persian wrote that Iran Jalali, the mother of Ms. Suoltanbeigi, announced on Twitter that 9 days have passed since her daughter's arrest and she is still in solitary confinement in Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48260'> <reference source='https://t.me/tehran_association_journalists/980'> The committee and executive board for following up on the situation of detained journalists stated that a number of journalists, including Ali Khatibzadeh, Masoud Kordpour, Nilofar Hamedi, Iman Behpasand, Elaheh Mohammadi, Vida Rabbani, Amir Hossein Barimani, Aria Jafari, Ashkan Shamipour, Shahriar Ghanbari, Farkhondeh Ashuri, Farzaneh Yahyaabadi, Maleeheh Deraki, Ehsan Pirbornash, Maral Darafarin, Kamyar Fakour, Esmail Khezri, Hossein Yazdi, Amir Abbasi, Mehdi Ghadimi, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Melika Hashemi, Saeedeh Shafiee, and Mehrnoosh Zareihanzaki are still in detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46413'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39309/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Soltanbeigi's mother said that she told her in a phone call that she was transferred from solitary confinement to one of the wards of Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48270'> <reference source='https://t.me/IFJFarsi/1887'> In a statement, the International Federation of Journalists criticized the widespread arrests of journalists in Iran and demanded the release of 33 Iranian journalists who were arrested during the recent public protests and are still in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47714'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=9478'> She was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50789'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/j0z9d'> Iranwire wrote that Saeedeh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei, and Nasim Soltanbeigi were summoned to the Evin Prosecutor's Office to present their last defense after receiving separate summonses. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52691'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41732/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> The indictment of the case of Saeedeh Shafiee and Nasim Soltanbeigi was issued and their case was referred to the 26th branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote: > Based on the issued indictment, the case of these journalists was referred to Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52791'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41989/'> The hearing on the accusations of Saeedeh Shafiee, Nasim Soltanbeigi, and Mehrnoosh Zarei Hanzaki was held at branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that even though there was no prior notification regarding the trial's format, this meeting was held in public and lasted for about four hours. According to this report, in the middle of the session, Judge Afshari addressed the issue of their opposition to the mandatory hijab, which was published in their posts and content on social networks. Despite the absence of the hijab issue among the accusations attributed to these three people, the discussion of these journalists' opposition to the mandatory hijab became the main topic to the point where Afshari insulted them because of their opinions regarding the issue of hijab. According to HRANA, Badr al-Sadat Mofidi, the representative of the trade union of journalists of Tehran province, was also allowed to defend these three journalists. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53353'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42577/'> Saeedeh Shafiee and Nasim Soltanbeigi were each sentenced to four years and three months in prison. While publishing this news, HRANA wrote that based on the verdict issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi were sentenced to eight months in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the state" and for the charge of "assembly and collusion to disrupt the national security to three years and seven months of imprisonment. These two journalists were also banned from membership in political and social groups and organizations for two years as well as banned from leaving the country for two years. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53370'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43703/'> Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi were each sentenced to more than four years in prison by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province. While publishing this news, HRANA wrote that Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi were each separately sentenced to seven months and sixteen days in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the state" and three years and six months for the charge of "assembly and collusion to disrupt national security". According to Article 134, three years and six months of this sentence can be enforced. It is also emphasized in the issued verdict that the "Amnesty decree of February" last year (2023) will not include these two journalists. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53349'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44950/'> According to Harana, Saeedeh Shafiee and Nasim Soltanbeigi received a notice to execute their prison sentence and were summoned to the first branch of Evin Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53348'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45158/'> According to HRANA, she was arrested after going to the first branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office and was transferred to Evin prison to serve her three-year and six-month sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53373'> <reference source='https://shorturl.at/elR17'> "Reporters Without Borders" organization released a statement about the imprisonment of Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi, saying these two journalists, like many of their colleagues in Iran, are paying the price for covering the news of the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54068'> <reference source='https://x.com/JaliliIran/status/1741157488911622620?s=20'> Iran Jalili wrote in her user account on X social network that her daughter, Nasim Soltanbeigi, along with 12 of her associates have been denied phone calls for a month. According to Mrs. Jalili, this restriction occurred after a visit by the judges of the Revolutionary Court in the women's ward of Evin prison. Mrs. Jalili added that the officials made this decision in response to the objections of female prisoners to the handling of cases and the issued death sentences. On December 27, 2023, about 250 judges and judicial officials of the prisons of Tehran province visited Evin prison. Among the visitors were Iman Afshari, Head of Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, Mohammad Reza Amouzad, Head of Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, Ali Ghanaatkar, Head of the Security Prosecutor's Office, and Ali Al-Ghasimehr, Chief Justice of Tehran Province. During this visit, a number of female political prisoners chanted slogans such as "Death to the dictator", "Death to the Islamic Republic" and "Women, Life, Freedom" and sang revolutionary hymns. Their protest was against the suppression of people, imprisonment, arrest, torture, and execution of protestors like "Mohsen Shekhari". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54067'> <reference source='https://x.com/JaliliIran/status/1741752726898332159?s=20'> Niloufar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi, and Nasim Soltanbeigi were denied the right to visit. Iran Jalili, the mother of Nasim Soltanbeigi, wrote on X that this restriction will continue until the end of December. On December 16, 2022, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Elaheh Mohammadi, and Niloufar Hamedi sang a song titled "Safarnak" in a phone call from the women's ward of Evin prison, a video of which was published on social networks. In the video, the message "This is a phone call from Evin prison" was heard. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54418'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46012/'> HRANA wrote that Anisha Asadollahi, Reyhaneh Ansarinejad, Forough Taghipour, Shiva Esmaili, Marzieh Farsi, Arghavan Fallahi, Sepideh Gholian, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Sarvenaz Ahmadi, Golrokh Iraee, Nagin Najaf Rostami, Mahbobeh Rezaei, and Narges Mohammadi are still denied contact with their families. Also, a family member of Shakila Monfared announced in a conversation with HRANA that she has not been in contact with her family for some time. An informed source while confirming this news told HRANA: "The prisoners have been deprived of the possibility of contact for a month, even though the prison disciplinary committee did not notify them in writing. However, they have not had any contact with their families since eight days ago. HRANA also wrote that Negin Najaf Rostami, Mahboubeh Rezaei, and Narges Mohammadi, in addition to the mentioned period, have been banned from making phone calls to their families for 20 days due to their continuous protests in prison regarding the lack of response to their demands. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54557'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=12125'> The International Federation of Journalists condemned the "punitive actions" of the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran against Niloufar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi, and Nasim Soltanbeigi, and demanded the release of these three and other imprisoned journalists. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54559'> <reference source='https://x.com/JaliliIran/status/1745443652535472343?s=20'> Iran Jalili, Nasim Sultanbeigi's mother, posted on her user account on X that her child is being denied phone calls and family visits, which has been extended until January 27. While referring to the calls and visits of some female political prisoners in Evin prison, Mrs. Jalili added: > This unfair decision was supposed to continue until January 20, but it has been extended for Nasim by another week. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56179'> <reference source='https://x.com/Maryamkianersi2/status/1766494317571355051?s=20'> Maryam Kianersi wrote in her user account on X that her client, Nasim Spltanbeigi was sent on leave after being sent to the Forensic Medicine Commission and the prosecutor agreed to medical leave, with the order to pause the enforcement of the prison sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>