Melika Gharagozlou

.Melika Gharagozlou is a journalism student at Allameh Tabatabaei University. She has worked with Khabar Online in the past. She was first arrested during the November 2019 uprising and received a prison sentence. She was also arrested for a campaign against the hijab, and later during the countrywide uprising in response to Mahsa Amini's murder.

Millions of demonstrators protests in several cities of Iran, after the petrol price rise. Though, the early hours of the protests were aimed at the petrol price rise, soon after the protests turned against the government. From the earliest moments firing on protesters began in many places and security forces killed or injured hundreds. November's nationwide protests consider as the largest uprising against the government till now by many people, and the Islamic Republic's reaction admitted as the largest crackdown on non-partisan protesters. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='29377'> She was arrested and transferred to Evin prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29378'> She was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29379'> She was sentenced to six months in prison by the 29th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court for assembly and collusion to act against national security. It seems that the sentence was reduced. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33463'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27423/'> HRANA wrote that Melika Gharagozlou was included in the order of the chief of the judiciary for the release of 157 political and security prisoners and therefore will not to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40709'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35887/'> She was arrested by the security forces and taken to an unknown location after opposing the mandatory hijab in a video. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41333'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/69730'> She is still in custody awaiting a decision. According to her attorney Mohammad Ali Kamfirouzi, Ms. Gharagozlou is not in good health. He told Emtedad that the continued detainment of his client and the indecision is mental torture and illegal. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41523'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/meskandari14/status/1562457118313414660'> She was released from Evin Prison on bail. Ms. Eskandari Melika's mother tweeted: "My daughter Melika Gharagozlou was released on a bail of 16 billion rials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42173'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37155/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> The 26th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Iman Afshari sentenced Melika Gharagozlou to four years and four months in prison, fines, and social restrictions. According to HRANA, she was sentenced to three years and eight months in Prison for assembly and collusion to act against national security, eight months in prison for propaganda against the state, and 80 million rials in fines for the promotion of acts against public virtues (Article 134: Three years and eight months enforceable). She has also been restricted from membership in political and social groups and even social media, and also two years ban from leaving the country. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42387'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Kamfirouzi/status/1576896527733518339?s=20&t=Y3p4p-7-BaJYFHz8enbY1g'> Her attorney Mohammad Ali Kamfirouzi reported that Melika Gharagozlou was arrested by the security forces after they broke into her home and broke the lock. He later tweeted: "She was framed and arrested again with the help of fake cases brought against her by Allameh University and Intelligence ministry. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42593'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Kamfirouzi/status/1580215600772587520'> Melika Gharagozlou has been denied sufficient medical treatment. Her attorney Mohammad Ali Kamfirouzireported on Twitter: > My client's health is at serious risk. The prison authorities do not give her the medication she needs and they do not let her be examined by a specialist. He also said Ms. Gharagozlou has been transferred to Qarchak Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43422'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Kamfirouzi/status/1592962666741792768?s=20&t=XTvMD-URHTgamA2bKuqc4w'> She was transferred to Amin Abad Mental Hospital without the knowledge of her attorney and family. Her attorney tweeted that several specialists had previously confirmed that she is unable to serve her sentence due to health problems. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>