Zhina Modares Gorji

Zhina Modarres Gorji is a women's rights activist in Sanandaj and a member of Zhivano Association. She was also a member of the One Million Signature Campaign. She was arrested during the national uprising in 2022 and received a long-term prison sentence.

<coverage-outsourcing id='42571'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3EC8AQu'> Kurdpa reported that the security forces went to her workplace Zhira Bookstore three times but since she wasn't at work they called her and threatened her that if you participate in the protests in Sanandaj "you won't see the sun again". According to the source, the security forces asked her to delete her stories on Instagram about Mahsa Amini. The source also added that the IRGC Intelligence forces in Sanandaj asked her to report to the organization's office on September 18 with her bookstore permit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42572'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=19121'> She was arrested by the security forces on Safari Street in Sanandaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42573'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37193/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA reported that Ms. Modarres Gorji who was transferred to the rehabilitation center in Sanandaj, went on a hunger strike in protest of getting assaulted by the security forces at the time of arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45961'> She was released from prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49420'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/jina_modaresg/status/1625567930975981576?s=20'> After her first trial session, Zhina Modarres Gorji tweeted that when her attorney Mr. Abdollahi was studying her case for the last review, he realized that the case was taken from Judge Saeedi at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Sananda and was given to the chief of the judiciary of Sanandaj. According to Ms. Moddarres, Judge Akbari did not even read the case file and the trial session was more like advice and events analysis. Ms. Gorji also said that she didn't sign the pardon request. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49418'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20607'> After arriving at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Sanandaj, she was arraigned for new charges and the investigator increased her bail amount to 10 billion rials. Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that her new charge was "acts against national security" by forming and joining an illegal group. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50375'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20692'> She was arrested in a street in Sanandaj and transferred to a women's rehabilitation center. KHRN reported that Zhina Modarres Gorji was repeatedly summoned by the Intelligence Ministry by phone or in writing. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50965'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/777'> It was reported that Zhina Modarres Gorji and Fariba Zand Karimi are in solitary resisting pressures to incriminate themselves and do a fake video confession. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51876'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/05/76'> Quoting a source, Kurdpa wrote that the first investigation branch of Sanandaj Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, headed by Alireza Faryabi, rejected Ms. Modarres Gorji's complaint against the officers of the Kurdistan Intelligence Agency for deprivation of freedom, deprivation of rights stipulated in the constitution, kidnapping, intentional assault and insult to ordinary people, citing "lack of sufficient evidence", and issued an order of non-suit for the officers of the Intelligence Department. This source added that the lawyers of Ms. Modarres Gorji objected to the decision of the prosecutor's office due to the lack of judicial investigation and neglect of evidence, and requested the criminal court of this city to overturn the decision and declare insufficient research. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51088'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20913'> She was transferred to the general ward of Sanandaj prison. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, while announcing this news, wrote that after the transfer of Zhina Modarres Gorji to the general ward of the prison, her family managed to visit her. Based on this report, her temporary detention order has been extended until May 12. Ms. Modarres Gorji has been denied access to a lawyer since her arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52246'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=21289'> Zhina Modarres Gorji was accused of collaborating with the hostile government in a new charge. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Report, Ms. Modarres Gorji was accused of cooperating with a hostile government after being transferred to the Sanandaj Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office. Kurdistan Human Rights has written that she was previously accused of publishing lies, propaganda against the system, and "acting against national security through the formation and membership of an illegal group". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52678'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41926/'> His arrest order was extended for another month. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that due to the authorities not agreeing to send Zhina on leave to participate in the university exams, Ms. Modarres Gorji was banned from attending the exam session. According to this source, the extension of the arrest order of Ms. Gorji was done while the deadline for the previous ten-day arrest order had not expired. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52679'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/07/12'> According to Kurdpa, after 84 days, she was released from Sanandaj Correctional Center after posting a bail of 50 billion Rials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='59780'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/05/99'> The first branch of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Mohammad Karmi sentenced her to 10 years imprisonment for the charge of forming an illegal group to subvert the regime, for the charge of cooperation with hostile groups and countries to 10 years imprisonment, and for the charge of propaganda against the regime to one year in prison. After applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, 10 years of this sentence is enforceable. While announcing this news, Kurdpa wrote that this court also stated that due to the possibility of "anti-security" activities of Zhina Modarres and "possibility of destructive security activities" and based on Article 513 of the Civil Code, she is to serve her sentence in Hamedan prison instead of Sanandaj Prison. According to Kurdpa's report, based on the verdict, the examples of accusations brought against Ms. Modarres Gorji are the "establishment of Zhivano Association with feminist ideology and with the aim of subversion", "targeted participation in gatherings and expression of subversive slogans", "connection with anti-revolutionary elements", " Participating in international conferences and educational workshops", "Publishing content in the virtual space and conducting interviews with foreign media to blacken the country's situation and agitate the society at a critical time after Mahsa Amini's death". According to this report, the lawyers of Ms. Modarres Gorji have filed a request for re-examination in the appeals court of the province in protest against this heavy sentence. This report stated that Sanandaj Criminal Court will be responsible for investigating the charge of publishing falsehoods. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>