Roya Zakeri

Roya Zakeri, a native of Marand, graduated with a master's degree in computer science and is known as the "Girl of Tabriz". After being confronted by Hijab officers in Tabriz, she chanted slogans against "Ali Khamenei" and was arrested. She was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='57962'> <reference source='https://x.com/azohguney/status/1727748330095083920'> She protested in front of Tabriz University holding a paper with the slogans "Death to the principle of Supremacy of the Clergy" and "We want our rights" and was arrested by police officers. Roya Zakeri said in a video she published later that she has been on a hunger strike since the moment she was arrested in police custody. In this video published by Azouh, she says that the person whom everyone called "doctor" interrogated and filmed him. According to Ms. Zakeri, this person asked her to break her hunger strike by promising to take care of her problem. Roya Zakeri said that after eating some food, she was transferred to the Central Prison of Tabriz and was imprisoned there for 16 days without the right to call and visitation. Ms. Zakeri said that during her detention in Tabriz prison, she went on a hunger strike and on the 16th day, after her condition worsened, she was transferred to Razi Hospital by the order of the judge. Roya Zakeri further said that she was hospitalized for a month and then released. According to Ms. Zakeri, many accusations have been leveled against her, including conspiracy, collusion, and communication with hostile countries. His arrest took place at the same time as the nationwide uprising in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57961'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/2be27swm'> A video of Roya Zakeri was published on social networks, in which she chants the slogan "Death to Khamenei" without the mandatory hijab. According to IranWire, Hijab officers on a motorcycle near "Golestan Garden" in Tabriz gave Ms. Zakeri a hijab warning and after fighting with her, they threw her to the ground. According to this report, while she was injured by this attack, she shouted slogans against the leader of the Islamic Republic and was arrested by the police officers. In this report, Duman Radmehr, the person who revealed Roya Zakeri's identity, said: > It is not clear what happened during those few hours of detention, but that night Ms. Zakeri was transferred to the Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Tabriz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57963'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/2be27swm'> Without mentioning her name, the media close to the government reported that Roya Zakari was transferred to a psychiatric hospital. In the police announcement, which ISNA published with the headline "Dissident media take advantage of Tabrizi girl's mental health condition", it is claimed: > Around noon yesterday, people contacted the police emergency center 110 and the emergency center 115 about "the fact that a sick woman was delirious on Monajem Street in Tabriz; immediately emergency workers and police officers arrived at the scene. The announcement states that according to the woman's family and relatives who were present at the place, she, who had a history of mental illness, was sent to the medical center and treated with the coordination of the emergency personnel and the help of the family. The police also stated in their announcement: > Some media had taken advantage of her mental illness and violated media principles. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57964'> <reference source='https://x.com/SinaYousefilaw/status/1715859140017315840'> She was transferred from the hospital to Tabriz Intelligence Detention Center while being denied a visit with her lawyer. Attorney Sina Yousefi, while announcing this news on X, wrote that Roya Zakeri is a senior computer expert and passed the employment test in 2021, and while she had gone through all the procedures and passed all the interviews, "due to her arrest in the fall she was denied employment last year." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57965'> <reference source='https://x.com/SinaYousefilaw/status/1717637922176847918'> She is still imprisoned in Tabriz Intelligence Detention Center. Sina Yousefi, a lawyer, while announcing this news, wrote on X social network that despite the follow-up of some lawyers, her case has not been registered in the court and no lawyer can enter the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57966'> <reference source='https://x.com/DumanRadmehr/status/1719317050072437194'> Duman Radmehr, a political activist, wrote in Messenger X that Roya Zakeri has been admitted to the women's ward of Razi Hospital in Tabriz since at least October 28, 2023. According to him, after examining Ms. Zakeri, the medical examiner of Tabriz considered it necessary to "not discharge and continue hospitalization". According to this report, Roya Zakeri is still denied visitation and her medical file is held by Razi Hospital security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57967'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/pyawu5dx'> She was discharged from Razi Hospital. According to IranWire, there is no information about the place of transfer and the institution that transferred her. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57968'> <reference source='https://x.com/azohguney/status/1727748330095083920'> Roya Zakeri released a video and announced that the Islamic Republic has tried to make her appear mentally ill. She said that she is in perfect physical and mental health. In this video published by Azouh, pointing out that she was hospitalized three times in the Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Tabriz, she emphasized that all three cases were forced and by the order of the judge. Ms. Zakeri announced that she does not accept the claims of the Islamic Republic against her. Explaining her recent arrest, she said that she went to FATA police in October after her bank card was blocked, and she was arrested without having committed any crime and was imprisoned in Tabriz prison for five days, and she was released after a hunger strike. She said that after her release from prison, she went to the street and protested. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57969'> <reference source='https://x.com/SinaYousefilaw/status/1775487368574677395'> She was transferred from Tabriz prison to Razi hospital. Attorney at law Sina Yousefi announced this news on his X page and wrote that Roya Zakeri was arrested some time ago and is spending her imprisonment in Tabriz Central Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57970'> <reference source='https://x.com/SinaYousefilaw/status/1775487368574677395'> She was beaten by officers and taken to an "isolation room" for chanting against Khamenei in Razi Hospital. Announcing this news, Sina Yousefi wrote that she is hospitalized in the Bu Ali ward of Razi Hospital without visitation and security agents are monitoring her. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>