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Tag : Atena Daemi

February 27, 2023

Iranian Activists Announce “Justice-Seeking” Pact in New Statement

A coalition of Iranian human and civil rights defenders, including prominent activists Shirin Ebadi, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Narges Mohammadi, and Atena, published a “Justice-Seeking Pact” on February 23, 2023. Following is the Center for Human Rights ...

April 27, 2022

Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women’s Rights. Now She’s Free and Refusing to be Silent

When Atena Daemi was growing up in Iran and attending school in a religious-conservative neighborhood in south Tehran, she noticed the many ways in which women were treated differently than men. Girls had to cover almost every inch of ...

January 24, 2022

Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to Another Eight Years in Prison

Situation of Political Prisoners Worsens as Iranian Government’s Assault on Peaceful Dissent Intensifies Activists, Lawyers, Dissidents being Kept Behind Bars with Continuous New Convictions January 24, 2022 – In an ongoing campaign to silence human rights defenders and ...

September 30, 2020

New Charges Thrown at Political Prisoners to Keep Them Behind Bars

Rushed Convictions Show Judiciary Willing to Do Bidding of Intelligence Forces State Responds to Growing Societal Discontent with Intensified Efforts to Silence All Dissent October 1, 2020—In a blatant move to keep political prisoners in Iran behind bars despite ...

July 7, 2020

Atena Daemi Begins New Prison Sentence on Day She Was to Be Freed

Rights Activist Will Serve Two More Years in Prison After Serving Five More New Cases Opened Against Daemi, Maryam Akbari Monfared, Leila Hosseinzadeh and other Prisoners Despite completing a five-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism, civil rights ...

April 17, 2020

UN Urges Iran to “Immediately Release” Political Prisoners and Dual, Foreign Nationals

April 17, 2020 - UN human rights experts today called on Iran to expand its temporary release of thousands of detainees to include prisoners of conscience and dual and foreign nationals who are still behind bars ...

December 27, 2019

“They Know That Moving Her to This Prison Could Kill or Paralyze a Human Rights Activist”

Prisoner of Conscience Violently Transferred to Distant Prison for Demanding Justice for Slain Street Protesters By transferring prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi from Evin Prison in Tehran to the Central Prison in Zanjan, 178 miles west of ...

September 6, 2019

Female Political Prisoners To Serve Additional Two Years For “Insulting” Supreme Leader

Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi have ...

July 19, 2019

Two Political Prisoners Sentenced to 3.7 More Years in Jail for Protesting Death Penalty

Atena Daemi Illegally Denied Visits Since March 2019 Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi have been told they must serve an additional 3.7 years in prison for the charges of “insulting the supreme leader” ...

April 9, 2019

Just Released From Prison, Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi Faces More Time Behind Bars

Newly released from prison, civil rights activist Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi may have to serve more time behind bars depending on the outcome of another case against her, the Center ...

March 1, 2019

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI

Imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi is being denied medical treatment despite possibly suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), a family member told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). ...

January 9, 2019

Mother of Imprisoned Activist Describes Beatings and Threats by Interrogators to Kill Family

Atena Daemi’s Mother: “[Torture] is not just Mr. Bakhshi’s story. It’s my daughter’s story, too.” In the wake of revelations of the torture of labor activist Esmail Bakhshi, others have stepped forward to join the public outcry ...

March 19, 2018

Political Prisoners Denied Medical Treatment: “Sometimes I Think They Want to Kill My Girl”

Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi were illegally transferred ...

February 15, 2018

Mother of Ailing Hunger Striker Atena Daemi Assaulted in Front of Evin Prison

  Atena Daemi (right) with her mother Masoumeh Nemati. Masoumeh Nemati, the mother of imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi, was attacked in front of Evin Prison in Tehran on ...

February 9, 2018

Two Female Political Prisoners To Begin Refusing Food and Water Over Sudden Transfer to New Prison

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee(left) and Atena Daemi Imprisoned civil rights activists Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Atena Daemi have pledged ...

January 26, 2018

Activists Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Beaten and Transferred to Different Prison

Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee were beaten by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran’s Evin Prison and transferred to ...

September 27, 2017

Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Denied Major Surgery After Authorities Insist on Keeping Her Cuffed

Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been denied a major operation after demanding that the authorities fulfill their promise to allow her to receive the surgery without handcuffs and with a family member in attendance. “According to the ...

August 17, 2017

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Slapped With New Charge For Demanding Medical Care

Activist Denied Care Despite Medical Examiner’s Recommendation Already serving a seven-year prison sentence, imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been issued a new charge and is being ...

July 13, 2017

Staged Visit by Foreign Ambassadors to Iran’s Evin Prison Condemned by Rights Activists

A member of the German embassy enters Evin Prison on a red carpet. Abusive Conditions and Political Prisoners Hidden ...

June 3, 2017

Appeals Court Strikes Down Additional Charges by IRGC Against Imprisoned Rights Activist Atena Daemi

Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi ended her hunger strike after she and her sisters were acquitted of additional charges brought by the IRGC that resulted in additional time added onto her seven-year prison sentence ...

May 1, 2017

Political Prisoner Atena Daemi’s Health Worsens Four Weeks Into Hunger Strike Without Proper Care

Atena Daemi, a human rights activist serving a seven-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism, is in “critical” condition on the fourth week of her hunger strike...

April 18, 2017

“Be My Daughter’s Voice,” Pleads Mother of Hunger-Striking Activist Serving Seven Years

Imprisoned children and human rights activist Atena Daemi has been stricken with a kidney infection nine days after going on hunger strike to protest ...

April 12, 2017

Rights Activist Atena Daemi Hunger Strikes Against IRGC-Related Additional Sentence

Imprisoned civil rights advocate Atena Daemi has started a wet hunger strike to protest new sentences issued against her and her two sisters for allegedly insulting agents of Iran’s ...

April 6, 2017

Political Prisoner Serving Seven Years Gets Additional 91 Days for IRGC Charges

An additional 91 days were added to civil rights activist Atena Daemi’s seven-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism. The sentence was issued to ...

February 20, 2017

Sisters of Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Cleared of Revenge Charges Filed by Revolutionary Guards

A court has rejected charges brought by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Courts (IRGC) against Onsieh Daemi and Hanieh Daemi, the sisters of imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi, ...

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