New conviction for a Nobel Prize winner

TEHRAN (EFE).— A Tehran court docket yesterday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to a different yr in jail for “anti-system propaganda” for criticizing the imposition of the veil and calling for a boycott of parliamentary elections, within the sixth sentence in opposition to the imprisoned activist since 2021.

“In accordance with the decision issued by the twenty ninth department of the Tehran Revolutionary Courtroom, Ms. Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to 1 yr in jail for anti-system propaganda,” the activist’s lawyer, Mostafa Nili, reported in X.

“Examples of the explanations for this ruling embrace his feedback on Ms Dina Qalibaf, his letter on the boycott of the parliamentary elections and his letter to the parliaments of Sweden and Norway,” the lawyer added.

Whipping

Narges Mohammadi, 51, who’s incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin jail, has already been sentenced six occasions since 2021 to a complete of 13 years and three months in jail and 154 lashes, amongst different punishments.

Regardless of her convictions and imprisonment, the activist has continued to talk out in opposition to human rights violations in Iran, together with using the loss of life penalty and violence in opposition to girls who don’t put on the Islamic veil.

In April, Narges denounced the brand new marketing campaign to reinstate using the hijab, saying that the Iranian authorities had already turned the streets of Iran into “a battlefield in opposition to girls.”

She additionally denounced the assault on younger Dina Qalibaf, who was arrested in mid-April by the so-called morality police for not carrying the Islamic veil.

Following her launch, Dina Qalibaf recounted on her X account that she was electrocuted (with a taser) and abused by an officer throughout her arrest, resulting in her being imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Jail, the place she stays.

Narges Mohammadi additionally known as for a boycott of the parliamentary elections final March, which noticed the bottom turnout (41%) within the 45 years of the Islamic Revolution.

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On the finish of final yr, Narges Mohammadi despatched a letter to the parliaments of Norway and Sweden, stating that the Islamic Republic doesn’t characterize the folks of Iran, which is why it has now additionally been condemned.

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The activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize final yr “for her combat in opposition to the oppression of girls in Iran and for selling human rights and freedom for all.”