Increased Judicial Pressure on Family of Farzad Ansarifar, Victim of November 2019 Crackdown on Protests in Behbahan

A source close to the family of Farzad Ansarifar, a victim of the November 2019 crackdown on protests in Behbahan, told the Persian Service of Voice of America on Monday, February 8, that coinciding with the second round of the November 2019 People’s Tribunal in London, judicial authorities have opened three separate cases against Farzaneh Ansarifar while pressuring the Ansarifar family, with a ruling in one of these cases to be issued within the coming days.

According to this report, a court hearing was held last Wednesday for one of Farzaneh Ansarifar’s (sister of Farzad Ansarifar) cases, which she was unable to attend due to illness. However, this informed source quoted Ms. Ansarifar’s defense lawyer as saying that a ruling in one of the cases has been issued and will be delivered.

This informed source, emphasizing that judicial authorities are “putting a lot of pressure” on the Ansarifar family, stated: “They have gone after everyone who has had contact with them and taken them [for interrogation and intimidation].”

According to this report, three different summonses have been sent to Farzaneh Ansarifar over the past month.

Source: Voice of America