U.S. State Department Strongly Condemns Crackdown on Women’s Rights Activists in Iran
The U.S. State Department issued a statement strongly condemning the severe crackdown on women’s rights activists in Iran and called for an end to the harassment, torture, and imprisonment of women who are merely demanding their basic and fundamental rights.
In a statement presented by Morgan Ortagus, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, reference was made to the recent arrests of Yasmin Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi, and Mojgan Keshavarz, whose only crime was peaceful protest against mandatory hijab laws.
The U.S. condemns the Iranian regime’s crackdown on women’s rights advocates. Yasmin Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi & Mojgan Keshavarz were just arrested for protesting the hijab laws. Nasrin Sotoudeh got 148 lashes & 33 years. The world shouldn’t tolerate this abuse of Iranian women. pic.twitter.com/wdY2ian0J0
— Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) April 30, 2019
The statement also referenced the unjust one-year prison sentence for Vida Mohaved, initiator of the Girls of Revolution Street protest movement, and the 20-year prison sentence for Shaparak Shajarian.
The statement recalled that human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been handed down a cruel sentence of 148 lashes and 33 years in prison.
Source: Voice of America
