Continued Pressure on Women’s Rights Activists; Another Member of “Women’s Call of Iran” Detained
Asrin Darkale, a women’s rights activist and member of “Women’s Call of Iran,” has been detained by security forces.
“Firoozeh Sharafeddin,” the mother of “Asrin Darkale,” announced in a post on her personal Instagram page that this women’s rights activist was arrested on Sunday, August 6 by officers of the Information Bureau on the street and after being transferred to Garmsar’s prosecutor’s office, this civil activist was transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
Based on published information, officers after arresting Ms. Darkale went to this civil activist’s residence, carried out a home search, and confiscated her mobile phone.
The “Women’s Call of Iran” society is made up of a group of active women who assist in matters such as literacy education for vulnerable women in society.
The mother of this member of Women’s Call of Iran, declaring her daughter’s innocence in another Instagram post, wrote that yesterday Asrin Darkale said in a phone call with her father from Evin Prison that she would likely have the opportunity to visit with her family on Monday, August 7, but on Monday when the family went to Evin Prison, they were told that this women’s rights activist “was just arrested and is still under interrogation.”
Previously, Asrin Darkale had been summoned to Evin Prison’s prosecutor’s office on Sunday, June 16.
In recent months, several women’s rights activists including “Maryam Mohammadi,” “Nahid Shaqaqi,” and “Akram Nasiriyan” have been detained by security officers and transferred to prison.
Nahid Shaqaqi, a women’s rights and children’s rights activist who has given lectures in recent years at seminars of the Women’s Call of Iran group about violence against women, was arrested on Wednesday, May 15 following a raid by security officers on her residence and breaking down her door, and was transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
Akram Nasiriyan, another member of Women’s Call of Iran who was arrested by security officers on Monday, April 29 on the street and transferred to Evin Prison, was temporarily released on June 5 after posting bail and until the end of legal proceedings.
On the other hand, Maryam Mohammadi was also arrested at her residence by security forces on Monday, July 8.
Last December, Amnesty International in a report named 2018 a “year of shame” for the Islamic Republic and announced that 112 women’s rights activists were arrested in Iran that year.
Source: Voice of America
