New charges against Narges Mohammadi explained in Zanjan Prison
Narges Mohammadi, vice president and spokesperson for the Center for Human Rights Defenders and a imprisoned civil activist who was recently transferred from Evin Prison to Zanjan Prison after being beaten, has faced new charges in two separate cases.
The new charges against this political prisoner, who is currently serving his sentence in Zanjan Prison, were explained to him on Saturday, March 25, in the presence of the investigator of Branch 2 of the Zanjan Prosecutor's Office, the head and deputy head of the information protection department, and the head of the women's ward of the prison, in the form of two separate cases in the women's ward of this prison.
Based on available information, Nasrin Mohammadi is accused of “propaganda activity against the regime” and “gathering and colluding with the intention of acting against national security” in the first case, and of “insulting government officials, including Gholamreza Ziaei, the head of Evin Prison, and slandering torture and beatings by him” and “disturbing prison order by singing the anthem loudly.” It should be noted that this explanation of the charges was made without sending her to the prosecutor’s office and carrying out legal formalities, and in the women’s ward of the prison.
It goes without saying that publishing political statements, holding educational classes, and protesting sit-ins in the women's ward are among the prosecution's citations for the charges brought against this political prisoner in the first case, and these two cases were filed against him in Tehran's 33rd District Court.
Narges Mohammadi, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran who has been in prison since mid-May 2015, was violently transferred from Evin Prison to Zanjan Prison after a sit-in with 7 other female prisoners protesting the November massacre.
This imprisoned human rights activist was sentenced to sixteen years in prison in May 2017 on charges of "gathering and colluding with the intention of committing a crime against the country's national security," "propaganda activity against the system," and "forming and managing the illegal Legam group." According to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, only 10 years of this sentence will be enforceable.
Narges Mohammadi, who is serving her sentence in prison, criticized the issuance of a judicial order to shorten the time she can call her children in a letter to the Tehran prosecutor in January 2018, and announced that she would refrain from calling her children in protest.
Previously, the United States representative called for the release of prisoners of conscience, including Narges Mohammadi and Nasrin Sotoudeh, at a periodic meeting to review the human rights situation in Iran, which is being held in the presence of representatives of 32 other countries.
Source: Voice of America
