Atefeh Rangriz, a women's and workers' rights activist, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison and 74 lashes.
Atefeh Rangriz, a women's and workers' rights activist who was arrested during International Workers' Day rallies in Tehran, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to eleven years and six months in prison and 74 lashes.
Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, has sentenced Atefeh Rangriz to 11 years and six months in prison and 74 lashes on charges such as "gathering and colluding against national security" and "disturbing public order."
According to news published on social media, the hearing of the charges against this civil activist was held on August 4 at the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, and the verdict was communicated to Atefeh Rangriz's lawyer on Saturday, September 29.
Atefeh Rangriz was arrested on May 1, coinciding with International Labor Day, during a protest rally in front of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and was transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin after a while.
This labor activist previously wrote a letter from Qarchak Prison in Varamin, discussing the living conditions and conditions in the prison. He likened the wards of Qarchak Prison in Varamin to a train and the rooms in each ward to a train cabin, writing that "Qarchak is the nickname for hell."
Marzieh Amiri, a journalist and senior sociology student at the University of Tehran and another of those arrested on International Labor Day in Tehran, has also recently faced heavy prison sentences and flogging.
Previously, Amnesty International had issued a statement on the occasion of International Workers' Day (May 1st) calling on the authorities of the Islamic Republic to immediately release workers and civil society activists who were arrested during strikes and other peaceful protests.
The US State Department also says that the Iranian regime has arrested thousands of protesters, civil activists, and representatives of workers and other trade unions in the last two years.
Also, in May of this year, the US State Department issued a statement strongly condemning the severe repression of civil rights activists in Iran by the Islamic Republic regime and calling for an end to their harassment and imprisonment, including women who are only demanding their basic and fundamental rights.
Source: Voice of America
