Finalization of the sentence of three years and 11 months in prison for "Sepideh Rashno"

Sepideh Rashno's lawyer announced that her sentence of three years and 11 months has been finalized.

Sepideh Rashno, a translator, writer, civil activist, and editor, was arrested and tortured by the Ershad patrol three months before the death of Mahsa Amini and the start of nationwide protests in protest against the mandatory hijab. Al-Zahra University also banned Sepideh Rashno from studying for two semesters because of her failure to observe Islamic dress code.

It should be noted that Ms. Rashno's arrest came after a video of her protesting to a veiled woman on a bus about her clothing was posted on social media. After being summoned to court, she was released on bail of one billion tomans, but was not allowed to leave Tehran.

In October of this year, she posted a photo of herself without the mandatory hijab on her Instagram page and wrote that she would appear in court with her lawyer in this attire and defend herself. She also announced in November of this year that due to a new verdict issued against her, the prison sentence in the first case (the bus case) would be lifted from suspension.

According to her lawyer Milad Panahi, the new case was filed because she posted a picture of herself on Instagram and informed about the ruling of the Al-Zahra University disciplinary committee. He also announced that Ms. Rashno was sentenced to this punishment on the charge of “posting obscene pictures in cyberspace.”

Milad Panahi announced that the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals has issued a four-month definitive sentence for his client, sentencing the civil activist to a total of three years and 11 months in prison for two cases.

Sepideh Rashno Mujaddi wrote on her Instagram page: "Four years in prison for having hair is as absurd as imprisoning someone for having arms or legs. I just wish I could let my family know that I am not ashamed, that I did not want them to suffer. Let my father know that his daughter's imprisonment is not a disgrace and that the people of our village are changing. Tell my sister not to hide my imprisonment from the twins, tell them that it is prison but not a crime. Their rights are at stake, and their future is at stake. Don't be happy either. Four years of black captivity cannot change the truth. You have lost your awareness and will."