Lawyer of another female prisoner reports cases of sexual harassment by interrogators in Iran

The lawyer for Sepideh Kashani, an environmental activist imprisoned in Iran, said that his client faced similar issues during the investigation process to those raised by environmental activist Niloufar Bayani in her letter. In these letters, Niloufar Bayani had described her interrogation process as “torture and sexual threats.”

Regarding Niloufar Bayani's letters regarding the behavior of interrogators during the investigation of her case, Kazem Hosseini said, "I cannot comment on Ms. Bayani, but my client presented those cases to the court both in writing and orally, and as a lawyer, I presented all of this in writing in the documents I submitted to the court, stating that some events occurred that completely question the basis of the investigation."

The lawyer also said, in response to whether those cases were similar to the issues mentioned in the letter attributed to Niloufar Bayani, "It was something similar to these issues, because these typically had common issues during the investigation."

Previously, letters from Niloufar Bayani, an imprisoned environmental activist, to several Islamic Republic officials were published by the BBC, in which Ms. Bayani spoke of "the most severe mental and psychological torture, threats of physical torture, and sexual threats."

Previously, Human Rights Watch reported on February 7, citing a reliable source, that "during the trial of Niloufar Bayani, she interrupted the session and claimed that they had been tortured and forced to confess."

Also, in June of this year, Amnesty International described the trial of environmental activists in Iran as "unfair" and stated that "these individuals have previously reported torture and ill-treatment during their detention."

The spokesman for the Islamic Republic's judiciary announced the sentences of environmental activists who were arrested more than two years ago on charges of espionage by the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence agency, according to which these activists were sentenced to a total of 58 years in prison.

Following the issuance of final verdicts against environmental activists and confirmation of their long-term prison sentences, the US State Department reacted.

Source: Voice of America