Women’s Rights Activist Yasamin Hashdari Summoned and Arrested to Serve Her Sentence by Iranian Authorities in Rasht

Hengaw: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Yasamin Hashdari, a women’s rights activist from Bandar Anzali, was arrested after being summoned and reporting to the Enforcement Branch in Rasht, Iran. She was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht to serve her sentence of 6 years, 1 month, and 17 days.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, Yasamin Hashdari, a women’s rights activist from Bandar Anzali and a resident of Gilan, was arrested after being summoned and reporting to the Enforcement Court Branch in Rasht. She was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht to serve her sentence.

Informed sources reported that the enforcement of this activist's sentence occurs despite her need for medical treatment and care, as she has not yet completed her medical treatments. The enforcement of her sentence was postponed in July due to her health condition.

This activist, along with ten other women’s rights activists, was arrested on August 16 and 17, 2023, during the mass arrest of women activists in Gilan and was released from Lakan Prison in Rasht on September 19, 2023, after posting bail.

According to a verdict issued in April 2023, by Branch 3 of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Rasht, presided over by Mehdi Rasekhi, Zahra Dadras from Rasht, Shiva Shah-Siah from Lahijan, Negin Rezaei from Fuman, Forough Samii-Nia, Matin Yazdani, Azadeh Chavoshian, both from Rasht, Sara Jahani and Yasamin Hashdari from Bandar Anzali were each sentenced to 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day of imprisonment for “assembly and collusion with the intent to disrupt national security,” and 2 years, 7 months, and 16 days for “membership in illegal groups,” totaling 6 years, 1 month, and 17 days of imprisonment. According to the law of aggregation of sentences, the severest sentence, which is 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day, is enforceable.

Additionally, Jelveh Javaheri from Rasht and Hooman Taheri, other defendants in this joint case, were sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment for “propaganda against the government,” and Zahra Dadras was sentenced to 9 years, 6 months, and 2 days of imprisonment.

In connection with this case, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024,  Zohreh Dadras and her sister Zahra Dadras from Rasht, and on Saturday, July 13, 2024, Matin Yazdani, Forough Samii-Nia, Jelveh Javaheri, Negin Rezaei, Shiva Shah-Siah, and Azadeh Chavoshian were arrested to serve their sentences and transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht.