Iran Sentences Mahboubeh Ramazani and Rahimeh Yousefzadeh, Grieving Mothers of Aban Protest Victims, to Imprisonment in Karaj

Hengaw, Monday, September 23, 2024

Mahboubeh Ramazani, mother of Pejman Gholipour, and Rahimeh Yousefzadeh, mother of Navid Behboudi, both of whom lost their sons during the November 2019 protests, have been sentenced to 18 months and one day in prison by Branch 2 of the Shahriar Islamic Revolutionary Court.

According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ramazani and Yousefzadeh were convicted on charges of “propaganda against the state,” “membership in the grieving mothers of November 2019 victims group,” and “insulting the Supreme Leader.” The court handed down identical sentences of 18 months and one day to each woman.

Reza Shafakhah, the lawyer representing both mothers, confirmed that the sentences were composed of six months for “propaganda against the state,” six months for “membership in the grieving mothers of November 2019 of victims group,” and six months and one day for “insulting the Supreme Leader.”

It is important to highlight that Ramazani and Yousefzadeh, who have sought justice for their sons killed during the protests, have previously faced multiple arrests and interrogations by security and judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Pejman Gholipour, born in September 2001, was shot five times by security forces on November 17, 2019, in Marlik, Karaj, when he was still a minor. Navid Behboudi, born in September 1996, was also killed by security forces on the same day in Qods, Tehran.