Pena de prisão de Saba Kord Afshari reduzida a 7 anos e 6 meses
Em 9 de Março de 2021, a defensora dos direitos humanos Saba Kord Afshari foi informada de que a Seção 36 do Tribunal de Recurso de Teerão tinha decidido reduzir a sua pena de prisão para 7 anos e 6 meses. A decisão do Tribunal alterou o que constituía uma violação judicial pelo Tribunal Revolucionário de Teerão na sua sentença inicial da mulher defensora dos direitos humanos, em Junho de 2020, quando aumentou a sentença em 150%, elevando a sua sentença total para 15 anos de prisão
Em 26 de Janeiro de 2021, a defensora dos direitos das mulheres Saba Kord Afshari foi agredida fisicamente por agentes de segurança prisional e transferida à força da Ala 8 para a Ala 6 da prisão de Qarachak, onde será detida com prisioneiros condenados por crimes de ordem pública.
Em 9 de Dezembro de 2020, Saba Kord Afshari foi transferida para a prisão de Qarchak. Embora a transferência tenha sido ordenada pelo procurador assistente, nenhuma explicação foi apresentada à defensora dos direitos das mulheres, nem por escrito nem oralmente.
Em 9 de Novembro de 2020, a Seção 28 do Supremo Tribunal rejeitou o pedido de novo julgamento da defensora dos direitos humanos mulher Saba Kord Afshari.
Em 19 de Setembro de 2020, Saba Kord Afshari foi devolvida à prisão de Evin sem receber o tratamento médico necessário. Foi transferida para o hospital Taleghani no mesmo dia depois de a sua saúde ter se deteriorado seriamente.
Em 1 de Junho de 2020, a advogada de Saba Kord Afshari foi informada de que o veredito do tribunal de recurso tinha sido alterado e que a mulher defensora dos direitos humanos tinha agora recebido uma sentença de 15 anos de prisão. Anteriormente, em 17 de Março de 2020, o Ministério Público de Evin tinha emitido uma sentença de absolvição por escrito. Ela tinha sido acusada de "promover a corrupção e a prostituição através do seu aparecimento sem um véu em público". O seu advogado expressou preocupações relativamente à absolvição, que lhe foi comunicada na prisão, enfatizando os procedimentos ilegais no seu caso. Kord Afshari, que está atualmente a cumprir uma pena de nove anos, pode enfrentar até 24 anos de prisão no total.
Saba Kord Afshari é uma jovem (22 anos) defensora dos direitos das mulheres, que tem feito campanha contra o véu obrigatório no Irão. Participou na quarta-feira branca - A minha campanha "Liberdade Escondida", que encoraja as mulheres a aparecerem em público sem véu e a afixarem as suas fotos/vídeos nos meios de comunicação social para aumentar a consciencialização em oposição às leis de véu forçado. Em reação ao número crescente de mulheres que aderiram pacificamente a esta campanha, a polícia iraniana advertiu a 23 de Fevereiro de 2018 que as pessoas que aderirem a esta campanha serão acusadas de "incitar e facilitar a corrupção e a prostituição", que implica uma pena máxima de 10 anos de prisão.
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- 10 Março 2021 : Prison sentence of Saba Kord Afshari reduced to 7 years and 6 months
- 28 Janeiro 2021 : Women’s rights defender Saba Kord Afshari physically assaulted in prison
- 9 Dezembro 2020 : Saba Kord Afshari transferred to Qarchak prison
- 11 Novembro 2020 : Saba Kord Afshari’s request for retrial rejected by the Supreme Court
- 29 Setembro 2020 : Women's rights defender denied necessary treatment on the pretext of cost
- 3 Junho 2020 : Defensora dos direitos das Mulheres Saba Kord Afshari é sentenciada a 15 anos de prisão
On 9 March 2021, woman human rights defender Saba Kord Afshari was informed that Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals had ruled to reduce her prison sentence to 7 years and 6 months. The Court’s ruling amended what was a judicial violation by the Tehran Revolutionary Court in its initial sentencing of the woman human rights defender in June 2020, when it increased the given sentence by 150%, bringing her total sentence to 15 years imprisonment. This amendment, and the application of the May law which provides that the sentences of political prisoners may be reduced, allowed for the prison sentence of Saba Kord Afshari to be shortened.
On 8 March 2021, the woman rights defender was allowed to have a phone call with her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, a woman human rights defender imprisoned in Evin prison, for the first time since her transfer to Qarchak prison in December 2020. The law provides for meetings between imprisoned family members, even if they are incarcerated in separate prisons.
On 26 January 2021, women’s rights defender Saba Kord Afshari was physically assaulted by prison security officers and forcibly transferred from Ward 8 to Ward 6 of Qarachak prison, where she will be detained with prisoners convicted of public-order crimes.
After the assault, the women’s rights defender reported gastrointestinal bleeding but was not given medical attention. Her request to receive adequate medical examinations have been pending since September 2020, after she was taken to Taleghani Hospital and returned to Evin prison without receiving the required medical treatment. The woman human rights defender has been diagnosed with stomach ulcers and gastrointestinal complications, which require immediate medical treatment.
On 9 December 2020, Saba Kord Afshari was transferred to Qarchak prison. Even though the transfer was ordered by the assistant prosecutor, no explanation has been presented to the women’s rights defender either in written or oral form. Saba Kord Afshari was previously sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran to 24 years in prison, of which a maximum of 15 years is executable.
During Saba Kord Afshari's transfer, her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, who is also a women’s rights defender, and who is currently serving a 31-month sentence in Evin prison, requested that she be transferred with her daughter to Qrachak prison. Her request was refused by the prison officials.
In recent months, a large number of detained women human rights defenders have been transferred from the Evin Women's Ward to other prisons which have poorer hygienic and living conditions. Saba Kord Afshari was transferred to Taleghani Hospital earlier this year, after suffering health complications throughout the year. It was discovered in hospital that she suffers from gastrointestinal complications and stomach ulcers, underlying conditions for which she requires medical treatment.
On 9 November 2020, Branch 28 of the Supreme Court rejected woman human rights defender Saba Kord Afshari’s request for retrial. The woman human rights defender’s lawyer requested the retrial following a number of judicial irregularities in her case.
On 17 March 2020, an acquittal had been issued in writing to Kord Afshari by the Evin Prosecutor’s Office on her 15 year sentence of “promoting corruption and prostitution” for appearing without a headscarf in public. Her lawyer expressed concern about the acquittal at the time, which was communicated informally, arguing that it may violate her right to a fair trial. On 1 June 2020, her lawyer was informed that the aquittal had been overturned, and the 15 year conviction once again applied. The woman human rights defender, who has been detained since 1 June 2019, is also serving time in prison for a number of other convictions and could now face a combined 24 years in prison.
On 19 September 2020, Saba Kord Afshari was returned to Evin prison without receiving required medical treatment. She was transferred to Taleghani hospital the same day after her health seriously deteriorated. Her doctor had advised that she needed an ultrasound, colonoscopy, and endoscopy. However, she was returned to prison after undergoing only an ultrasound. The defender was told that she would not receive the other procedures as she did not have the money to pay for them. However, according to regulations of the Organization of Prisons, the expenses for medical treatment of prisoners should be paid by that organization. Saba Kord Afshari's family had been told that she was in a different hospital in order to ensure they would not be able to meet with her or pay for her treatment.
Earlier this year, on 29 May 2020, the human rights defender was transferred to Taleghani Hospital for the first time, after a year of complaints of poor health. It was discovered in hospital that the women rights defender suffers from gastrointestinal complications and stomach ulcers.
Em 1 de Junho de 2020, a advogada de Saba Kord Afshari foi informada de que o veredito do tribunal de recurso tinha sido alterado e que a mulher defensora dos direitos humanos tinha agora recebido uma sentença de 15 anos de prisão. Anteriormente, em 17 de Março de 2020, o Ministério Público de Evin tinha emitido uma sentença de absolvição por escrito. Ela tinha sido acusada de "promover a corrupção e a prostituição através do seu aparecimento sem um véu em público". O seu advogado expressou preocupações relativamente à absolvição, que lhe foi comunicada na prisão, enfatizando os procedimentos ilegais no seu caso. Kord Afshari, que está atualmente cumprindo uma pena de nove anos, pode enfrentar até 24 anos de prisão no total.Download the Urgent Appeal
