human rights defender
Houra Nikbakht
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Mashgh-e Barabari Publishing House
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Houra Nikbakht, a publisher, director of Mashq-e Barabari Publishing, university professor, and women's rights activist based in Tehran, has been imprisoned for her civil activities and opposition to the policies of the Islamic Republic. In mid-August 2024, she released a letter from prison discussing women's rights, after which she was deprived of family visits and phone calls. In response to these conditions, Houra initiated a hunger strike and staged a sit-in protest within the prison.
Detained since
Dec 6, 2024
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Other
Sentence
1 year of imprisonment
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
In mid-August, Ms. Nikbakht published a letter about women's rights in the Islamic Republic outside of prison. Following this, she was deprived of phone calls and family visits for a month. On September 7th, she began a hunger strike in protest against these deprivations and staged a sit-in in front of the prison guard’s office.
Latitude: 35.79735164706754
Longitude: 51.38608608798995
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Tehran
Location of detention - Facility
Tehran, Evin Prison
Recent case update / evolution
Ms. Nikbakht was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari.
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
- Organization affiliation
- Mashgh-e Barabari Publishing House
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Houra Nikbakht, a publisher, director of Mashq-e Barabari Publishing, university professor, and women's rights activist based in Tehran, has been imprisoned for her civil activities and opposition to the policies of the Islamic Republic. In mid-August 2024, she released a letter from prison discussing women's rights, after which she was deprived of family visits and phone calls. In response to these conditions, Houra initiated a hunger strike and staged a sit-in protest within the prison.
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Tehran
- Location of detention - Facility
- Tehran, Evin Prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 35.79735164706754
Longitude: 51.38608608798995
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Dec 6, 2024
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Other
- Sentence
1 year of imprisonment
- Recent case update / evolution
Ms. Nikbakht was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
In mid-August, Ms. Nikbakht published a letter about women's rights in the Islamic Republic outside of prison. Following this, she was deprived of phone calls and family visits for a month. On September 7th, she began a hunger strike in protest against these deprivations and staged a sit-in in front of the prison guard’s office.
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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