human rights defender
Bahareh Hedayat
Actions and Campaigns
Bahareh Hedayat
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Central Council of the Office for Strengthening Unity
HRD's year of birth
1981
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Academic
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
- Whistle blower
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Fight against impunity
- Women's rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Bahareh Hedayat is a political activist and a member of the Office for Consolidating Unity, known for her role in the student and social movements in Iran. Due to her efforts advocating for human rights and democracy, she has faced repeated arrests and threats. As an independent voice, Behareh has focused on promoting civil liberties and raising awareness among youth, continually striving for positive changes in society.
Detained since
Oct 26, 2022
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Other
Sentence
4 years and 8 months in prison
Latitude: 35.79735164706754
Longitude: 51.38608608798995
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Tehran
Location of detention - Facility
Tehran, Evin Prison
Recent case update / evolution
Bahareh Hedayat was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. As part of the supplementary punishment, the court also sentenced her to a 2-year ban on membership in political and social groups and 3 months of service in a nursing home for the elderly. This sentence was ultimately upheld in the appeals court.
The latest news about Bahareh Hedayat, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison, is that in February 2024, she was transferred to a hospital outside the prison for surgery.
Any other relevant documents
Bahareh Hedayat – Telegram 1 https://t.me/hranews/46913
Iran: Bahareh Hedayat, student and woman human rights defender sentenced for her role in peaceful January protests https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/iran_-ua-bahareh_hedayat-_31_july_2020_en.pdf
UN Body Calls for Immediate Release of Bahareh Hedayat https://iranhumanrights.org/2016/06/wgad-bahareh-hedayat/
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1981
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Academic
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
- Whistle blower
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Fight against impunity
- Women's rights
- Organization affiliation
- Central Council of the Office for Strengthening Unity
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Bahareh Hedayat is a political activist and a member of the Office for Consolidating Unity, known for her role in the student and social movements in Iran. Due to her efforts advocating for human rights and democracy, she has faced repeated arrests and threats. As an independent voice, Behareh has focused on promoting civil liberties and raising awareness among youth, continually striving for positive changes in society.
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: 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
- Oct 26, 2022
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Other
- Sentence
4 years and 8 months in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
Bahareh Hedayat was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. As part of the supplementary punishment, the court also sentenced her to a 2-year ban on membership in political and social groups and 3 months of service in a nursing home for the elderly. This sentence was ultimately upheld in the appeals court.
The latest news about Bahareh Hedayat, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison, is that in February 2024, she was transferred to a hospital outside the prison for surgery.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Any other relevant documents
Bahareh Hedayat – Telegram 1 https://t.me/hranews/46913
Iran: Bahareh Hedayat, student and woman human rights defender sentenced for her role in peaceful January protests https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/iran_-ua-bahareh_hedayat-_31_july_2020_en.pdf
UN Body Calls for Immediate Release of Bahareh Hedayat https://iranhumanrights.org/2016/06/wgad-bahareh-hedayat/
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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