human rights defender

Bahareh Hedayat

Actions and Campaigns

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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