human rights defender
Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou
Actions and Campaigns
Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. Ms. Ghareh Hassanlou has a cancerous tumor and has been deprived of medical care.
HRD's year of birth
1976
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou, a civil rights activist and protester against the political and social situation in Iran, was arrested along with her husband, Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, during the nationwide protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. She has been sentenced to prison due to her human rights activism and opposition to the suppression of popular protests. Her case has drawn widespread attention from both domestic and international media, as well as human rights organizations.
Detained since
Apr 11, 2022
Sentence
5 years in prison
Latitude: 36.33801455306522
Longitude: 59.48975630901343
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Karaj
Location of detention - Facility
Karaj, Vakilabad Prison of Mashhad
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
According to the latest news from HRANA, published in March, Ms. Ghareh Hassanlou was subjected to two weeks of a ban on phone calls and three months of a ban on visits, as ordered by the relevant authorities. Additionally, despite the Forensic Medicine Organization determining that Ms. Ghareh Hassanlou needed two months of medical leave and treatment outside of prison for her health issues, the medical recommendation was ignored. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50233/
Recent case update / evolution
Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou was sentenced to 5 years in prison. This sentence was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court.
Any other relevant documents
Iran: Chilling use of the death penalty to further brutally quell popular uprising https://www.amnistia.org/en/news/2022/11/22406/iran-use-of-the-death-penalty-to-further-brutally-quell-popular-uprising
Hamid and Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou sentenced to death and exile for participating in peaceful protests https://stopfundamentalism.com/news/hamid-and-farzaneh-ghareh-hassanlou-sentenced-to-death-and-exile-for-participating-in-peaceful-protests
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1976
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou, a civil rights activist and protester against the political and social situation in Iran, was arrested along with her husband, Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, during the nationwide protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. She has been sentenced to prison due to her human rights activism and opposition to the suppression of popular protests. Her case has drawn widespread attention from both domestic and international media, as well as human rights organizations.
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Karaj
- Location of detention - Facility
- Karaj, Vakilabad Prison of Mashhad
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 36.33801455306522
Longitude: 59.48975630901343
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Apr 11, 2022
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Sentence
5 years in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou was sentenced to 5 years in prison. This sentence was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
According to the latest news from HRANA, published in March, Ms. Ghareh Hassanlou was subjected to two weeks of a ban on phone calls and three months of a ban on visits, as ordered by the relevant authorities. Additionally, despite the Forensic Medicine Organization determining that Ms. Ghareh Hassanlou needed two months of medical leave and treatment outside of prison for her health issues, the medical recommendation was ignored. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50233/
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. Ms. Ghareh Hassanlou has a cancerous tumor and has been deprived of medical care.
- Any other relevant documents
Iran: Chilling use of the death penalty to further brutally quell popular uprising https://www.amnistia.org/en/news/2022/11/22406/iran-use-of-the-death-penalty-to-further-brutally-quell-popular-uprising
Hamid and Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou sentenced to death and exile for participating in peaceful protests https://stopfundamentalism.com/news/hamid-and-farzaneh-ghareh-hassanlou-sentenced-to-death-and-exile-for-participating-in-peaceful-protests
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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