human rights defender

Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou

Actions and Campaigns

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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