human rights defender
Golrokh Iraee
Actions and Campaigns
Golrokh Iraee
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1980
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- Whistle blower
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Fight against impunity
- Women's rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is an Iranian writer and human rights activist known for her criticism of stoning practices and advocacy for women's rights. She was sentenced to prison in 2014 for writing an unpublished story on the topic. After her release in 2019, she continued her activism and was re-arrested during the 2022 protests following Mahsa Amini's death. In April 2023, she received a new prison sentence for her activism, highlighting ongoing repression against human rights defenders in Iran
Detained since
Sep 26, 2022
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
Sentence
5 years 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
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Golrokh Iraee, imprisoned in Evin Prison, was denied phone calls and family visits for two months by order of the prison committee in protest against the execution of Reza Rasaei.
Recent case update / evolution
Ms. Iraee was sentenced to 7 years in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, and additionally to 2 years of prohibition from leaving the country, 2 years of prohibition from being present in Tehran, 2 years of prohibition from participating in parties, groups, and factions, and the confiscation of her mobile phone as supplementary punishments. This sentence was reduced to 5 years in prison by Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals, presided over by Judges Abbasali Hozan and Khosrow Khalili Mahdirji. She was also sentenced as part of the supplementary punishment to a two-year ban on membership in parties, groups, and factions, a ban on being present in Tehran, a prohibition on leaving the country, and the confiscation of her mobile phone.
Any other relevant documents
Golrokh Iraee – Telegram 1 https://t.me/hranews/55487
سازمان دیدهبان حقوق بشر خواستار آزادی گلرخ ایرایی شد https://www.hra-news.org/statements/a-310/
Impunity for human rights violations in Iran, International Humanist and Ethical Union https://humanists.international/advocacy-statement/impunity-for-human-rights-violation-in-iran/
Golrokh Iraee – USCIRF Profile https://www.uscirf.gov/religious-prisoners-conscience/forb-victims-database/golrokh-ebrahimi-iraee
Golrokh Iraee – Telegram 2 https://t.me/hranews/56007
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1980
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- Whistle blower
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Fight against impunity
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee is an Iranian writer and human rights activist known for her criticism of stoning practices and advocacy for women's rights. She was sentenced to prison in 2014 for writing an unpublished story on the topic. After her release in 2019, she continued her activism and was re-arrested during the 2022 protests following Mahsa Amini's death. In April 2023, she received a new prison sentence for her activism, highlighting ongoing repression against human rights defenders in Iran
- 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
- Sep 26, 2022
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Sentence
5 years in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
Ms. Iraee was sentenced to 7 years in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, and additionally to 2 years of prohibition from leaving the country, 2 years of prohibition from being present in Tehran, 2 years of prohibition from participating in parties, groups, and factions, and the confiscation of her mobile phone as supplementary punishments. This sentence was reduced to 5 years in prison by Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals, presided over by Judges Abbasali Hozan and Khosrow Khalili Mahdirji. She was also sentenced as part of the supplementary punishment to a two-year ban on membership in parties, groups, and factions, a ban on being present in Tehran, a prohibition on leaving the country, and the confiscation of her mobile phone.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Golrokh Iraee, imprisoned in Evin Prison, was denied phone calls and family visits for two months by order of the prison committee in protest against the execution of Reza Rasaei.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Any other relevant documents
Golrokh Iraee – Telegram 1 https://t.me/hranews/55487
سازمان دیدهبان حقوق بشر خواستار آزادی گلرخ ایرایی شد https://www.hra-news.org/statements/a-310/
Impunity for human rights violations in Iran, International Humanist and Ethical Union https://humanists.international/advocacy-statement/impunity-for-human-rights-violation-in-iran/
Golrokh Iraee – USCIRF Profile https://www.uscirf.gov/religious-prisoners-conscience/forb-victims-database/golrokh-ebrahimi-iraee
Golrokh Iraee – Telegram 2 https://t.me/hranews/56007
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