human rights defender
Negin Rezaei
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Negin Rezaei, a women's rights activist from Gilan Province, was arrested for her participation in peaceful protests and advocacy for women's rights. Along with several other activists, she was tried by the Rasht Revolutionary Court and convicted on charges of "assembly and collusion against national security." Negin Rezaei was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht to serve her sentence due to her activism. She is a prominent figure in Iran's women's rights movement and has faced judicial and security pressures because of her efforts to defend women's rights.
Detained since
Jul 13, 2024
Charge(s)
- Subversion
Sentence
6 years, 1 month, and 17 days of imprisonment
Latitude: 37.22875275234703
Longitude: 49.574798507124356
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Rasht
Location of detention - Facility
Lakan Prison in Rasht
Recent case update / evolution
Ms. Rezaei was sentenced to six years, one month, and 17 days of imprisonment by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht, presided over by Judge Mahdi Rasakhee. This sentence was ultimately upheld by Branch 11 of the Appeals Court of Gilan Province, presided over by Judge Mohammad Sadegh Iran Aqideh.
The latest news we have about her concerns the execution of her prison sentence.
Any other relevant documents
Iran: Mass Arrests of Women’s Rights Defenders https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/19/iran-mass-arrests-womens-rights-defenders
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Negin Rezaei, a women's rights activist from Gilan Province, was arrested for her participation in peaceful protests and advocacy for women's rights. Along with several other activists, she was tried by the Rasht Revolutionary Court and convicted on charges of "assembly and collusion against national security." Negin Rezaei was transferred to Lakan Prison in Rasht to serve her sentence due to her activism. She is a prominent figure in Iran's women's rights movement and has faced judicial and security pressures because of her efforts to defend women's rights.
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Rasht
- Location of detention - Facility
- Lakan Prison in Rasht
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 37.22875275234703
Longitude: 49.574798507124356
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jul 13, 2024
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Subversion
- Sentence
6 years, 1 month, and 17 days of imprisonment
- Recent case update / evolution
Ms. Rezaei was sentenced to six years, one month, and 17 days of imprisonment by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht, presided over by Judge Mahdi Rasakhee. This sentence was ultimately upheld by Branch 11 of the Appeals Court of Gilan Province, presided over by Judge Mohammad Sadegh Iran Aqideh.
The latest news we have about her concerns the execution of her prison sentence.
- Any other relevant documents
Iran: Mass Arrests of Women’s Rights Defenders https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/19/iran-mass-arrests-womens-rights-defenders
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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