human rights defender
Vida Rabbani
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Journalists' Union
HRD's year of birth
1989
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Vida Rabbani is an Iranian journalist and civil activist who has been repeatedly arrested and prosecuted for her political and social activism in defense of human rights and freedom of expression. She was sentenced to prison due to her peaceful activities and her criticisms of government policies. Vida has consistently advocated for women's rights and civil liberties, facing severe security pressures as a result of her efforts.
Detained since
Sep 24, 2022
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Blasphemy
- Creating disturbances
- Subversion
Sentence
17 years and 7 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
Vida Rabani has been sentenced to a total of 17 years and 7 months in prison across multiple instances. In one case, she was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. In another case, she was sentenced by Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals to 10 years and 4 months in prison and was banned for up to five years from professional activities, including social media, gatherings, and political activities.
The latest news we have about Ms. Rabani is that she has been granted a short leave
Any other relevant documents
Protest Letter from Vida Rabbani from Evin Prison: "On What Grounds Does the Judiciary Violate Patient-Doctor Confidentiality?" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_5mmEJFaANUSp6FQKIFK8q9d-Ru0hLn-VV6ArQpwaSw/edit?usp=sharing
Vida Rabbani – FLD Profile https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/vida-rabbani-sentenced-seven-years-and-three-months-prison
Critical Illness of Imprisoned Iranian Journalist Met with Deliberate Indifferencehttps://www.wjwc.org/solidarity-statement-en/critical-illness-of-imprisoned-iranian-journalist-met-with-deliberate-indifference
Vida Rabbani – CPJ Profile https://cpj.org/data/people/vida-rabbani/
Iran: Journalist arrested after tweets https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/women-workers/article/iran-journalist-arrested-after-tweets
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1989
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
- Organization affiliation
- Journalists' Union
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Vida Rabbani is an Iranian journalist and civil activist who has been repeatedly arrested and prosecuted for her political and social activism in defense of human rights and freedom of expression. She was sentenced to prison due to her peaceful activities and her criticisms of government policies. Vida has consistently advocated for women's rights and civil liberties, facing severe security pressures as a result of her efforts.
- 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 24, 2022
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Blasphemy
- Creating disturbances
- Subversion
- Sentence
17 years and 7 months in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
Vida Rabani has been sentenced to a total of 17 years and 7 months in prison across multiple instances. In one case, she was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. In another case, she was sentenced by Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals to 10 years and 4 months in prison and was banned for up to five years from professional activities, including social media, gatherings, and political activities.
The latest news we have about Ms. Rabani is that she has been granted a short leave
- Any other relevant documents
Protest Letter from Vida Rabbani from Evin Prison: "On What Grounds Does the Judiciary Violate Patient-Doctor Confidentiality?" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_5mmEJFaANUSp6FQKIFK8q9d-Ru0hLn-VV6ArQpwaSw/edit?usp=sharing
Vida Rabbani – FLD Profile https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/vida-rabbani-sentenced-seven-years-and-three-months-prison
Critical Illness of Imprisoned Iranian Journalist Met with Deliberate Indifferencehttps://www.wjwc.org/solidarity-statement-en/critical-illness-of-imprisoned-iranian-journalist-met-with-deliberate-indifference
Vida Rabbani – CPJ Profile https://cpj.org/data/people/vida-rabbani/
Iran: Journalist arrested after tweets https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/women-workers/article/iran-journalist-arrested-after-tweets
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