human rights defender
Samaneh Asghari
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1993
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Samaneh Asghari, a student activist and human rights defender, is known for her advocacy for student rights and involvement in social issues. She has consistently worked to improve educational and social conditions, becoming a key figure in Iran's student movement. Despite facing pressure and restrictions, Asghari continues her peaceful activism, representing the voices of protesting students and standing firm in her efforts to bring about positive change.
Detained since
Mar 4, 2024
Date of release
Mar 8, 2025
Sentence
1 year 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
Samaneh Asghari, imprisoned in Evin Prison, was denied phone calls and family visits for two months by order of the prison committee. This action was taken in protest against the execution of Reza Rasaei.
Recent case update / evolution
Samaneh Asghari, a student at Kharazmi University who was serving her sentence in Evin Prison, was released from the prison yesterday upon completing her prison term.
Any other relevant documents
Samaneh Asghari - Middle East Matters Profile https://middleeastmatters.org/victims/samaneh-asghari/
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1993
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Children's rights
- Civil and political rights
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Samaneh Asghari, a student activist and human rights defender, is known for her advocacy for student rights and involvement in social issues. She has consistently worked to improve educational and social conditions, becoming a key figure in Iran's student movement. Despite facing pressure and restrictions, Asghari continues her peaceful activism, representing the voices of protesting students and standing firm in her efforts to bring about positive change.
- 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
- Mar 4, 2024
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Mar 8, 2025
- Sentence
1 year in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
Samaneh Asghari, a student at Kharazmi University who was serving her sentence in Evin Prison, was released from the prison yesterday upon completing her prison term.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Samaneh Asghari, imprisoned in Evin Prison, was denied phone calls and family visits for two months by order of the prison committee. This action was taken in protest against the execution of Reza Rasaei.
- Any other relevant documents
Samaneh Asghari - Middle East Matters Profile https://middleeastmatters.org/victims/samaneh-asghari/
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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