>Iran’s security forces on Wednesday arrested Mina Soltani, the mother of Shahryar Mohammadi, a protester killed during the 2022 protests in Bukan.
>Soltan’s arrest is part of a broader crackdown on activists and victims’ families just days before the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, which ignited the Women, Life, Freedom uprising.
>It is not clear whether she is being held in intelligence detention at Urmia or Urmia prison according to her family, sparking further concerns for her safety.
>”Yesterday, a relative received a call from an unknown number. A man was on the line, then handed the phone to my mother, Mina. My mother was only able to say one sentence that she is being held in Urmia,” Soltani’s daughter Asrin Mohammadi told Iran International.
>Shahryar Mohammadi was shot by Iran’s security forces in Bukan on November 18, 2022. He later died from his injuries after being transferred to a local hospital. His family including his mother, Mina Soltani, his sister Asrin Mohammadi, and brother Milad Mohammadi have since become outspoken advocates for justice and have faced continuous pressure from the Iranian authorities.
>On the eve of the second anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of Jina Amini and the beginning of the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights publishes an exclusive report highlighting the growing pressure on justice-seeking families, particularly those who lost loved ones during the movement. At least 150 individuals have been arrested, and 21 have been sentenced to imprisonment and flogging since the start of 2023.
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>Continuous Restrictions and Pressures: A closer examination of the arrests and sentences reveals that the primary targets of this repression are the families of those killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and victims of the November 2018 protests. These measures systematically restrict their right to seek legal recourse and aim to silence their voices.
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Stop giving Trump ideas..
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Well, I guess religious nutcases is obsessed with brutalizing women. In this case, an old lady instead of murdering girls because of hair.
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>Iran’s security forces on Wednesday arrested Mina Soltani, the mother of Shahryar Mohammadi, a protester killed during the 2022 protests in Bukan.
>Soltan’s arrest is part of a broader crackdown on activists and victims’ families just days before the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, which ignited the Women, Life, Freedom uprising.
>It is not clear whether she is being held in intelligence detention at Urmia or Urmia prison according to her family, sparking further concerns for her safety.
>”Yesterday, a relative received a call from an unknown number. A man was on the line, then handed the phone to my mother, Mina. My mother was only able to say one sentence that she is being held in Urmia,” Soltani’s daughter Asrin Mohammadi told Iran International.
>Shahryar Mohammadi was shot by Iran’s security forces in Bukan on November 18, 2022. He later died from his injuries after being transferred to a local hospital. His family including his mother, Mina Soltani, his sister Asrin Mohammadi, and brother Milad Mohammadi have since become outspoken advocates for justice and have faced continuous pressure from the Iranian authorities.
In a related article from hengaw.net/en – [Hengaw’s Exclusive Report: 150 Members of Justice-Seeking Families Arrested, 21 Sentenced to Imprisonment and Flogging in 20 Months](https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2024/09/article-4)
Quote from this article –
>On the eve of the second anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of Jina Amini and the beginning of the Woman, Life, Freedom (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights publishes an exclusive report highlighting the growing pressure on justice-seeking families, particularly those who lost loved ones during the movement. At least 150 individuals have been arrested, and 21 have been sentenced to imprisonment and flogging since the start of 2023.
and
>Continuous Restrictions and Pressures: A closer examination of the arrests and sentences reveals that the primary targets of this repression are the families of those killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and victims of the November 2018 protests. These measures systematically restrict their right to seek legal recourse and aim to silence their voices.
Stop giving Trump ideas..
Well, I guess religious nutcases is obsessed with brutalizing women. In this case, an old lady instead of murdering girls because of hair.
Shame on them. Call them out. Ridicule them.