After her appeal was rejected, 30-year-old Shakilia Monfared was sentenced to a 15-month prison term and additional penalties in a legal case initiated during her incarceration. Monfared is currently serving her sentence in Evin Prison.
Charged with “propaganda against the regime,” Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, sentenced Monfared to 15 months of imprisonment. Additionally, she faces a two-year travel ban, a prohibition from residing in Tehran and surrounding provinces, a ban from joining political/civil groups, and restrictions on using smartphones.
Confirmation of this conviction came from a source close to Monfared’s family who informed HRANA that the verdict against Monfared and her co-defendant, Narge Mohammadi, was issued in absentia in December. She was then notified about this conviction on February 20, after her appeal request was dismissed by the court.
Notably, this is the third legal case she has faced, resulting in a conviction during her incarceration.
Monfared’s ordeal began on August 31, 2020, when security forces arrested her as she was leaving her home. She was transferred to one of the detention centers under the control of the IRGC in Tehran. After 14 days of detention, she was subsequently released on bail from Evin Prison.
Following that, Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, sentenced Monfared to six years in prison and four months of probation work in the Agricultural Jihad on charges of “propaganda against the regime” and “blasphemy.” This verdict was later reduced to four years and two months on appeal.
In January 2022, in a new legal case while imprisoned, Monfared received two years and eight months, this time for the charge of “membership in anti-regime groups” and paying a fine for “disseminating false information.”
It is worth noting that on June 6, 2023, once again, Monfared faced the charge of “assembly and collusion against national security,” and this time the case was closed after a while.
