On May 15, 2023, Maryam Derisi, a Master’s student at the University of Saveh, went to Shiraz to start serving her 15-month sentence in Adelabad prison.
The Fars Court of Appeals convicted Derisi of “insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran,” resulting in a 15-month sentence. Additionally, she received a sentence of seven months and 16 days for “propaganda against the regime.” According to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the 15-month term has become enforceable.
Initially, the Kazerun Revolutionary Court had imposed a sentence of one year and 74 lashes for one case and three years for another legal case.
On October 15, 2022, security forces arrested Derisi in Shiraz and jailed her in Adel-Abad Prison. On November 2, she was released on bail.
Background on the 2022 Nationwide Protests
The arrest of Mahsa Amini by Tehran Morality Police for her improper hejab and her suspicious death on September 16 sparked protests sweeping across Iran. Protesters came to the streets with the central slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” in protest against the performance, laws and structure of the regime. During the nationwide protests, thousands of people, including journalists, artists, lawyers, teachers, students and civil rights activists, were arrested.
