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Sepideh Rashnu Summoned for Imprisonment

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Sepideh Rashnu, a writer, student, and protester against mandatory hijab, has been summoned to serve her prison sentence. The Supreme Court has converted her prison sentence in another case to a fine.

Saman Rashnu, Sepideh’s brother, wrote on his personal page: “From March 10, 2024, until today, multiple notices have been sent to Sepideh, or she has been summoned by phone. Each time, Sepideh’s legal representative, Mr. Panahipour, or I visited the Enforcement of Judgments office to delay the sentence execution. We were trying to buy time, hoping the Supreme Court would acquit her in the second legal case to prevent the suspended sentence of the first case from being executed. The Supreme Court converted the prison sentence to a fine, but since the charge remains unchanged, the previous suspended sentence will be executed. Yesterday, the enforcement branch called, and Sepideh has to turn herself in to Evin Prison on Saturday, July 27.”

In mid-July 2022, a video surfaced online showing a confrontation between several women involving Rashnu on a BRT bus, where someone intervened in a woman’s dress under the pretext of “promoting virtue.” Some passengers confronted the person filming the protestors.

Subsequently, Rashnu was arrested for allegedly “insulting and assaulting the religious vigilante (hijab enforcer)” and was transferred to a security detention center. In December 2022, she received a suspended three-years, seven-months prison sentence for this case.

Faced with another judicial case, Ms. Rashnu was summoned and charged by Branch 1 of Evin’s Prosecutor’s Office in May 2023. In October of last year, Branch 1099 of the Ershad Court sentenced her to six months in prison, a ten million toman fine, and other additional punishments. Later, Branch 1 of Tehran’s Court of Appeals reduced the sentence to four months in prison, which was eventually converted to a fine by the Supreme Court.

In December last year, Rashnu’s lawyer announced that the second case was formed due to her appearance in her chosen attire in front of the court.

Sepideh Rashnu, aged around 30, is an undergraduate painting student at Alzahra University. She was also suspended for two semesters for not complying with the mandatory hijab.

Sepideh Rashno Sentenced to Five Years of Suspended Imprisonment

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Saman Rashno, Sepideh Rashno

Artist Sepideh Rashno received a five-year suspended prison sentence and additional punishment.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Saman Rashno informed the public on social media that his sister, Sepideh Rashno, has been sentenced to five years of suspended imprisonment.

Saman Rashno wrote: “the charge of provoking promiscuity was dropped. But she was sentenced to five years of suspended imprisonment for three other charges, ‘assembly and collusion against national security,’ ‘propaganda against the regime,’ and ‘not wearing hijab in public.’ ”

As additional punishment, she has to appear at the judicial office quarterly, ask permission from judicial authorities if she wants to leave the country and study certain materials for the purpose of indoctrination.

On July 16, security forces arrested Rashno after a quarrel on a city bus with a woman who harassed and assaulted her for what she deemed as improper hejab.

On July 30, Official media outlets inside Iran released a forced confession video of Rashno. HRANA revealed that prior to this confession, Rashno had been hospitalized due to the risk of internal bleeding indicating she had been tortured to make the confession.

On August 30, 2022, Sepideh Rashno was released on an 800-million-tomans bail.

 

 

Sepideh Rashno Released on Bail

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HRANA, Sepideh Rashno

On August 30, 2022, Sepideh Rashno was released on an 800-million-tomans bail after being indicted. 

According to #HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, artist Sepideh Rashno was indicted and then released on bail until the end of the legal proceeding.

On August 29, Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court indicted Rashno on the charge of “assembly and collusion to act against national security”, “propaganda against the regime”, and “promotion of impurity and indecency.”

On July 16, security forces arrested Rashno after a quarrel on a city bus with a woman who harassed and assaulted her for what she deemed as improper hejab. Such incidents are on the rise in public places as the government has tightened the hejab enforcement. 

On July 30, Official media outlets inside Iran released a forced confession video of Rashno. HRANA revealed that prior to this confession, Rashno had been hospitalized due to the risk of internal bleeding indicating she had been tortured to make the confession.

Rashno, age 28, is a student of Tehran University and a resident of Khorramabad.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
Behbahan, Hendijan, Sepideh Rashno, Sirik county

On Monday, August 15, 2022, at least five protests took place in Iran.

The farmers who are cultivating rapeseed gathered in front of the governor’s office in Behbahan, Khuzestan Province to demand the rest of the payment for their sold rapeseed crops from the government.

The farmers from Isfahan Province gathered in front of Isfahan Water and Waste Water Company to protest against the authorities mismanagement and inattention toward drying up the river Zayandeh-Rud.

For the third consecutive day, a group of truck drivers demonstrated before the Governor’s Office in Sirik county, Hormozgan Province in protest against cutting their fuels portion following readjustments according to a new fuel portion scheme.

A number of residents of Hendijan, Khuzestan Province, rallied against frequent power outages.

A number of civil rights and women’s rights activists demonstrated against Sepideh Rashno’s detention. They asked the authorities to inform the public about Rashno’s conditions and whereabouts, and asked for her release.

Artist Rashno is in custody for her resistance and confrontation against an individual who was enforcing the Hejab code in public transportation, a practice which is praised by the Iranian authorities.

Sepideh Rashno Hospitalized Prior to Forced TV Confession

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An informed source has revealed to HRANA that detained artist Sepideh Rashno had been hospitalized due to the risk of internal bleeding, which raised the question as to whether she was tortured to make confession aired on July 30. 

On July 16, security forces arrested Rashno after a quarrel on a city bus with a woman who harassed and assaulted her for what she deemed improper hejab. 

The informed source told HRANA, “Overnight, a lot of agents took Rashno to the Taleghani Hospital in Tehran for a possible internal bleeding caused by assault.”

A few days after the hospitalisation, Iran’s State TV broadcast Rashno’s forced confession. A picture on social media showing Rashno’s paled face and circles around her eye raised concern about her health condition. So far, she has been denied access to a lawyer and the charges against her are unknown.

Rashno is in custody for her resistance and confrontation against an individual who was enforcing the hejab code in public transportation, a practice which is praised by the Iranian authorities.

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Sepideh Rashno Coerced to Make TV Confession

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Sepideh Rashno, TV Confession

Official media outlets inside Iran have released a forced confession video of imprisoned artist Sepideh Rashno who is in custody for her resistance and confrontation against an individual who was enforcing the hejab code in public transportation, a practice which is praised by the Iranian authorities.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists,  the regime authorities forced detained artist Sepideh Rashno to make a coerced TV confession, which is a common practice and a violation of the individual’s human rights

In this confession video, Rashno, whose hand had been injured during the quarrel, blamed herself instead of the attacker.

 A video has been circulating on social media showing a woman harassing Rashno and blaming her for an improper hejab at public transportation. After the video was published, security forces arrested Rashno. 

An informed source told HRANA, “Mrs Rashno was allowed a short phone call to one of her relatives, but she has not called her family. The judicial officials told her family that a legal case has been opened against her in Branch 3 of Evin Prosecutor’s Office”.

Sepideh Rashno, age 28, is a student of Tehran University and a resident of Khorramabad.

IRGC Detained Artist Sepideh Rashno 

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News, Women
hejab, IRGC detention facility, Khorramabad, Sepideh Rashno

Artist and student Sepideh Rashno is still held at an IRGC detention facility known as Ward A-1. On July 16, security forces arrested Rashno after a quarrel on a city bus with a woman who harassed and assaulted her for what she deemed as improper hejab. Such incidents are on the rise in public places as the government has tightened the hejab enforcement. 

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Artist and student activist Sepideh Rashno is held at an IRGC detention facility awaiting further legal proceedings.

So far, she has been denied access to a lawyer and phone calls in prison.

The charges against Rashno are unknown so far.

Last week, a video circulated on social media showing a woman harassing another and blaming her for an improper hejab. After publishing the video, security forces arrested  Rashno, who is an artist and a resident of Khorramabad.

The Iranian regime encourages citizens to get involved in the enforcement of the Islamic code in public as a religious duty, which demonstrates how significant compliance with these rules is for the government.