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asrin Shojaii,17, was hanged in 1988, following Khomeini’s fatwa to execute all prisoners still supporting #PMOI and adhering to their cause🌹 The Shojaii family lost 12 members fighting for the freedom Iran #Iran #1988Massacre #StopExecutionsInIran wncri.org/2021/08/24/n...
Nasrin ShojaiiNasrin Shojaii was a young girl from the large Shojaii family from the Bakhtiari Tribe, renowned for their struggles forwncri.orgThis short story, written by a 26-year-old woman, means a thousand words: "August 4, 1988 – I am Maliheh Aghvami. I went to court at 3:00 p.m. & was sentenced to death. At 7:00 p.m., I am going for execution" She was hanged a few hours after writing it🌹💔 #1988Massacre wncri.org/2023/02/10/m...
Maliheh AghvamiMaliheh Aghvami, a resistant prisoner who firmly defended her cause August 4, 1988 - I am Maliheh Aghvami. I wentwncri.orgKhomeini’s fatwa:“Female prisoners who are virgins must be raped before execution, to prevent them from entering heaven.” In 2000, Khomeini successor Hossein Ali Montazeri exposed regime's darkest secrets about #1988Massacre of 30,000 political prisoners #Iran wncri.org/2015/11/13/f...
“Female prisoners who are virgins must be raped before execution, to prevent them from entering heaven.”Excerpts of Montazeri’s book on the rape of female prisoners in the Iranian regime’s prisons: In December 2000, Hossein Ali-Montazeri,wncri.orgBloody summer of 1988🌹 #1988Massacre, an unpunished crime against humanity Mullahs’ supreme leader at the time, Khomeini, carried out the massacre of anyone with ties to #Iranian Opposition Movement, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI). wncri.org/2022/07/30/a...
The 1988 massacre, an unpunished crime against humanityThe 1988 massacre, an unpunished crime against humanitywncri.org#Iran: Mullahs’ regime issued flogging sentences for 2 female prisoners named Neda Dadehjani and Setayesh Sarabi. These two protesting women were each sentenced to one year in prison, 31 lashes, and two years of internal exile to the city of Nikshahr. #NoDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/07/31/j...
July 2026 Report:Death Sentences for Women Rising Up to Overthrow the Mullahs’ Regime Religious Fascism Terrified of Women’s Vanguard Role in Uprisings From Death Sentences on Charges of “Armed Rebellion”to the Execution of Mothers with Multiple Children #NoDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/07/31/j...
July 2026 Report: Death Sentences for Women Rising Up to Overthrow the Mullahs’ RegimeReligious Fascism Terrified of Women’s Vanguard Role in Uprisings From Death Sentences on Charges of "Armed Rebellion" to the Executionwncri.orgNumber of female heads of households in #Iran has surpassed 6 million, with half lacking any form of insurance. In addition to running their households, these women are deprived of basic social support & are exposed to hidden forms of violence & dependency wncri.org/2026/07/17/w...
Widows in #Iran face numerous legal obstacles, including those related to inheritance, child custody, property ownership & insurance. The government’s laws are largely written to favor men, & widows fall victim to this institutionalized discrimination wncri.org/2026/07/17/w...
Widows in #Iran: An Analysis of Legal Challenges&Structure of Discrimination In political &legal structure governing Iran, misogyny & gender discrimination have been institutionalized as a fundamental principle,heavily impacting the fabric of family & society wncri.org/2026/07/17/w...
Widows in Iran: An Analysis of Legal Challenges and the Structure of DiscriminationIntroduction: In the political and legal structure governing Iran, misogyny and gender discrimination have been institutionalized as a fundamental principle,wncri.org#1988Massacre: The Greatest Unpunished Crime Against Humanity Glorious Epic of Resistance by #PMOI Women in Anti-Human Clerical Regime’s Prisons Massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988 is recorded as the largest crime against humanity since WW II wncri.org/2026/07/28/t...
The 1988 Massacre: The Greatest Unpunished Crime Against HumanityThe Glorious Epic of Resistance by PMOI Women in the Anti-Human Clerical Regime's Prisons The massacre of over 30,000 politicalwncri.org#Iran: 131st Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Hunger Strike in 59 Prisons More than two years after its launch, the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign first started to oppose the clerical regime’s pervasive use of the death penalty. #NoDeathPenalty wncri.org/2026/07/28/n...
Iran: 131st Week of “No to Execution Tuesdays” Hunger Strike in 59 PrisonsThe “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign continued into its 131st week on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with prisoners and politicalwncri.org#Iran: Shakila Ghasemi,26, a Baha’i resident of Kerman, was arrested on Feb. 2,2026 & is being held in Kerman Prison for 160 days without any formal resolution of her legal status. Security agents searched her home and confiscated her electronic devices. wncri.org/2026/07/27/w...
#Iran: Mehregan Namavar, a poet from Dehdasht, was arrested by security forces in the city on Sunday, July 5, 2026. No information has been released regarding her whereabouts. Namavar, born in 1988, is the mother of one daughter. wncri.org/2026/07/27/w...
Astareh Ansari, a lawyer, has now been held in detention for 75 days. One of the allegations brought against her is that she publicly offered to provide free legal representation to individuals arrested during the January 2026 #IranProtests #Iran wncri.org/2026/07/27/w...
Forouzan Ansari, a theater actress from #BandarAbbas, has been sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the state.” She had previously been arrested on January 12, 2026 & was released on bail. #Iran #FreePoliticalPrisonersIran wncri.org/2026/07/27/w...