Iranian hijab activist Sepideh Rashno has had her almost four year prison sentence enforced along with a travel ban.
Rashno was arrested in July 2022 after a viral video depicted her altercation with a woman who verbally assaulted her for being unveiled on public transport.
Subsequently, she was coerced into a televised confession, visibly bruised and showing signs of torture. Reports from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency indicated that she had suffered internal bleeding shortly after her arrest, during which she was still wearing her compulsory hijab.
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Following approximately 40 days of detention in Tehran’s Evin prison, Rashno was released on bail, for a significant sum believed to be $27,000.
Initially convicted of charges including “association and collusion with the intent of endangering national security” and “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” Rashno received a five-year suspended prison sentence. However, she faced additional accusations of “promoting moral corruption” and “propaganda against the regime” after posting a photo without a hijab on social media.
Rashno disclosed that her recent sentence, comprising three years and seven months for the initial protest incident, along with four months for announcing a university’s suspension, and a fine of 15 million rials (about 30 USD) for attending court without compulsory clothing, has been enforced.
Commenting on her travel ban, Rashno remarked, “Of course, [this is] a travel ban for someone who has no intention of leaving.”
Source » iranintl