Ms. Masoumeh Sanobari, a political detainee apprehended in December 2022 during the 2022 uprising, has endured an isolated confinement spanning 13 months at Fardis Prison in Karaj. In March 2023, she received a nine-year prison sentence on charges of ‘participation in activities against the state through membership in the PMOI (People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran) and engaging in propagandistic endeavors against the system.’ Subsequent to her conviction, the regime has persisted in maintaining her in solitary confinement, devoid of any communication with fellow inmates. Prior to this, she had been detained in 2018 and remained in prison until 2021.
In vehemently denouncing the inhumane treatment meted out to Ms. Masoumeh Sanobari, the NCRI Women’s Committee calls on the United Nations and the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran to take immediate action for her release. It also demands an international fact-finding mission to visit Iranian prisons and meet with prisoners, especially political and female prisoners.
National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) – Women’s Committee
January 15, 2024
Click this link to read this statement on the NCRI Women’s Committee website.