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Iranwire – Authorities of the Islamic Republic detained at least 325 women in 2023 amid an escalated enforcement of mandatory hijab laws.
The Hengaw Human Rights Organization, in a March 8 report, detailed the professions of several arrested women.
According to it, the detainees include 18 students, 17 journalists and media activists, ten artists and actors, and seven teachers.
The women were arrested on charges including “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” “assembly and collusion,” “corruption on Earth,” and “espionage.”
The charges often lead to harsh sentences, with some women facing life imprisonment or several years behind bars.
Hengaw further reported that at least 147 women activists were tried by the Iranian judicial system in 2023.
Their sentences included imprisonment, flogging, and, in one case, the death penalty.
A total of 139 activists received prison sentences amounting to a cumulative 553 years and 10 months.
Additionally, ten women were sentenced to a total of 557 lashes alongside imprisonment.
