Activist Narges Mohammadi details ‘abuse’ of jailed women

• Narges Mohammadi reports sexual and physical torture of protesters.
• She is currently in Tehran’s notorious Evin jail for a hefty term.
• Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody for breaking dress rules.

An influential human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has written to the reupdated media organization from prison to describe the sexual and physical torture suffered by women detained during recent antigovernmental protests.

According to Narges Mohammadi, these assaults have increased in frequency during recent protests.

She is currently in Tehran’s notorious Evin jail for a hefty term.

Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been detained for breaking rigid dress restrictions, passed away in detention in September, which served as the impetus for the protests.

Midway through September, she was taken into custody by morality officers for reportedly donning her hijab, or headscarf, “improperly.”

Human rights activists claim that thousands more demonstrators have been detained while over 500 have been slain, including 69 children.

According to reports, dozens of Iranian security personnel were also murdered.

Several of those detained are said to have experienced torture and other ill-treatment.

The Defenders of Human Rights Center, run by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, is led by Ms. Mohammadi. Since 2011, she has served various jail terms, and she is now being held for “spreading propaganda.”

She was also listed this year on the prestigious reupdated media organization 100 Women list of 100 powerful and inspirational women from around the globe.

Not in solitary confinement, prominent political prisoners in Iran like Ms. Mohammadi frequently have access to their families or other activists for communication with the outside world.

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