An Iranian activist has been sentenced to 178 lashes and 18 months in prison after being arrested for not wearing a hijab.
Hamideh Zarei, a Gilak activist and former political prisoner, was released earlier this month from Rasht Central Prison after spending nearly a month behind bars – only to now face a brutal new sentence.
Her latest sentence includes nine months of imprisonment and 74 lashes for ‘disrupting public order,’ nine months for ‘resisting law enforcement officers,’ 74 lashes for ‘insulting an officer on duty,’ and 30 lashes for ‘causing non-visible injuries
The Tehran University masters student’s ordeal began on February 3, when she appeared at the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Rasht as part of a forced residency sentence.
She was detained for not wearing the mandatory hijab, which led to her receiving new charges.
Zarei spent 29 days in detention at Rasht Central Prison before being released on bail on March 3, according to a report from the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights.
During her time in custody, the activist was reportedly physically assaulted by two officers from the Rasht Prosecutor’s Office Protection Unit, which resulted in wrist injuries and severe bruising.
But this is just the latest chapter in the regime’s relentless targeting of Zarei.
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