Detainee archive summary
Bita Hemmati is documented as a living political prisoner or detainee in Iran. This is not a deceased memorial record.
- Name
- Bita Hemmati
- Record type
- Political prisoner — living detainee
- City
- Tehran
- Arrest date
- 2026-01-09
- Prison
- Evin Prison
- Status
- arrested
- Verification
- partially_verified
طارئ: Overturned death sentence — retrial pending
معتقلموثّق جزئياً
بیتا همتی
Bita Hemmati
- المدينة
- Tehran
- تاريخ الاعتقال
- 2026-01-09
- السجن / الاعتقال
- Evin Prison
- الاتهامات
- Operational collaboration with hostile governments (death sentence overturned; retrial pending)
ملخص القضية
Arrested with her husband Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl during January 2026 protests in Tehran. Initially sentenced to death by Judge Iman Afshari; the Supreme Court overturned the sentence and ordered retrial. HRANA reported she was held in the women's ward of Evin Prison.
المصادر
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Frequently asked questions
Arrested with her husband Mohammadreza Majidi-Asl during January 2026 protests in Tehran. Initially sentenced to death by Judge Iman Afshari; the Supreme Court overturned the sentence and ordered retrial. HRANA reported she was held in the women's ward of Evin Prison.
Sources & attribution
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