Detainee archive summary
Sepideh Rashnu is documented as a living political prisoner or detainee in Iran. This is not a deceased memorial record.
- Name
- Sepideh Rashnu
- Record type
- Political prisoner — living detainee
- City
- Tehran
- Arrest date
- 2022-07-16
- Prison
- Evin Prison
- Status
- sentenced
- Verification
- partially_verified
محكومموثّق جزئياً
سپیده رشنو
Sepideh Rashnu
- المدينة
- Tehran
- تاريخ الاعتقال
- 2022-07-16
- السجن / الاعتقال
- Evin Prison
- الاتهامات
- Assembly and collusion; propaganda; promoting immorality (anti-compulsory-hijab protest)
ملخص القضية
Writer and women's rights activist who became widely known after a July 2022 bus confrontation over compulsory hijab went viral, followed by a forced televised confession. She received a combined prison sentence and was summoned to begin serving it; her case status continues to be monitored by rights groups.
المصادر
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Frequently asked questions
Writer and women's rights activist who became widely known after a July 2022 bus confrontation over compulsory hijab went viral, followed by a forced televised confession. She received a combined prison sentence and was summoned to begin serving it; her case status continues to be monitored by rights groups.
Sources & attribution
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