42 Years of Imprisonment and Exile for Nasim Gholami Simiyari and Six Other Political Prisoners
On Monday, September 16, 2024, Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued severe sentences for seven political prisoners. Among them, Nasim Gholami Simiyari has been sentenced to six years, 74 lashes, and 20 years of exile to Anguran in Zanjan Province. The court emphasized that her exile should be carried out so that she is not permitted to interact with others.
Nasim Gholami Simiyari, born on July 13, 1988, is currently incarcerated in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, having spent nearly 490 days in detention.
She was arrested on May 18, 2023, by the IRGC intelligence agents in Tehran. After being transferred to multiple detention centers, and enduring physical and psychological torture, she was coerced into giving forced confessions on camera.
Five months later, she was charged with “assembly and collusion,” “propaganda against the regime,” and “armed insurgency (Bagh-ye).”
In addition to Nasim Gholami Simiyari, six other political prisoners were sentenced to long-term imprisonment and exile in the same trial. These individuals include Hamidreza Soheil-Abadi, Amin Sokhanvar, Ehsan Ravazjiyan, Ali Herati Mokhtari, Hossein Mohammad Hosseini, and Amir Shah-Velayati.
