Nasrin Hassani, a journalist and media activist, is currently serving her prison sentence in Bojnourd Prison under harsh and unlawful conditions, without the legally mandated separation of prisoners based on the nature of their offenses.
Facing three separate legal cases, Mrs. Hassani has been sentenced to a total of 25 months in prison and is being held alongside inmates convicted of non-political crimes.
In recent weeks, authorities have denied her request for conditional release. The consolidation of her legal cases remains unresolved, casting uncertainty over her judicial status and subjecting her to additional psychological pressure.
Nasrin Hassani, the mother of a teenage son, lost her job prior to her arrest due to ongoing harassment and pressure from security agencies in Bojnourd. She and her son were living under severe economic strain. Now, in her absence, her son is forced to live alone without parental support, bearing the emotional and financial burden of his mother’s imprisonment.
Nasrin Hassani was the editor-in-chief of the Siyahat Shargh weekly and was arrested by security forces in October 2022 during the nationwide protests in Iran.
On November 11, 2023, Branch 103 of the Criminal Court of Bojnourd sentenced her to seven months in prison for “spreading falsehoods” and fined her one million tomans for “violating Islamic dress codes in public.” In December 2023, Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Bojnourd handed down an additional one-year prison sentence for “propaganda activities against the state through publishing photos and videos on social media.” This verdict was later upheld by Branch 2 of the North Khorasan Appeals Court.
On February 4, 2024, Hassani was summoned to Branch 2 of the Criminal Execution Office of the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Bojnourd, where she was detained and transferred to Bojnourd Prison to begin serving her sentence. Her charges stem from alleged falsehoods spread via social media.
Before entering prison, Hassani sent a message to the public, declaring, “I stand firm in my commitment to freedom.”
