Ingrid Betancourt: Our 17, Voices of Courage and the Unbroken Spirit of Iran
On Saturday, October 11, 2025, coinciding with the World Day Against the Death Penalty, a conference ...
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Maryam Akbari Monfared, a resilient political prisoner in exile, is serving her 13th year of imprisonment without a single day of leave in the Prison of Semnan.
Maryam Akbari Monfared has three daughters. She was arrested on December 29, 2009, after the tremendous uprising on December 27 that year which shook the pillars of the regime. In June 2010, the Revolutionary Court of Tehran handed down a 15-year prison sentence for Moharebeh on the alleged charge of “membership in the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran,” a charge which Mrs. Akbari has never accepted. She has been in prison without a single day of leave since the day she was detained. She suffers from Thyroid malfunction and joint rheumatism.
Maryam Akbari’s sister and brother were executed during the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988. Another two of her brothers were executed during the mass executions in the early 1980s.
Maryam Akbari Monfared: Authorities Prevent Her Transfer from Qarchak Prison
On the evening of October 9, 2025, dozens of female political prisoners were transferred from Qarchak ...
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Female Political Prisoners Transferred from Qarchak to Evin Prison Amid Tight Security
In the early hours of Thursday, October 9, 2025, a group of female political prisoners who ...
Read moreDetailsMaryam Akbari Monfared: Continued Denial of Medical Care in Qarchak Prison
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a resistant political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison, Varamin, remains deprived of access ...
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Maryam Akbari Monfared Faces Serious Threat to her Life in Prison
The life of Maryam Akbari Monfared is in grave danger in Qarchak Prison, in Varamin. Insecurity ...
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Maryam Akbari Monfared Denied Urgent Medical Care Despite Critical Need for Surgery
Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, continues to be denied ...
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Authorities at Qarchak Prison Deny Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared In-Person Visits with Her Family and Children
Reports indicate that political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has been denied in-person visits with her family ...
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International Human Rights Day and the Extensive Violation of Female Political Prisoners’ Rights in Iran
A Look at the Female Political Prisoners Deprived of Medical Care December 10, International Human Rights ...
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Dorien Rookmaker: Standing with Iran’s Women Against a Misogynistic Regime
Maryam Rajavi has become a beacon of hope, and I call her the Mandela of our ...
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French Town Honors Iranian Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared
The municipality of Villiers-Adam in France displayed a large poster of Maryam Akbari Monfared, one of ...
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The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.