Another Activist Arrested
By Kamangir • Dec 2nd, 2007 • Category: Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic
The women’s rights’ activist Jelveh Javaheri (جلوه جواهری) was arrested today by the Revolutionary Courts. She was summoned to the court today and was arrested on charges of disrupting the public opinion, anti-regime propaganda, and spreading false news. Javaheri is a sociology graduate student and has been active in women rights’ groups for a long time. Her activities included writing articles as well as translation of related material.
Javaheri was amongst the activists who were arrested last March after their calm protest was disrupted by the Police (see: Police Violence in Iran against Activist Women). She will join Maryam Hosseinkhah, another activist who has been in the infamous Evin Prison for about two weeks now (see: Activist Woman Arrested) [Persian].
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It is so sad the women so threaten the IRI that they must resort to taking such actions. It is a reflection of the inability of the IRI to govern with justice. It is my hope that the Iranian people will rise up and overthrow the religious barbarians who abuse humans.
Spreading false news is a crime in Iran? No wonder they arrest so many reporters