Bahareh Shiri, the mother of a slain protester, was sentenced to six years in prison for seeking justice for her son.
Bahareh Shiri, the mother of slain protester Ali Abbasi killed during the 2022 nationwide protests in Samirom, Isfahan Province, was sentenced to six years in prison by the 1st Branch of the Public Court for demanding justice for her son.
Bahareh Shiri was denied the right to a lawyer of her choice.
Last year, after the regime killed Ali Abbasi, his father was detained. Security forces sabotaged Ali’s gravestone and removed the words “in the name of freedom” and “fallen for his country” from his stone.
The clerical regime has been systematically arresting relatives of protesters slain during the 2022-2023 uprising and handing down heavy sentences to them in a bid to silence the bereaved families.
Mahsa Yazdani, the mother of a slain protester, Mohammad Javad Zahedi, is presently in jail serving a five-year sentence. She has another son, only 4 years old.
Farzaneh Barzekar was arrested and detained in the Prison of Qaemshahr, on September 3, 2023, before the first anniversary of her son’s death. Her 21-year-old son, Erfan Rezaii, was shot to death by security forces in Amol, during protests on September 21, 2022.
Farzaneh Barzekar has been sentenced to 24 months of suspended jail time and fined 20 million Tomans.
