Maryam Akbari Receives Additional Three-Year Sentence in Two Separate Trials, Extending her Detention as one of the Longest-Held Female Political Prisoners
On January 1, 2024, the Women’s Committee of The National Council of Resistance of Iran declared that Maryam Akbari Monfared, one of the longest-held female political prisoners in Iran, has been handed an additional three years in two separate trials. This sentence extension, totaling 18 years, impedes her release after completing a 15-year term.