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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, 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.

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.

Alarming Surge of Political Executions in Iran

Under the fog of the war in Gaza, the regime of Iran has been engaged in a widespread campaign of suppression at home. The regime has carried out more than 100 death sentences in the past month and is taking advantage of the situation to execute dissidents lingering in Iran’s prisons.

Under the fog of the war in Gaza, the regime of Iran has been engaged in a widespread campaign of suppression at home. The regime has carried out more than 100 death sentences in the past month and is taking advantage of the situation to execute dissidents lingering in Iran’s prisons.

Decoding the Why and When of the 1988 Massacre in Iran

Iran's history has been marred by a clerical dictatorship known for its deceit and attempts to rationalize heinous actions. Among its darkest chapters is the summer of 1988, when thousands of political prisoners lost their lives in a massacre. State officials, rather than owning up to their roles, try to downplay or deny involvement in what human rights experts consider a "genocide."

Iran’s history has been marred by a clerical dictatorship known for its deceit and attempts to rationalize heinous actions. Among its darkest chapters is the summer of 1988, when thousands of political prisoners lost their lives in a massacre. State officials, rather than owning up to their roles, try to downplay or deny involvement in what human rights experts consider a “genocide.”