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.
Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Letter to Iran Protesters
Iranian political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, imprisoned in Semnan Prison, wrote a shocking letter at the beginning of her 14th year of imprisonment, which affects every waking conscience. She expressed her support for the nationwide protests in Iran. Akbari Monfared, the mother of three, was arrested on December 29, 2009, on the charge of supporting […]
Iranian Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Supports Popular Protests: “Tomorrow Is Ours”
It is reported that Iranian political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, imprisoned in Semnan Prison, in a message titled “Tomorrow is ours,” expressed her support and that of her cellmates in Semnan Prison for the nationwide protests in Iran that began last week over rising prices of essential goods.
Iran: Female Political Prisoner Denied Necessary Medical Treatment for Liver Disease
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared is currently serving her 13th year in prison. She was initially detained at Evin Prison before being transferred to Semnan Prison last year. She suffers from fatty liver disease, and as the prison itself has minimal facilities, she is unable to access and cook the food she needs in order to manage her condition, as directed by her doctor.
Maryam Akbari Monfared Faced Ill Treatment for Seeking Truth and Justice in Iran’s Regime Prison
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Women Committee reported recently that Amnesty International had posted a tweet about how bad conditions were for women being detained in Semnan prison, as well as detailing how one prisoner at the prison, Maryam Akbari Monfared, was receiving ill-treatment for seeking the truth and justice for her […]
Iran: Inhuman Pressure of the Mullahs’ Regime on the Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared is facing intensifying inhuman pressures following her transfer from the notorious Evin prison of Tehran to Semnan prison. Mrs. Akbari Monfared was transferred to Semnan prison and has since faced various restrictions and pressures. Mrs. Akbari was under constant interrogation after her transfer to the Drug Detention center of Semnan, […]
Iran: 14 Female Political Prisoners Protest Forcible Exile of Maryam Akbari Monfared
Fourteen political prisoners in the women’s ward of Evin Prison wrote an open letter protesting the forcible exile of their former cellmate, Maryam Akbari, to Semnan Prison. Ms. Akbari Monfared, who is serving the twelfth year of her sentence, forcefully exiled from Evin Prison to Semnan Prison on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The full text […]
