{"id":41559,"date":"2023-01-04T09:17:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=41559"},"modified":"2023-01-04T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:17:46","slug":"political-prisoner-maryam-akbari-monfared-letter-to-iran-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2023\/01\/political-prisoner-maryam-akbari-monfared-letter-to-iran-protesters\/41559\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Letter to Iran Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared Letter to Iran Protesters\" class=\"wp-image-41564\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared.jpg 1057w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian political prisoner <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/09\/maryam-akbari-monfared-faced-ill-treatment-for-seeking-truth-and-justice-in-irans-regime-prison\/25707\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryam Akbari Monfared<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nationwide protests<\/a> in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/03\/10\/political-prisoner-maryam-akbari-monfared-banished-to-prison-of-semnan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akbari Monfared<\/a>, the mother of three, was arrested on December 29, 2009, on the charge of supporting the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/a-primer-on-the-history-of-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). She was taken to Evin prison in the middle of the night, without a warrant and under the pretext of providing explanations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout a chance to say goodbye to my loved ones, they took me to Evin prison to give some explanations and made the ridiculous promise that \u2018you will return to your children in the morning,\u2019\u201d Akbari Monfared wrote. \u201cAs of December 29, 2022, thirteen years have passed since I was separated from my 4-year-old Sarah and my two 12-year-old daughters on that winter midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Maryam\u2019s arrest, she has not had a single day of leave and has been under constant torture and pressure, including denying urgent medical treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not a 4,000-page story, but the pure reality of a life under the domination of fascists who imposed it on us while we refused to give in,\u201d Akbari Monfared wrote. \u201cOn this side of the bars, in the dark desert of torture and oppression, as far as one can see \u2013 even where one cannot see \u2013 there is just vileness and brutality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her letter, Maryam Akbari Monfared expressed her support for the nationwide protests that have been ongoing across Iran since September 16, when the regime\u2019s security forces murdered <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2022\/09\/the-brutal-murder-of-mahsa-amini-by-khameneis-criminal-agents-has-created-a-wave-of-anger-and-hatred-throughout-iran\/37206\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mahsa Amini<\/a>, a 23-year-old woman arrested on charges of violating the regime\u2019s oppressive hijab rules. The protests have turned into a full-fledged uprising calling for the overthrow of the regime in its entirety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo my daughters and sons, who are bravely on the streets\u2026 I say: if you are arrested, do not trust the interrogators even an iota,\u201d Akbari Monfared wrote. \u201cTo the grieving families \u2026 I say that I share in their grief too. I hold their hands from here and stand shoulder to shoulder with them, stronger than before, for justice. With the news of every protest, uprising, and sparks of this rebellious flame, the hearts of women whose only hope of freedom is to break these iron gates are filled with hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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