Photo without headscarf – 33-year-old Kurdish activist flogged

The woman herself drew attention to the execution of the sentence on Facebook and described it impressively. The Iranian judiciary has confirmed the execution.

13 year prison sentence appealed
According to Shargh newspaper, Heshmati was arrested in April 2023 after publishing a photo without a headscarf, which is mandatory in Iran. She then had to defend herself against numerous legal accusations. A prison sentence of more than thirteen years was successfully challenged. A punishment of whipping for moral offenses remained.

Flogging in ‘medieval torture chamber’.
Heshmati announced her verdict in October on her Facebook profile, which is no longer publicly visible. On January 3, Heshmati wrote that she had appeared before the authorities together with her lawyer after a summons. Despite repeated requests, she took off her headscarf in protest. She described the place where she was beaten as a “medieval torture chamber.”

There are renewed protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 16-year-old
More than a year ago, the death of the young Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini sparked serious protests in Iran. For months, young people in particular took to the streets to demonstrate against the Islamic system of rule.

Amini fell into a coma after an allegedly violent encounter with the infamous moral guardians and died shortly afterwards. In October, a 16-year-old was seriously injured after an alleged encounter with Iran’s notorious vice squad. The girl died.