Mahboubeh Shabani at Risk of a Death Sentence on the Charge of “Moharebeh” According to published reports, Mahboubeh Shabani, a 30‑year‑old woman arrested during the protests of last December, is facing the serious charge of Moharebeh while being held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Human‑rights sources warn that she is at risk of receiving—or having executed—a death sentence. Shabani has remained in detention since her arrest, and concerns have been raised about the lack of

Maryam Akbari Monfared has been released after spending 17 years in prison. According to human‑rights reports, she should have been released three years earlier under the laws of the Islamic Republic. Akbari Monfared was arrested during the December 2009 protests in Tehran and is the mother of three children. Her family has long been associated with political persecution. Three of her brothers and one sister were executed in the 1980s, including two members of the MEK in 1981