Raheleh Rahemipour

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Raheleh Rahemipour (* around 1953 ) is an Iranian human rights activist from Tehran , Iran . She is best known for campaigns in which she campaigned to clarify the disappearance of her family members and through peaceful activism for other victims of mass executions and enforced disappearances .

Since complaining to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearance in 2016 regarding the disappearance of their relatives, Rahemipour has been charged, questioned, arrested and prosecuted for spreading misinformation and actions against the government. International organizations and UN-independent experts are concerned about the new harassment against the activist and demand that she cease to do so.

In February 2017, Rahemipour was convicted of spreading propaganda against the system, resulting in a one-year prison sentence. This was due to their media presence, interviews, their participation in the Mothers of Laleh Park gathering and the signing of various petitions. On August 20, 2017, Raheleh was interviewed for six hours in Evin Prison . The subject of the questioning was her participation in a peaceful demonstration during which she carried a photo of her missing brother, with the appearance: “You killed my brother. What did you do with his daughter? ”On September 10, 2017, she was picked up at her home in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.

Rahemipour has been on trial again since May 2018 for filing a complaint with the UN regarding the disappearance of her brother and his newborn daughter. The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence offered Rahemipour to drop the charges if she agreed to withdraw the complaint to the United Nations .

The disappearance of her brother and niece

Hossein Rahemipour, Raheleh's brother, was arrested in August 1983 for belonging to the opposition party. He was a member of the banned radical communist party Rah-e Kargar . Hossein's pregnant wife was taken with him to Evin Prison in Tehran, where their daughter Gilrou was born in April 1984. The newborn infant was separated from its parents and has since disappeared. The Iranian authorities refuse to issue a death certificate or provide any further information about the death and burial. Hossein was executed in October 1984. His body has not yet been returned to the family and no death certificate has been issued. A year after his death, Hossein's family was asked to pick up his personal belongings. His wife and mother of his child, who has heart disease, were released in January 1985.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ OHCHR | UN experts condemn charges against Iranian woman seeking missing relatives. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Human Rights Watch | 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118-3299 USA | t 1.212.290.4700: Joint Statement on Iran: Repression of Those Seeking Truth and Justice for 1980s Killings Needs to Stop. March 8, 2017, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  4. ^ Judiciary Summons Woman for Seeking Answers About Infant Niece's Disappearance. In: Center for Human Rights in Iran. September 1, 2016, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  5. ^ Intelligence Ministry Arrests Woman For Asking About Brother and Infant Niece's Disappearance. In: Center for Human Rights in Iran. September 15, 2017, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Iran: Raheleh Rahemipour goes on trial amid intensified pressure to withdraw UN complaint. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  8. ^ Judiciary Summons Woman for Seeking Answers About Infant Niece's Disappearance. In: Center for Human Rights in Iran. September 1, 2016, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Rahemipour, Raheleh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian human rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1953