Zhina Modaresgarji, a journalist and women's rights activist, was sentenced to 21 years in prison and exiled to Hamadan prison.

Zhina Modaresgarji, a journalist and women's rights activist from Sanandaj, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the first branch of the Islamic Revolution Court of this city on the charges of "forming an illegal gang and group with the aim of overthrowing the system" and on the charge of "collaborating with hostile groups and countries" to 10 years. He has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment on the charge of "propaganda against the regime". According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, his last court session was held on April 21 in the first branch of Sanandaj Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Karmi, and his lawyers were notified of the verdict in the past few days. According to the Consolidation and Aggregation of Sentences Law, out of the total of 21 years of sentence issued, the worst punishment is 10 years of penal servitude with deportation to Hamadan prison. The lawyers of Mrs. Modares-Georji officially registered their objection to this heavy sentence and the case will be sent to the provincial appeals court for re-examination. The lawyers of Mrs. Modaresgarji have officially registered their protest against this heavy sentence and the case is going to be sent to the appeals court of the province for re-examination. According to the verdict, the examples of accusations brought against Zhina Modaresgarji are "establishing the Zhivano Association with feminist ideology and with the aim of subversion", "targeted participation in gatherings and expressing subversive slogans", "continuous communication with anti-revolutionary elements", "participation in conferences and International training workshops", "publishing materials in the virtual space and conducting interviews with foreign media in order to blacken the situation of the country and tense the atmosphere of the society in the critical period after the death of Mehsa Amini". The Islamic Revolution Court has also declared the criminal court responsible for the charge of "spreading lies and inciting people to violent acts" and sent the case to the 2nd Criminal Court of Sanandaj. https://muhemedemini.home.blog/2024/05/25/zhina-modaresgarji-a-journalist-and-womens-rights-activist-was-sentenced-to-21-years-in-prison-and-exiled-to-hamadan-prison/