Husband says Iran sentenced activist wife to prison, lashes
ABC News
The husband of a prominent human rights activist says his wife has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran has sentenced a prominent human rights activist to more than eight years prison, according to her husband.
Parsi-based Taghi Rahmani tweeted on Sunday that his wife, Narges Mohammadi, was tried in five minutes and sentenced to prison and 70 lashes. He has said she is prohibited from communicating and has no access to lawyers. Last week, she was sent to Gharchak prison near Tehran.
Authorities arrested Mohammadi in November after she attended memorial for a victim of violent 2019 protests. Rahmani said in December his wife stood accused of “spying for Saudi Arabia.”
Mohammadi has a long history of imprisonment, harsh sentences and international calls for reviews of her case.
