Iranian authorities have filed charges of “propaganda” and “violation of national security” charges against three female journalists.
The trial of the journalists – Saeideh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Henzaki, and Nasim Beigi – was scheduled for Monday with each of them facing up to five years in prison., the charges against Shafiei relate to several articles she wrote in the monthly online Peace Mark magazine on topics such as rising poverty and the government’s management of energy subsidies and public resources.
The charges against Henzaki are about her articles on reproductive laws and the state of Iran’s national parks while that of Beigi’s are based on her collaboration with numerous domestic and foreign media outlets.The rights group added that the prosecutor has sought the most severe penalty for Beigi due to her lack of cooperation during her interrogation and promotion of the removal of the hijab.
The trial follows the pattern of events that led to the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died under suspicious circumstances. In September 2022, Amini was detained by the morality police for not wearing a hijab according to national standards.Protesters accused the authorities of causing Amini’s death by fatally injuring her during the arrest. Women massively posted videos of themselves cutting their hair and burning their hijabs in protest against the authorities.
“The authorities have been relentless in prosecuting and punishing anyone reporting on the social issues and grievances that were central to the protests over the last months,” the report added.
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