Parvin Mohammadi, the deputy chairman of the Free Trade Union Board of Iran, was summoned to the Execution Branch to server her sentence.
According to the Campaign for the Defend of Political and Civil Prisoners, Parvin Mohammadi was summoned to the Execution of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Revolutionary Court in Karaj by an electronic notification that she had received to serve her one-year prison sentence.
The subpoena was noted that: “Given your conviction, it is appropriate to be present at the branch within the deadline set for the execution of the verdict. Otherwise, action based on the law will be taken. In case of no show, the arrest warrant will be issued.”
Ms. Mohammadi, along with Alireza Saghafi and his wife, Safarzadeh, were sentenced to one-year prison by the branch Six of the Alborz Court of Appeal.
The trial of the three labor activists was held separately at the First Branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, chaired by Judge Asif Hosseini, on charges of “propaganda against the system”.
The Campaign published a report earlier on the trial of labor activist Parvin Mohammadi.
An informed source on the trial of Ms. Mohammadi told the Campaign, “On Saturday morning at 9 AM, the hearing of Ms. Mohammadi’s case was held at the first branch of the Revolutionary Court, chaired by Judge Asif Hosseini, and in the presence of the case lawyer Mr. Jadari Foroughi”.
At the hearing, the indictment was initially heard, and Asif Hosseini, the judge in the case, accused Ms. Mohammadi of “propaganda against the system” through the distribution of communist ideas, activities, articles, and speeches. Ms. Mohammadi denied the allegations and mentioned that the publications are in line with the demands of her rights and those of her fellow workers and associates.
Earlier, on Sunday, June 23rd, Ms. Mohammadi summoned and provided a final defense in Branch 2 of the Karaj District Prosecutor’s Office.
In this trial, which was simultaneously scheduled for Parvin Mohammadi, Alireza Saghafi, Haleh Safarzadeh, the “propaganda against the system” charge was issued for the three labor activists.
campaign reported earlier that during the interrogation session, Parvin Mohammadi pleaded not guilty and stated that she had been charged with the same allegations during her previous detention, during which Fardi’s Prosecutor’s Office had interrogated her according to the documents and defense of the case. The charge was acquitted, a prosecution warrant was removed, and charges were dismissing. She asked the interrogator, “What is happening now that within a month, they are going to give her the same charge in a new case?”
On Friday, April 26th, 2019, security forces arrested a number of labor activists, including Alireza Saghafi, Haleh Safarzadeh, Parvin Mohammadi, Valeh Zamani, Saeed Torabian, Fouad Fathi, Mostafa Chaharmahal, Amir Abassi, Safear Ghorbani, and Balal Ghazani in Jahannema Park in Tehran-Karaj highway.
At 8:30 PM that night, eight of the detainees were released, but the release of the rest was postponed until later.
Parvin Mohammadi, deputy chairman of the Free Trade Union Board of Iran and labor activists, as well as Haleh Safarzadeh and his wife, Ali Reza Saghafi, were released on bail on May 11th, 2019.
Every year, on the eve of International Labor Day, intelligence agencies are increasing pressure on labor activists, and security forces are trying to prevent marches or possible protests by summoning or detaining some of these labor activists.