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Evin prison, Tehran, Iran

Roya Saberi Negad Nobakht (Persian: رویا صابری نژاد نوبخت) (born c. 1967) is an Iranian-British housewife who was imprisoned after she returned to Iran to visit her family. While living in England, she wrote on Facebook that Iran was "too Islamic". The Iranian government put her in prison and accused her of "insulting Islamic sanctities", a crime that carries the death penalty.[1][2]

Roya was born in Iran. In 1998 she emigrated to England.[3] Since 2008, she has lived in Stockport, near Manchester, England. In 2013 Roya returned to Iran to visit her family. Two weeks after she arrived, she flew to the city of Shiraz and was arrested by cyber police at the airport.[1] Roya's husband, Daryoush Taghipoor, found out his wife was in prison when he traveled to the Middle East to look for her.[4]

Arrest[edit]

Roya was taken to Tehran and held at the notorious Evin Prison. In June 2014, Roya was tried by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, and sentenced to 20 years in prison.[5][6]

Seven other Facebook users were arrested along with Roya. The other seven names are Amir Golestani, Masoud Ghasemkhani, Fariborz Kardarfar, Seyed Masoud Seyed Talebi, Amin Akramipour, Mehdi Reyshahri, and Naghmeh Shahisavandi Shirazi.[7]

On 15 June 2016 five of the defendants called the "Facebook activists" were released from prison. After applying "Article 134", her sentence was reduced to five years, however she is still in Evin Prison. She is in poor health and has frequent seizures.[8]

Iran is accused of using innocent civilians as hostages to get payments from western countries. In January 2016, the U.S. government paid Iran $1.7 billion in cash. At the same time, Iran released five American citizens.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Roya Nobakht: UK-Iranian Woman Imprisoned in Iran Over Facebook Posts". 14 September 2015.
  • ^ "شهروند بریتانیایی - ایرانی به اتهام اهانت به اسلام در اوین زندانی است". 3 April 2014.
  • ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Family of jailed Facebook user in Iran: 'They are going to kill her '". 9 June 2014.
  • ^ Glendinning, Amy (1 June 2014). "MP will fight for woman jailed in Iran for 'criticising leadership on Facebook'".
  • ^ "Roya Saberinezhad Nobakht".
  • ^ علی‌نژاد, مسیح (22 July 2014). "رویا صابری نژاد؛ ۲۰ سال زندان برای فیس‌بوک". رادیو فردا.
  • ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (27 May 2014). "Briton among eight jailed in Iran for web insults". The Guardian.
  • ^ "وضعیت نامناسب رویا صابری نوبخت از متهمان پرونده فعالان فیسبوکی". 15 June 2016.
  • ^ "Iran wants cash for hostages—what should Western powers do?". Newsweek. 12 December 2016.

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