A Female Political Prisoner Sentenced to Life in Prison

HRA

Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced a woman identified as Shirin Alam-Hoyee (Ronahi Rookan) to life in prison, accusing her of Moharebeh (waging war) against the regime.

Ms. Alam-Hoyee, a Kurdish resident from the city of Maku, has been convicted of the charge through her membership in an opposition party that has taken arms against the regime, and she has been in prison since May 28, 2008. Ms. Alam-Hoyee’s trial was held in mid-September of this year in branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court, and on January 10, the sentencing was delivered to her by the same court.