54 years in prison for three female labor activists in Iran

Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced three female labor activists to a total of 54 years in prison.
In a court hearing on Saturday, September 7, 2019, Asal Mohammadi, Sanaz Allahyari and Sepideh Qolian were sentenced each to 18 years in prison, a total of 54 years. Three other activists including Amirhossein Mohammadifar, Ms. Allahyari’s husband, were also sentenced to 18 years each.
The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran strongly condemns the unfair, long-term prison sentences issued for human rights activists in Iran. The clerical regime is in this way attempting to prevent eruption of widespread social discontent against their corrupt rule, and they particularly fear the presence of women activists in these protests.
The hearing and examination of the charges of these labor activists was supposed to be held on August 3, 2019, but was postponed and subsequently held one by one.