29 September 2025 :
September 29, 2025 - IRAN. Atash Shakarami sentenced to receive 38 lashes.
Ms. Shakarami announced in a public statement that her conviction was recently confirmed in full by the Court of Appeals. She had previously been sentenced by Branch 106 of the Khorramabad Criminal Court to 38 lashes on the charge of “spreading falsehoods.”
Without mentioning specifics of the charges, Ms. Shakarami stated that the case was opened following a private complaint.
Atash Shakarami, who has a prior record of arrest, is the aunt of Nika Shakarami, one of those killed during the 2022 nationwide protests.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) strictly prohibits inhumane and degrading punishments such as flogging and amputation.
https://www.en-hrana.org/atash-shakarami-sentenced-to-38-lashes/
