News Center – Iranian authorities are committing serious violations against protesters inside prisons, as reports reveal arbitrary arrests, torture, long‑term prison sentences, and mass executions of political detainees and participants in recent protests.

The young Iranian‑Afghan woman Zahra Mousavi was sentenced to ten years and six months, according to human rights reports, after participating in the protests that took place in Iran at the beginning of this year. Under the consolidation of sentences, only four years of the penalty will be enforced, while the remaining part is suspended.

Zahra Mousavi, 21 years old, a resident of Fariman in Razavi Khorasan Province, was arrested during the protests. She faces charges including "forming a group," "training in making incendiary materials," and "incitement to disrupt national security." She is currently detained in the Salam wing of Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad.

Reports also indicate that the authorities have revoked her Iranian identity card and threatened her with revocation of citizenship and exile, despite the fact that she was born in Iran and worked to support her family.