Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee
Iranian political prisoner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee or Golrokh Iraee (Farsi: گلرخ ایرایی), born about 1980,[1] is an Iranian writer, accountant and human rights defender who advocates against the practice of stoning in Iran.
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee | |
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Born | 1980 Iran |
Occupation(s) | Accountant, writer, human rights defender |
Golrokh began serving a six-year sentence in October 2016 for “insulting the sacred” and “propaganda against the state,” after she wrote a story about stoning.[2] Iraee was released from prison on January 3, 2017 after a 71-day hunger strike by her husband and a protest on Twitter that got international attention, but she was returned to prison January 22, after her husband stopped his hunger strike.[3]
Stoning to death is controversial in Iran, and often used against women. In 2010 there was strong international criticism of Iran because of the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Ashtiani was freed in March 2014, after nine years on death row.[4] Another Iranian woman, Fariba Khalegi, is believed to be in prison and in danger of stoning.[5]