Working Group opinions concerning Iran
Narges MohammadiIran · WGAD Opinion No. 48/2017Arrested on 12 December 2025 in Mashhad, per Reuters and AFP. In February 2026 she was sentenced to six years for assembly and collusion and one and a half years for propaganda, plus two years of internal exile in Khusf and a two year travel ban, per Reuters and AFP. AFP reported that prison terms run concurrently under Iranian law and that her lawyer said the verdict was not final and could be appealed. Reuters reported she was held at a detention centre in Mashhad. Bloomberg also reported the new sentence.Nasrin SotoudehIran · WGAD Opinion No. 21/2011Detained by Iranian intelligence agents at her home in Tehran in early April 2026, her daughter told AP on 2 April 2026. AP reported no immediate word on the reason. Democracy Now reported that she had been out on bail for health reasons at the time.Zara MohammadiIran · WGAD Opinion No. 82/2022Released from Sanandaj prison on 10 February 2023, after serving about a year of her five year sentence, per Rudaw and The New Arab. Rudaw reported her saying she had not asked for a pardon. The New Arab reported that the release came days after the Supreme Leader pardoned tens of thousands of prisoners.