User:Mahsa zhina amini/Monireh Arabshahi

Monireh Arabshahi (3 August 1962, Kerman -), imprisoned women's activist, protester of compulsory hijab, political prisoner and mother of Yasman Ariani, was sentenced to 9 years and 7 months in prison.

Education and work activities
Arabshahi has a bachelor's degree in social sciences from the University of Tehran. At first, she started her career as a teacher of children with special needs in Alborz province. Then she was a reporter for Sanat Rooz magazine for a while, and after that she worked with the radio for two years in the field of play writing, and for a while she was the host of the health program.

Social activities
Monireh Arabshahi along with her daughter Yasman Ariani and Mozhgan Keshavarz published a video on 8th of March 2019, in which she talked about women's day and women's rights with pictures of removing hijab and giving flowers to women.

Arrest and court
She was arrested on April 11, 2019, when she went to the Evin Prosecutor's Office to follow up on the arrest of her daughter, Yasman Ariani.

Her sentence in the first court on the charges of "gathering and collusion with the intention of acting against national security", "propaganda against the regime" and "encouraging and providing causes for corruption and prostitution" was initially 16 years in prison and then decreased by 9 years and 7 months at the court of appeal.

Illness in prison
In prison, she was sent on medical leave due to breast cancer, thyroid problem and lupus, but due to the pressure of the officers, her treatment was left unfinished.