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Maryam Akbari-Monfared is a political activist in Iran. She has been in prison since her 2009 arrest for alleged involvement in the Green Movement and ties to the Mojahedin-e Khalgh political group. In June 2010, she was given a 15-year sentence by Branch 15 of the Iranian Revolutionary Court for "waging war against god". Amnesty International considers Akbari-Monfared to be a prisoner of conscience.

Family and Activism
Akbari-Monfared is from a family of political activists. Four of her siblings, three brothers and one sister, were executed in the 1980s while serving sentences for political opposition and activism. In