‎On Friday it was announced that women’s activist Marzie Mortazi received a suspended ‎sentence of six months of prison and 10 slashes of flogging. Mortazi had been charged ‎with congregating in front of the Revolutionary Court. Last year on the day that the ‎Revolutionary Court in Tehran was scheduled to start the trial of 5 women activists many ‎of the defendants’ friends, relatives and other women activists gathered in front of the ‎court. This led to the arrest of 33 individuals, which included Mortazi who also goes by ‎the name of Marzie Mortazi Langaroodi. Those arrested were charged with illegal ‎assembly. The court went into session last week and the trial lasted one day, which ended ‎in a sentence for Mortazi. ‎

Ms Farideh Gheirat, the defense attorney for Mortazi has been notified of the sentence ‎who expressed dismay at the ruling. “This very court has acquitted my other clients on ‎similar charges, while Mortazi received a sentence,” Gheirat said.‎

Mortazi has been a very active proponent of human and civil rights in Iran, particularly ‎women’s rights and has participated in numerous international gatherings. She is also the ‎founder of Mothers for Peace, and the Fact Finding Committee on Stoning in Iran. She is ‎also a member of the Society for the Defense of Prisoners’ Rights.‎