An audio recording from prison has been released of 23-year-old social media activist Najma Amini, who was sentenced to death by the 6th division of the Criminal Court of Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province.
Globalinfo.az reports that posts about this have been shared on social media.
The audio recording says:
“I am Najma Amini. I am 23 years old. I am sending this message from Mashhad Central Prison on September 18, 2026.
After eight months of uncertainty, on September 16, 2026, the Criminal Cases Division of the Revolutionary Court, chaired by Judge Asiya, sentenced me to death.
Today, I do not want to make myself a hero. I simply want you to be my voice.
I am an innocent young woman. I have dreams and hopes. I have parents who eagerly await the day they will see me again, and a family that spends every night fearing they will lose me forever.
I do not want my name to be reduced to a few lines in a criminal case. If you hear my voice, please do not just listen and move on.
My only wish is justice. I want to defend myself and protect my rights. I ask lawyers, human rights defenders and everyone who listens to the voices of innocent people to examine my case.
I want international organisations, human rights bodies and the relevant structures of the United Nations to hear my voice, keep my case in focus and investigate it.
Remember my name.
I do not know whether I will have an opportunity to speak after this. But as long as I am alive, I have one hope: to see a free and prosperous Iran before my life ends on the gallows.”
It should be noted that Amini has been accused on social media of “disrespect for religion and the prophet” (blasphemy), “enmity against God” (moharebeh), criticising the supreme leader and having ties with foreign states.
Safura Bannayeva
Globalinfo.az
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