Najmeh Amini/Image: The Guardian
Hrana, said more than 50,000 people were arrested during the crackdown, according to the HRAI news agency. Under Article 262 of Iran’s Islamic Penal Code, insulting the Prophet Muhammad or revered Shia figures is punishable by death. Article 263 provides exemptions in certain circumstances, including where the remarks were made without deliberate intent.
Her defence described the incident as a “slip of the tongue”. An Iranian accounting student has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges over a social media post. The case comes amid a wider crackdown following nationwide protests in January, during which thousands of people were reportedly killed. Amini was reportedly arrested after Iran’s Cyber Police, known as Fata, monitored her online activity. The specific content of the social media post has not been made public.
A source close to Amini’s family told the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) that she was sentenced to death on a charge of sab ol-nabi , as cited by The Guardian.
Najmeh Amini, 23, is being held at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad, north-eastern Iran. She has received a death sentence in one case and a prison term of 12 years, six months and one day in another, according to The Guardian.