HRANA – Najmeh Amini, a 23-year-old student sentenced to death, remains imprisoned at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. An appeal against her death sentence has been filed, and the Supreme Court has yet to announce a decision regarding the verdict. She has also been sentenced to imprisonment in a separate case.
According to HRANA, Najmeh Amini remains held at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Based on information obtained by HRANA, an appeal has been filed against the death sentence issued against Amini. However, the Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to uphold or overturn the verdict.
Najmeh Amini was previously sentenced to death by Criminal Court One of Mashhad on the charge of “insulting the Prophet.” In the initial stages of the proceedings, the charge against her had been described as “insulting the Imams,” but it was subsequently changed during the judicial process.
In a separate case, she was also sentenced by Branch One of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court to a total of 12 years, six months, and one day in prison on charges including “acting against national security” and “propaganda against the regime.”
Amini had previously stated in an audio message from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad that her death sentence was issued on September 16, 2026. In the message, she called on the United Nations, lawyers, human rights activists, and human rights organizations to review her case and demanded that her right to a fair trial be upheld.
On January 31, 2026, Najmeh Amini was arrested by security forces in Mashhad during the January protests. After some time, she was transferred to Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.
Najmeh Amini, 23, is an accounting student and a resident of Mashhad.
