According to reports, Amini was sentenced last month after spending eight months in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. She was also handed a 12-year, six-month and one-day prison sentence for allegedly acting against national security and spreading anti-government propaganda.
Amini was reportedly arrested on January 31 following nationwide anti-government protests, during which security forces allegedly k!lled thousands of people and arrested tens of thousands, according to human rights groups.
Following her sentencing, a leaked voice recording reportedly made inside the prison emerged, in which she appealed for help and called on the international community to intervene in her case.
“I am an innocent girl, a young person with so many hopes and dreams. I have parents who are waiting for me,” she said.
She urged lawyers, human rights activists and international organisations to review her case, adding, “Remember my name; I may not be able to speak again.”
Amini also expressed hope of seeing a free Iran before her reported execution.
Iran Human Rights Monitor has called for urgent international intervention, alleging that she was arbitrarily detained and denied access to legal counsel.
Her reported sentencing comes amid growing concerns over Iran’s use of the d+ath penalty against people accused of offences linked to anti-government protests.
Amnesty International has also warned that dozens of people remain at risk of execution following trials the organisation has described as unfair.
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