Prison Poems by Mahvash Sabet6/12/2023 ![]() But unlike many prison poems, hers are not merely a catalogue of hopes and fears. Her poems have allowed her to speak when words were denied, to talk when no one was listening to her. ![]() Beneath all the false accusations - those usually fabricated against the Bahá'ís in Iran - there was nothing more than her belief in her Faith and her commitment to running the affairs of the Bahá'í community. ![]() She was finally convicted and condemned in 2010, together with her fellow members of the Yaran, to twenty years imprisonment. In 2008 she was arrested and jailed for two-and-a-half years without a proper hearing. However, despite all their hardships, their will remained unbroken.' Mahnaz Parakand, Member of the Center for Human Rights defenders and one of the four lawyers for the Yaran Mahvash Sabet served for several years as secretary of an informal council of seven individuals known as the Yaran, who have been responsible for managing the affairs of the Iranian Bahá'í community. it was obvious that the Bahá'í prisoners had been deprived of fresh air and daylight for a long time their entire beings seemed thirsty for the energizing heat and light of the sun. After many hours of tedious waiting in a special room set aside for lawyers, I was finally allowed to meet her in the presence of two women guards. 'My first encounter with Mahvash Sabet took place on a hot summer's day. Mahvash Sabet has been named as the PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage 2017. ![]()
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