23-year-old Accounting student sentenced to death for blasphemy

An Iranian woman has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social media post that insulted the prophet. 

Accounting student, Najmeh Amini, 23, was sentenced to death last month after being held in the notorious Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad for eight months. 

According to Mail Online, Amini was previously held on charges that included 'insulting the Supreme Leader' and 'clashing with security agents.'

Now,  Iranian human rights activists have revealed that the student was sentenced to death on charges of 'sab ol-nabi' (insulting the prophet). 

She was also sentenced to 12 years, six months, and one day on charges of acting against national security and spreading anti-regime propaganda. 

Amini was arrested on January 31 after she — alongside hundreds of thousands of Iranians — took to the streets to protest against its authoritarian government. 

Following her sentencing last month, a leaked voice recording from inside prison emerged, in which Amini desperately pleaded for help.  

'Greetings to the people of Iran. I am Najmeh Amini, 23 years old, speaking from the central prison of Mashhad. I am leaving this message for you on 18 September 2026,' she is heard saying.

'I am not trying to make a hero out of myself today; I only ask one thing: be my voice. I am an innocent girl, a young person with so many hopes and dreams. I have parents who are waiting for me— a family that wakes up every morning fearing my loss. 

'I do not want the last remaining trace of me to be a few lines in a case file.

'If my voice reaches outside the prison, please do not listen to it for just a moment and then forget it!

'People, I only want justice and the opportunity to defend myself. I request that lawyers, legal scholars, human rights activists, and everyone who hears the voices of innocent people review my case file.

'I request that international human rights organisations and responsible bodies at the United Nations hear my voice and investigate and follow up on the status of my case.

'Remember my name; I may not be able to speak again. But as long as I am alive, I hold one hope: that before the rope marks the end of my life, I see my prosperous and free Iran,' she added.