A 16-year-old girl named Sonia Sharifi has been accused of “enmity against God” (Moharebeh) in Ilam, western Iran, during the past few days. Security forces arrested Sonia at her grandmother’s house in Abdanan, Ilam province, on 19 November. She is currently held in Ilam's juvenile detention center. The security forces severely beat Sonia during her arrest. Security interrogators forced her to “confess” about making Molotov cocktails and writing slogans. The family did not receive a detailed answer regarding the status of their daughter's case from Abdanan and Ilam's Public Prosecutor's Office. During this period they refused to provide the adolescent girl with legal counsel and said she was accused of “enmity against God” (Moharebeh).
