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Fifteen People Arrested in Izeh and Baghmalek

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Freedom of Expression, News
Baghmalek, HRANA, Izeh

HRANA has identified fifteen people arrested by security forces during the protests in Izeh and Baghmalek, Khuzestan Province.

The list of these identified arrestees is as follows: (Notice the actual number of arrests is likely higher.)

In Izeh: 

• Mahmood Darvishi
• Masoud Mohammadi
• Amin Shirmardi
• Ahmad Gorooie

In Baghmalek:

• Sajjad Shafiee
• Hamzeh Shafiee
• Jamshid Ghasemian
• Jamal Ghasemian
• Sasan Zangeneh
• Shirin Mara’ashi
• Majid Yousefi
• Amin Amiri
• Salman Eyvazi
• Mehdi Mousavi
• Alireza Azarnoosh

 

According to an informed source, these individuals have been arrested in the last two days, and their whereabouts are still unknown.
Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, over 17400 people, including journalists, lawyers, teachers, students and civil rights activists, have been arrested. For more details and statistics on the nationwide protest across Iran, read HRANA’s comprehensive report here.
 

Filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad’s Sentence Upheld on Appeal

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Maryam Kian Ersi, Mohammad Rasoulof, Mostafa Al-Ahmad

Recently, the Tehran Court of Appeals upheld the sentence against filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad. Earlier,  Al-Ahmad was sentenced to six years and four months, paying a fine, being banned from leaving the country for two years, and other additional punishments.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad was sentenced to six years and four months in prison by the Tehran Court of Appeals.

According to his lawyer, Maryam Kian Ersi, Al-Ahmad has been sentenced to three years and eight months for “assembly and collusion against national security,” eight months for “propaganda against the regime,” and two years and 150-million fine for “spreading falsehood.”

On July 8, 2022, security forces arrested Al-Ahmad and another director Mohammad Rasoulof for issuing a statement titled “Put Your Gun Down.” Later, on August 10, 2022, he was released on bail until the end of legal proceedings.

 

Actress Katayoun Riahi Arrested

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Hengameh Ghaziani, Katayoun Riahi

Security-institutions-affiliated news channels reported that prominent actress Katayoun Riahi was arrested by security forces, allegedly for supporting nationwide protests.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, security forces arrested actress Katayoun Riahi in Qazvin County.

These state media mentioned Riahi’s support for protests despite security agents’ warnings as the reason for her arrest. Riahi’s whereabouts are still unknown.

Earlier, on September 26, 2022, the security agents searched her house and confiscated some of her belongings.

According to Tasnim News, yesterday, November 20, another actress Hengameh Ghaziani was arrested allegedly for “association with anti-regime media.” Earlier, in support of nationwide protests, she removed her headscarf in a video published on Instagram.

 

 

 

Iran State TV Reporter Tayebeh Sadat Mirhosseini Arrested

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IRIB reporter, Tayebeh Sadat Mirhosseini

On November 17, security forces arrested IRIB reporter Tayebeh Sadat Mirhosseini and took her to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, On November 17, 2022, Iran State TV reporter Tayebeh Sadat Mirhosseini was arrested by security forces.

According to an informed source, Mirhosseini was arrested for publishing Instagram stories supporting nationwide protests.

 

Lawyer Arash Keykhosravi Arrested

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Arash Keykhosravi, Azita Keykhosravi, Tehran

On November 19, 2022, security forces arrested attorney at law Arash Keykhosravi in Tehran and took him to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 19, 2022, lawyer Arash Keykhosravi was arrested in Tehran.

Breaking this news, his sister, Azita Keykhosravi, wrote on social media that the agents searched his house and arrested some of his belongings.

The reason for Keykhosravi’s arrest and whereabouts are still unknown.

Keykhosravi is one of the nine Iranian lawyers and human rights defenders who were arrested on August 14, 2021, during a meeting to make a decision on filing a lawsuit against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the government for banning foreign vaccines.

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Golrokh Iraee Still in Detention after 52 Days

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golrokh iraee, Qarchak Prison, Varamin

Former political prisoner Golrokh Iraee is still in detention in poor conditions in the quarantine section of Qarchak Prison. A while ago, she was briefed on her charges.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Golrokh Iraee is still detained, awaiting further legal proceedings after 52 days.

Recently, she has been notified about the charges of “assembly and collusion” and “propaganda against the regime.”

According to an informed source, Iraee is currently held in an ill-equipped, overcrowded ward in Qarchak Prison in Varamin.

On September 26, 2022,  security forces arrested Iraee violently at her house in Tehran.

 

 

Three Inmates Executed in Torbat-e-Jam and Zahedan

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Abdollah Soofi, Mohammad-Nabi Soleimani, Torbat-e-Jam Prison, Zahedan

On November 14, two inmates convicted of drug-related crimes were executed in Torbat-e-Jam Prison, Razavi Khorasan Province. Moreover, an inmate convicted of murder was executed in Zahedan Province.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Rasank News, Torbat-e-Jam Prison officials executed Mohammad-Nabi Soleimani, age 31, and Abdollah Soofi.

An informed source claimed that “in June 2019, these individuals were arrested by border police while returning home with a cab. Based on false reports, the police agents arrested them without finding any drugs in the vehicle. After a few days, the police set them up with a small consignment of drugs, claiming that it belongs to them.”

Haal Vsh also reported the execution of an inmate identified as Esmail Faghirdadzehi, age 27, in Zahedan Prison on November 15. He was convicted of killing someone during a fight in 2016.
 
None of the official sources and media outlets inside the country has reported these executions.

 

 

Iran Protests: Five Protestors Sentenced to Death

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iran protests, Mohammad Borooghani, Mohammad Ghobadlu

According to the judiciary’s statements, since the beginning of nationwide protests, five people arrested at protests have been sentenced to death on the charges of “enmity against God” and “spreading corruption on earth.” Moreover, several other citizens have faced the same charges, which can result in a death sentence.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Mizan Online, Judiciary media centre, five protestors have been sentenced to death.

Although the judicial officials did not disclose these individuals’ identities, based on previous reports obtained about ongoing legal cases in Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court, two of these five people are likely Mohammad Borooghani and Mohammad Ghobadlu.

The judicial authorities claimed that one of these individuals ran over a police/security agent in a car leading to his death, and the second injured a police agent. The third detainee has been accused of “closing the roads, creating terror and damaging public property.”
 
At least nine other individuals have faced the same charges in Alborz and Tehran Provinces.

 

 

Iran Protests: Three Students Arrested in Shiraz

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Hamed Rahbar, Meisam Nikpay, Milad Khoobani

On November 15, 2022, related to nationwide protests, security forces arrested three dentistry students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in a student dormitory.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 15, 2022, three dentistry students, Milad Khoobani, Hamed Rahbar, and Meisam Nikpay were arrested in Shiraz.

According to an informed source, IRGC intelligence agents have arrested them in a student dormitory. The reason for these arrests and their whereabouts are still unknown.

 

Former Political Prisoner Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi Arrested

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Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi, irgc

On November 16, 2022, security forces arrested former political prisoner Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi in Tehran and took him to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 16, 2022, Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi was arrested in Tehran.

According to an informed source, IRGC’s intelligence is responsible for his arrest. The reason for Zeidabadi’s arrest and his whereabouts are still unknown.

Zeidabadi faced other arrests and convictions on prior occasions. In 2015, he was released from prison after serving five years. In 2020, he faced others charges for signing a statement known as 77 political activists’ statement condemning the regime’s violence against the protestors and asking for bringing the perpetrators of the shooting to justice.