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Five Qashqai Civil Rights Activists Arrested

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On November 14, 2022, security forces arrested five Qashqai civil rights activists, Avazollah Safari Kashkooli (teacher and Turkish language researcher), Esmail Musaloo, Jasem Bahadori Sakkez, Samad Avaye Khosh, and Hamid Hazrati in Shiraz, Firuzabad and Asaluyeh. The agents transferred these individuals to the Ministry of Intelligence office in Shiraz.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, five civil rights activists for the Qashqai community were arrested by security forces.

The reason for these arrests and the charges are still unknown.

 

 

Iran Protests: Three Protestors Sentenced to Death

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Judiciary Media Center announced that three individuals arrested during recent protests have been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court on the charges of “enmity against God” and “spreading corruption on earth.”

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting ISNA, three protestors arrested in Tehran were sentenced to death.

According to these verdicts, these individuals have been convicted allegedly for “closing the roads, creating terror and damaging public property.”

The judicial authorities also claimed that one of these individuals ran over a police/security agent in a car leading to his death.

Inmate Executed in Mashhad

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Mashhad Central Prison, Razavi Khorasan Province

On November 16, 2022, an inmate convicted of murder was executed in Mashhad Central Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Rokna, Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Mashhad Central Prison officials executed an inmate identified as Shahab (last name unknown), age 46.
 
Four years ago, he was arrested and sentenced to death by the Criminal Court of Razavi Khorasan Province. 

Former Political Prisoner Sajjad Zare Arrested in Shiraz

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Recently, security forces arrested former political prisoner Sajjad Zare in Shiraz.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, former political prisoner Sajjad Zare was arrested in Shiraz.

According to an informed source, on November 14 evening, Zare made a phone call telling his family about his arrest.
The reason for his arrest is still unknown.

Zare has faced another arrest and conviction on a prior occasion. In October 2021, he was released from Adel-Abad Prison after serving his sentence.

 

Political Activist Mohammad Ghadami Sentenced to Ten Years

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Recently, the Hamedan Special Clerical Court sentenced political activist Mohammad Ghadami to 10 years imprisonment.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Mohammad Ghadami, a resident of Baneh County, Kurdistan Province, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.

According to this verdict issued on November 2, Ghadami was sentenced to five years and six months for blasphemy, 26 months for insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran, 13 months for ‘propaganda against the regime’ and 13 months for ‘disturbing public opinions.’
If the verdict is upheld on appeal, based on Article 138 of the Islamic Penal Code, five years and six months for the first charge will be enforceable.

 

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Baha’i Citizen Parva Behdad Arrested

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On November 14, 2022, security forces arrested Baha’i citizen Parva Behdad at her house in Isfahan and took her to an undisclosed location. The agents also searched her home and confiscated some of her personal belongings.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 14, 2022, Parva Behdad was arrested at her house in Isfahan.

The reason for this arrest, charges and her whereabouts are still unknown.

 

Student Mohammad Gholamzadeh Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

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The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Mohammad Gholamzadeh, a PhD student in sociology at the University of Tehran, to five years imprisonment. On September 24, 2022, he was arrested at protests and transferred to the Great Tehran Penitentiary.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, student Mohammad Gholamzadeh was sentenced to five years in prison.

According to his lawyer, Ali Sharifzadeh, he was charged with “assembly and collusion through participating in student protests.”

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, over 15000 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.

Four inmates Executed in Shiraz and Zahedan

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Adel-Abad Prison, Emam Bakhsh Narooi, Mohsen Anshini, Vali Roodini, Zahedan Prison

On November 12, 2022, Adel-Abad Prison’s officials executed an inmate convicted of drug-related crimes.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 12, 2022, an unidentified inmate was executed in Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz.
 

Haal Vsh also reported the execution of three inmates in Zahedan Prison on November 13. They have been identified as Emam Bakhsh Narooi, Mohsen Anshini, age 24, and Vali Roodini. In 2020, there were arrested for drug offences.

 

None of the official sources and media outlets inside the country has reported these executions at the time of writing.

 

Nationwide Protests: 276 People Indicted in Markazi Province

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The Chief Justice of Markazi Province announced the indictment against 276 people arrested during the protests in this province.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, in Markazi Province, 276 people have been indicted for participating in protests.

This Chief Justice claimed that 40 individuals were identified as leaders of the protests. A hundred minors or young arrestees were released without pressing any charges after signing a commitment letter.

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, over 15000 people have been arrested. For more details and statistics on the nationwide protest across Iran, read HRANA’s comprehensive report here.

Nationwide Protests: Parham Paravari Charged with Enmity Against the God

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In the first hearing, Parham Paravari was charged with “enmity against the God (Moharebeh)” a charge that can result in severe punishment. On October 4, 2022, Paravari was arrested amid protests in Tehran.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Parham Paravari has been charged with “enmity against the God (Moharebeh).”

In a video published on social media, his father, Mazhar Parvari stated, “forty days ago, when my son was returning home from work, he was arrested by security forces in the street where protests were taking place. Since then, he has been jailed in Ward 209 of Evin Prison.”

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, over 15000 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.