According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, three citizens were arrested in Sabzevar.
The Ministry of Intelligence is responsible for their arrest. The reason for their arrest, the location of their detention and the allegations are currently unknown.
Fereshteh Tabanian, Gharebaghi’s lawyer, shared details of the verdict, saying, “According to the decision made by the Mahshahr Revolutionary Court, my client has been sentenced to six years and three months for membership in anti-regime groups, one year and four months for propaganda against the regime, and two years and six months for insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran.”
Tabanian went on to explain that Gharebaghi has also been given additional punishments, including a two-year ban on joining any civil or political groups, a two-year ban on leaving the country, and two years of compulsory residence in Taft County, Yazd Province.
If the verdict is upheld on appeal, Gharebaghi will face six years and three months in prison for his charge of “membership in anti-regime groups.
Gharebaghi, who is 31 years old and a resident of Behbahan, was previously sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran and propaganda against the regime. Under Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, two years of this sentence were enforceable. He is currently serving his sentence in Sheyban Prison.
Attorney Erfan Karam-Veisi stated that his clients, Nasrollah Fallahi and his son Ardavan, are being held in Ward 4 of Evin Prison, while Arghavan is detained in the Women’s Ward. They were arrested amid the 2022 nationwide protests.
According to Karam-Veisi, the charges are still unknown. However, earlier, he had mentioned his clients’ charges as “enmity against God (Moharebeh),” “spreading corruption on earth through widespread actions against the country” and “assembly and collusion to commit a crime.”
The Investigation Office has held two sessions thus far, but the family has not been formally indicted.
Ardavan Fallahi, who is 24 years old, was arrested in Isfahan on November 3, 2022, followed by the arrest of his father, who is 66 years old, and his 22-year-old sister in Shiraz the next day. On February 12, 2023, they were transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran.
About the 2022 Nationwide Protests
The arrest of Mahsa Amini by Tehran Morality Police for her improper hejab and her suspicious death on September 16 sparked protests sweeping across Iran. During the nationwide protests, about 19600 people, including journalists, artists, lawyers, teachers, students and civil rights activists, were arrested.
Nakhaei was initially sentenced by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court for “assembly and collusion against national security” and “propaganda against the regime.”
On September 23, 2022, security forces arrested Nakhaei, and he remained in detention for about four months until he was released on bail from the Great Tehran Penitentiary.
About the 2022 Nationwide Protests
The arrest of Mahsa Amini by Tehran Morality Police for her improper hejab and her suspicious death on September 16 sparked protests sweeping across Iran. During the nationwide protests, about 19600 people, including journalists, artists, lawyers, teachers, students and civil rights activists, were arrested.
Saeed Afkari, Hossein Afkari’s son, announced his father’s arrest to the public but did not provide any additional information regarding the circumstances surrounding the arrest.
This is not the first time Hossein Afkari has been detained by security forces. He was previously arrested for a brief period when he attended his son’s burial.
The reason for Afkari’s arrest and the allegations are currently unknown.
An informed source told HRANA that his arrest was made on the order of the prosecutor following a complaint from the governor, but the specific allegations against Abbasi are unknown.
Abbasi had previously faced legal action for his reporting on the issues of retired sailors of the Hormozgan Shipping Company and has faced other legal actions related to his work as a journalist.
As of now, the location of Abbasi’s detention remains unknown.
According to an informed source close to his family who spoke with HRANA, the arrest was made by IRGC Intelligence agents, who also confiscated his personal social media page.
On February 15, 2023, Mohammad Hosseini was set free from Rajai Shahr prison under the “pardon and commutation” directive.
Mohammad Hosseini has other arrests and convictions for his activism.
The reason for his current arrest, his whereabouts, and the allegations against him are currently unknown.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on April 26, 2023, Ali Jahanian was arrested in Hamedan.
An informed source close to Jahanian’s family told HRANA, “He was summoned by the Ministry of Intelligence and arrested at their office. His family’s frequent inquiries from judicial and security institutions about his whereabouts have remained unanswered.”
Jahanian, a poet and political activist, recently published a video on social media criticizing the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei.
The allegations against Jahanian are still unknown.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Momeni is being held in solitary confinement at Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
Momeni’s son, Hamidreza Momeni, shared that his father was able to make a short call to the family and inform them of his current situation.
Security forces searched his house during the arrest and seized some of his personal belongings.
Momeni is a well-known former student activist who served as the spokesperson for the Alumni Association of Iran (Advar-e Tahkim Vahdat) organization two decades ago. In March 2014, he was released from Evin Prison after serving a five-year sentence.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Arsam Mahmoudi was sentenced to six years in prison.
Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, gave Mahmoudi five years for “assembly and collusion against national security,” and one year for “propaganda against the regime.” If the verdict is upheld on appeal, the first charge will be enforceable under Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code.
Mahmoudi, 31, a civil engineering Master’s graduate, was arrested by security forces in Tehran during the 2022 nationwide protests in Tehran.
About the 2022 Nationwide Protests
The arrest of Mahsa Amini by Tehran Morality Police for her improper hejab and her suspicious death on September 16 sparked protests sweeping across Iran. During the nationwide protests, about 19600 people, including journalists, artists, lawyers, teachers, students and civil rights activists, were arrested.
