Category: Freedom of Expression

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.

Former Political Prisoner Sajjad Zare Arrested in Shiraz

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Adel-Abad Prison, Sajjad Zare

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.

 

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.

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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.

 

Two Individuals Arrested in Bavi County

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On November 9, security forces arrested Saeed Halavi and Ali Ghazi in Molasani, Bavi County, Khuzestan Province. The agents transferred them to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 9, Saeed Halavi and Ali Ghazi, age 28, were arrested by security forces in Bavi County.
 
According to an informed source, Ghazi was arrested at his father’s house. The agents did not show any arrest warrant and confiscated some of his personal belongings.
 
The reason for these arrests and their whereabouts are still unknown.

 

 

Six Individuals Arrested in Fardis

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An IRGC commander in Fardis County, Alborz Province, announced the arrest of six individuals allegedly for “setting fire on a Musalla” (a complex used for congregation prayers and other ceremonies).

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Fars, six citizens were arrested in Fardis.

This IRGC official claimed, “on November 8, six people who had set fire to Emam Khomeini Musalla by throwing Molotov cocktails, were identified and arrested.”

“These individuals were in association with anti-regime media. Their cases were delivered to judicial authorities,” he added.

Kish Airlines’s Pilot Captain Mohammad-Ali Azimi Arrested

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Basij Militia, Kish Airlines, Mohammad-Ali Azimi

On November 9, Basij Militia arrested pilot Mohammad-Ali Azimi in Tehran and took him to an undisclosed location.

An informed source told HRANA that on Wednesday evening, he was arrested by Basij Militia before a Basij base in Tehran and taken to an undisclosed location. Since the arrest, he has not called his family.

The reason for his arrest and conditions are still unknown.

 

Lawyer Hassan Younesi Arrested in Tehran

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On November 7, 2022, security forces arrested lawyer Hassan Younesi at Mehrabad airport in Tehran.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Emtedad, on November 7, Hassan Younesi, attorney at law, was arrested by security forces.

Younesi, reportedly, was arrested along with another lawyer Mostafa Nili at the airport. Yesterday, November 9, he made a short phone call to his family to inform his arrest.

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, about 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.