Category: Freedom of Expression

Student Mohammad Gholamzadeh Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

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great tehran penitentiary, Mohammad Gholamzadeh

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.

Nationwide Protests: Parham Paravari Charged with Enmity Against the God

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Mazhar Parvari, moharebeh, nationwide protests, Parham Paravari

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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Ali Ghazi, Bavi County, Khuzestan province, Molasani, Saeed Halavi

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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Alborz province, Fardis County, irgc, Musalla

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.

 

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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.

Elham Afkari Arrested in Shiraz

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Security forces arrested Elham Afkari in Shiraz and took her to an undisclosed location. She is the sister of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, who was executed on September 12, 2020, in Adel-Abad Prison despite serious ambiguities in his case and worldwide outcry to halt the execution.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Elham Afkari, Navid Afkari’s sister, was arrested by security forces in Shiraz.

Breaking the news, her brother, Saeed Afkari, wrote on social media, “My sister Elham Afkari was arrested in Shiraz, and there is no news of her husband and her three-year-old daughter Liana.”

IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim, however, claimed that Afakri was arrested by intelligence agents at the border while trying to flee the country.

Spanish National Ana Baneira Arrested in Iran

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Ana Baneira, Santiago Sanchez, Saqqez

During the nationwide protests, security forces arrested at least two Spanish nationals who are still in detention. 41-year-old Santiago Sanchez was arrested in Saqqez after visiting Mahsa Amini’s burial place. HRANA has identified the second individual as Ana Baneira, 24 years old.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Spanish citizen Ana Baneira, age 24, was arrested and jailed in Iran.

Baneira’s whereabouts and the date she was arrested are still unknown. An informed source close to her family told HRANA that she was arrested in recent days.

 

Iran Protests: Faezeh Barahooi Sentenced to Three Years and Six Months

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Faezeh Barahooi, Zahedan

The Zahedan Revolutionary Court sentenced Faezeh Barahooi to three years and six months. On October 3, 2022, security forces arrested her as a “protest leader” in Zahedan.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Haal Vsh, Faezeh Barahooi, age 25, who was arrested during the nationwide protests, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

Barahooi, reportedly, was charged with “propaganda against the regime” and “chanting slogans against the supreme leader.”

 

Iran Protests: Six Individuals Arrested

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Jamal Karami, Mamasani, Mariwan, Masha'al Alamdari, Sanandaj, Shahoo Karami, Shakhawan Khavari

In recent days, related to nationwide protests, security forces arrested six people in Mariwan, Sanandaj and Mamasani.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 6, 2022, Masha’al Alamdari, a resident of Mamasani, was arrested by security forces.

An informed source told HRANA that, in recent weeks, Alamdari was walking in streets without a headscarf. After a few days, she was arrested and charged with writing protest slogans on city walls and protest activities. They transferred her to a detention facility in Shiraz, but we are unaware of her exact whereabouts.

Moreover, Kurdpa reported the arrest of five protestors in Sanandaj and Marivan. These individuals have been identified as Rahmat (last name unknown), Esmail (Last name unknown), Jamal Karami and Shahoo Karami in Sanandaj, and Shakhawan Khavari in Mariwan.