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Five Poets and Journalists Sentenced to Prison

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HRANA News Agency – Arash Ghaleh-Golab, Kourosh Karam-Pour, Farzaneh Yahya-Abadi, Mandana Sadeghi and his husband, Reza Mohammadi, have been sentenced to a total of more than 10 years and 9 months in prison by Branch One of the Abadan Revolutionary Court.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, five poets and journalists have been sentenced to prison terms.

Based on the verdict issued by Branch One of the Abadan Revolutionary Court, Mandana Sadeghi and Arash Ghaleh-Golab have each been sentenced to 4 years, 1 month, and 17 days in prison. Kourosh Karam-Pour has been sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Reza Mohammadi and Farzaneh Yahya-Abadi have each been sentenced to 3 months and 1 day in prison.

Breakdown of Charges and Sentences

Mandana Sadeghi and Arash Ghaleh-Golab were convicted of “propaganda against the regime” and sentenced to 7 months and 16 days in prison. They were also convicted of “assembly and collusion against national security” and sentenced to 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day in prison.
Kourosh Karam-Pour, a poet and journalist from Abadan, was sentenced to 2 years in prison on similar charges.
Reza Mohammadi, poet and literary critic, and Farzaneh Yahya-Abadi, journalist, were each sentenced to 3 months and 1 day in prison for “propaganda against the regime”. The sentence against Yahya-Abadi was issued in absentia.

Court Proceedings and Previous Arrests

These three journalists, along with Reza Mohammadi, Ms. Sadeghi’s husband, had previously been summoned to the Abadan Revolutionary Court for their defense.

Mandana Sadeghi and Reza Mohammadi were arrested at their home in Abadan on October 19, 2022, by security forces and transferred to Ahvaz. They were later released on bail. They had previously faced legal action for their activities.
Farzaneh Yahya-Abadi was also arrested on October 19, 2022, in Abadan and later released on bail.
Arash Ghaleh-Golab was arrested on May 26, 2022, in front of the Metropol Building while mourning the victims of the Metropol collapse. Security forces detained him violently, and he was later released after 11 days on bail.

Ronak Rezai Arrested and Taken to Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz

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Security forces arrested Ronak Rezai, a resident of Abadan and transferred her to Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz. Her arrest is related to the recent protests following Abadan’s Metropol building collapse.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Ronak Rezai was arrested in Abadan and jailed in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.

The reason for the arrest and the charges are unknown so far.

In recent days,  a number of citizens were arrested during the protests. HRANA has earlier reported the arrest of the journalist and poet Arash Ghaleh-Golab in Abadan and Mohammad Soveylat, age 22, in Shadegan, in Khuzestan Province.

On Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022, a 10-story building which was known as Metropol collapsed in the city of Abadan in Khuzestan Province. Over 30 individuals were killed, injured or trapped in the rubble. Following the collapse, hundreds of citizens in Abadan and several other cities demonstrated against the government and its failure to impose safety standards on the construction which led to the disaster.

Journalist and Poet Arash Ghaleh-Golab Arrested in Abadan

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Abadan City, Arab Poet, Arash Ghaleh-Golab

Last Thursday, May 26, journalist and poet Arash Ghaleh-Golab was arrested by security forces in front of the Metropol building which was recently collapsed in Abadan City.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Thursday, May 26, 2022, during a mourning ceremony for the victims of Abadan building collapse, security forces arrested journalist and poet Arash Ghaleh-Golab.

According to an informed source, Mr Ghaleh-Golab suffered from asthma and diabetes which make his family concerned about his health condition in detention, especially due to the violence which was used during his arrest.

The reason for the arrest, charges and his whereabouts are unknown so far.

On Monday afternoon, May 23, 2022, a 10-story building which was known as Metropol collapsed in the city of Abadan in Khuzestan Province. Over 30 individuals were killed, injured or trapped in the rubble. Following the collapse, hundreds of citizens in Abadan and several other cities demonstrated against the government and its failure to impose safety standards on the construction which led to the disaster.