The Tehran Revolutionary Court recently sentenced lawyer Saeed Sheykh to three years in prison. Security forces arrested him in Tehran on October 12, 2022.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Saeed Sheykh (Sheikh), attorney at law, was sentenced to two years for “assembly and collusion against national security” and one year for “propaganda against the regime.” If the verdict is upheld on appeal, applying article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, two years in prison for “assembly and collusion” as the severest punishment will be enforceable.
On his page on social media, Sheykh wrote that he is still barred from leaving the country.
On October 12, 2022, in protest against the unconstitutional crackdown on peaceful protesters, a group of lawyers demonstrated before the Iran Bar Association in Tehran. The police and security forces used tear gas to scatter the lawyers and arrested several, including Saeed Sheykh.
The public relations office of Kerman IRGC announced the arrest of seven allegedly “protest leaders,” of which several are dual-national.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting ISNA, IRGC intelligence arrested seven people in Kerman and accused them of “leading protests.”
This IRGC official claimed that these individuals are members of an organization called Zagros, led by some from England.
This report did not disclose the detainee’s identities and the location they have been held.
On December 17, 2022, Raha Ajodani, a non-binary teenager, was arrested by security forces in Tehran and reportedly transferred to a youth detention centre.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on December 17, 2022, Raha Ajodani was arrested in Tehran.
An informed source told HRANA, Ajodani was arrested while leaving her home. The agents searched the house and confiscated some of her belongings.
“Since her registered gender does not match her gender identity, it is unclear in which section for boys or girls, Ajodani has been sent, raising her family concerns,” this informed source added.
Despite frequent family inquiries, the reason for her arrest and the charges are unknown.
Earlier, on October 26, 2022, Ajodani was arrested at recent protests and released after a few hours.
On December 13, the chief of police of Esfarayen announced that 12 individuals were arrested allegedly for “publishing calls for protests on the Internet.”
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting ISNA, on December 13, 2022, 12 individuals were arrested in Esfarayen, North Khorasan Province, Iran.
This chief of police did not disclose the detainees’ identities.
“Their cases have been delivered to judicial authorities for legal proceedings,” he stated.
The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced student Farzad Marzbani to three years imprisonment. Marzbani is a student at Payame Noor University-Shemiranat Branch.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting the Iranian Students’ Union, student Farzad Marzbani was sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of “assembly and collusion to act against national security.”
On September 28, 2022, Marzbani was arrested by security forces before the Ministry of Interior building in Tehran.
Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, about 18200 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 the latest HRANAs comprehensive report here.
HRANA – Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old young woman, was arrested by the morality police for the crime of improper hijab. Her arrest and death in detention fueled nationwide protests in Iran. Protesters came to the streets with the central slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” in protest against the performance, laws, and structure of the regime. The following 486-page report is dedicated to the statistical review, analysis, and summary of the first eighty-two days of the ongoing protests (September 17 to December 7, 2022). In this report, in addition to the geographic analysis and the presentation of maps and charts, the identity of 481 deceased, including 68 children and teenagers, an estimated of 18,242 arrested along with the identity of 3,670 arrested citizens, 605 students and 61 journalists or activists in the field of information is compiled. In addition, the report includes a complete collection of 1988 verified video reports by date and topic. The report examines protests across 1115 documented gatherings in all 31 provinces of the country, including 160 cities and 143 universities.
Summary
Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a young 22-year-old woman from Saqqez, Kurdistan was visiting Tehran, when she was taken into custody on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, by the Morality Police officers at the Haqqani metro station in Tehran. The reason for her arrest: not properly observing the strict Islamic dress code. Mahsa/Zhina was taken to the infamous detention center of Moral Security Police known as Vozara.
Shortly after Mahsa’s arrest, she went into a coma with level three concussion, and her partially alive body was transferred to the intensive care unit of Kasra Hospital. Given the track record of the police and Guidance Patrols in mistreating the arrestees and similar previous incidents, with the believe that Mahsa was beaten during the arrest people were outraged.
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Unpersuasive explanations given by the Central Command of the Islamic Republic Police Force (FARAJA) in defense of its actions regarding the death of Mahsa, the past performance of the police force, along with widespread dissatisfaction with the existence of a body called the Moral Security Police, fueled widespread protests in Iran.
The widespread protests sparked at the time Mahsa Amini was announced dead in front of Kasra Hospital on Argentina Street in Tehran, and then quickly spread to the streets despite the intimidating presence of Iran’s security forces. The protests intensified after Mahsa’s burial in a Saqqez cemetery. To the extent that after eighty-two days of nationwide protests between September 17, 2022, to December 7, 2022, they have spread to Iran’s all 31 provinces, 160 cities, and 143 major universities.
The protests did not stay limited to Mahsa’s death, it rather, quickly targeted the Iranian government’s political and ideological foundations. These protests were violently quashed by the anti-riot police and Iran’s militia force (Basij). teargas, pellets, and live ammunition were used in the repression of protestors. This widespread crackdown has led to the death of dozens of people and the wounding of hundreds of protestors.
Despite sever communication restrictions imposed by the Islamic Republic, this report attempts to give a clearer picture of the first 82 days of the protests between September 17, to December 7, 2022. It’s worth mentioning at the time of this report the protests are still ongoing in various forms.
Based on the latest reports obtained by HRANA and other news outlets, 13 people arrested by security forces related to nationwide protests in recent days have been identified.
The list of these detainees goes as follows:
Amaneh Zamani, children’s rights activist- Tehran on November 24.
Shahriar Yadegar, age 24- Khash, Sistan and Baluchestan province on November 18. (source: Haal Vsh)
Adib Manoochehri- Paveh, Kermanshah Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Ali Jahangirzadeh- Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Farhad Navabi- Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Pouya Mazloumi, a student-Tehran, jailed at the Great Tehran Penitentiary.
Amir Nasr Azadani, former soccer player, Isfahan (identified by Iran International Tv)
Mohammad Babooli- Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Mohammad-Taher Ahmadi-Aghdam-Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Heyman Sargoli -Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Mohammad Khalili -Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Peiman Roozkhoon -Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
Samku Doodkanlu-Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. (Source: Kurdpa)
The charges against these individuals are still unknown. Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, over 18100 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.
According to the judiciary’s statements, since the beginning of nationwide protests, five people arrested at protests have been sentenced to death on the charges of “enmity against God” and “spreading corruption on earth.” Moreover, several other citizens have faced the same charges, which can result in a death sentence.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Mizan Online, Judiciary media centre, five protestors have been sentenced to death.
Although the judicial officials did not disclose these individuals’ identities, based on previous reports obtained about ongoing legal cases in Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court, two of these five people are likely Mohammad Borooghani and Mohammad Ghobadlu.
The judicial authorities claimed that one of these individuals ran over a police/security agent in a car leading to his death, and the second injured a police agent. The third detainee has been accused of “closing the roads, creating terror and damaging public property.”
At least nine other individuals have faced the same charges in Alborz and Tehran Provinces.
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.
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.
