HRANA News Agency – Aso Rostami, civil rights activist was transferred to Hall 12 in ward 4 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj on December 6.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Aso Rostami was transferred to Hall 12 in ward 4 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj on December 6, after two days of being transferred to Rajai Shahr prison from Evin prison.
On November 3, Aso Rostami, civil rights activist was arrested violently to serve his 2-year sentence by security forces and then they searched and confiscated his belongings and transferred him to Evin prison.
It should be noted, civil rights activist, Aso Rostami had been arrested along with several other civil society activists on October 8, 2015 after holding a rally in front of UN office in support of Kobani, and after interrogation and being held in the solitary confinement he was transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison.
Due to his peaceful civic activism, on the charges of propaganda against the regime, assembly and collusion against the national security and insulting the supreme leader he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. His trial was held along with 3 other civil society activists in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Moghiseh and eventually these people were sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison.
Activities in virtual networks and publishing critical articles about the human rights situation and executions in Iran, empathy and solidarity with the families of political prisoners and families of prisoners sentenced to death, participating in a rally in defense of Kobani, sympathy for the families of victims of 2009 incidents and connection with human rights activists were the applicable charges that had been proposed against the activist.
Aso Rostami’s case is now in Branch 36 of the Appeals Court and in final stage awaiting a ruling. The children’s rights activist was released after 16 months in prison on February 3.