Iran Protests: Pouria Pour-Hemmati Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Recently, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court sentenced Pouria Pour-Hemmati to three years and banned him from leaving the country for two years. He was previously arrested in Tabriz on September 20, 2022.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Pouria Pour-Hemmati was sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security.”

On September 20, 2022, Pour-Hemmati was arrested at protests by Basij Militia forces and IRGC intelligence agents. He was detained in one of IRGC’s detention facilities and, after six days, transferred to Tabriz Prison. On October 1, 2022, he was released on a 200-millions-toman bail.

Pour-Hemmati, age 37, is a mechanical engineer and resident of Tabriz.

 

58 Citizens Sentenced to Death or under the Impending Threat of Death Sentence

Dozens of Iranian people arrested at recent protests either have been sentenced to death or have faced charges such as “armed insurrection against the regime (Baghi)”, “enmity against God (Moharebeh)”, or “spreading corruption on the earth”. Charges which may result in death penalty. At the time of this writing, 2 protestors have been executed, 11 others have been sentenced to death and 47 others are facing charges that could lead to death sentences. This report provides the legal case details of 58 of these individuals.

Several arrested individuals have been accused of “leading protests” by the Judicial officials. Allegations that have resulted in charges such as Baghi, Moharebeh, and Spreading Corruption on earth.

At the time of this writing, HRANA can verify the issuance of 11 death sentences against imprisoned protestors as enlisted in this report. The other 47 people listed below are under the impending threat of death sentence.

Due to the lack of transparency in the judicial process, in many cases opened by security institutions against the protestors, the identities of some co-defendants remain undisclosed. For example, reports obtained by HRANA about a legal case over an incident during protests in the Ekbatan town of Tehran that led to the death of a Basij Militia agent, Arman Aliverdi, indicate that there are nine co-defendants. Nonetheless, HRANA has been able to identify only two of them. Similarly, in another legal case regarding protests in two neighborhoods in Isfahan that led to the death of three security forces (Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, and two Basij Militia individuals Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi), HRANA could identify only 6 out of 10 co-defendants.

It is worth noting that at the time of this writing, the executions of two protestors, Mohsen Shekari and Majid-Reza Rahnavard, were carried out following an extremely quick and non-transparent judicial process, Mohsen and Majid-Reza did not even have access to chosen lawyers at their trials. Mohsen Shekari was executed in Tehran after 74 days of detention on December 8, 2022, and Majid-Reza Rahnavard was publicly executed by being hanged in Mashhad on December 12, 2022, only 23 days after his arrest.

The following enlists legal case details of 58 detainees who are either sentenced to death or at risk of receiving a death sentence.


Mahan Sadrat Marni
Mahan Sadrat Marni

1. Mahan Sadrat Marni (Madani)

Case Name: Tehran Protests (Sadrat Marni vs Mohammad-Reza Qanbartalab)
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
blocking the street, setting fire to Qanbartalab ‘s motorcycle and smashing his cell phone. Stabbing intentionally Qanbartalab.
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court/  temporary suspension of execution of the sentence /The case delivered to Branch 9 of the Supreme Court


Sahand Nour-Mohammadzadeh
Sahand Nour-Mohammadzadeh

2. Sahand Nour-Mohammadzadeh
Case Name:  Tehran Protests ( Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway)
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge:  Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
Blocking the  Ashrafi Esfahani Expressway by dismantling the street fences and burning the car tires and trash containers.
 The latest situation according to the reports obtained by  HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court

 


Mohammad Ghobadloo
Mohammad Ghobadloo

3. Mohammad Ghobadloo
Case Name:  Tehran Protests
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Spreading Corruption on Earth
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
Running over the police by car which leading to the death of chief warrant officer Farid Karampour and injuring of five other police agents.
 The latest situation according to the reports obtained by  HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court/ reviewing the case in Branch 1 of the Criminal Court.


Mohammad Boroughani
Mohammad Boroughani

4. Mohammad Boroughani
Case Name:  Tehran Protests (fire in the Pakdasht governorate building)
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge:  Enmity against God ( Moharebeh) (the first defendant)
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
Using a cold weapon, setting fire to the Pakdasht governorate building and injuring a police officer.
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court

 


Manuchehr Mehman-Navaz
Manuchehr Mehman-Navaz

5. Manuchehr Mehman-Navaz
Case Name: Tehran Protests (fire in Qarchak  District administration)
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge:  Enmity against God ( Moharebeh) (the first defendant)
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
Arson attacks on buildings to confront the regime. Assembly and collusion against national security. Disturbing public order by creating unrest and chaos. Participating in illegal protests, throwing Molotov cocktails toward the premises of Qarchak  District administration, its security room and six vehicles.
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court


Mohammad-Mehdi Karami
Mohammad-Mehdi Karami

6. Mohammad-Mehdi Karami
Case Name: The incidents on the 40th day of Hadis Najafi’s death led to the death of a Basij Militia force Ruhollah Ajamian
Province: Alborz
The most serious charge:  Spreading Corruption on Earth (the first defendant)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Acting against national security; Assaulting Basij forces, Assembly and collusion against national security; Spreading the calls for protest on the Internet
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Alborz Revolutionary Court/ the case delivered to the Supreme Court of Iran


Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini
Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini

7. Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini
Case Name:  The incidents on the 40th day of Hadis Najafi’s death led to the death of a Basij Militia force Ruhollah Ajamian
Province: Alborz
The most serious charge:  Spreading Corruption on Earth (the second defendant)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Acting against national security; Assaulting Basij forces and the police, Assembly and collusion against national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Alborz Revolutionary Court/ the case delivered to the Supreme Court of Iran

 

 


Hossein Mohammadi

8. Hossein Mohammadi
Case Name:  The incidents on the 40th day of Hadis Najafi’s death led to the death of a Basij Militia force Ruhollah Ajamian
Province: Alborz
The most serious charge: Spreading Corruption on Earth
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Acting against national security; Assembly and collusion against national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Alborz Revolutionary Court/ the case delivered to the Supreme Court of Iran

 


Reza Arya
Reza Arya

9. Reza Arya
Case Name: The incidents on the 40th day of Hadis Najafi’s death led to the death of a Basij Militia force Ruhollah Ajamian
Province: Alborz
The most serious charge:  Spreading Corruption on Earth
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Acting against national security; Assaulting Basij forces and the police; disturbing public order; Assembly and collusion against national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Alborz Revolutionary Court/ the case delivered to the Supreme Court of Iran


Hamid Ghara-Hassanlu
Hamid Ghara-Hassanlu

10. Hamid Ghara-Hasanlu
Case Name: The incidents on the 40th day of Hadis Najafi’s death led to the death of a Basij Militia force Ruhollah Ajamian
Province: Alborz
The most serious charge: Spreading Corruption on Earth
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Acting against national security; Assaulting Basij forces and the police; Assembly and collusion against national security; assisting in blocking the highway connecting Karaj to Qazvin
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Sentenced to death by Branch 1 of the Alborz Revolutionary Court/ the case delivered to the Supreme Court of Iran


Mohsen Rezazadeh Gharagholou
Mohsen Rezazadeh Gharagholou

11. Mohsen Rezazadeh Gharagholou
Case Name: Tehran Protests
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge:  Enmity against God ( Moharebeh)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Collaboration in setting fire to public property; disturbing public order, Assembly and collusion to act against national security; Making Molotov cocktails; Throwing stones at security forces
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
Briefed on charges and indicted by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court

 


12.Abolfazl Mehri Hossein Hajiloo
Case Name: Tehran Protests
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Fighting against the regime
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Setting fire to public property; disturbing public order
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
Briefed on charges and indicted by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court


Saeed Shirazi
Saeed Shirazi

13. Saeed Shirazi
Case Name: Tehran Protests

Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Spreading corruption on earth
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Inciting people to violence and committing crimes against national security and disturbing the public order
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
Briefed on charges and indicted by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court

 


Saman Seydi
Saman Seydi

14. Saman Seyedi (Yasin)
Case Name: Tehran Protests
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Using Colt firearm and shooting three times; Assembly and collusion against national security
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
Briefed on charges and indicted by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court

 


Toomaj Salehi
Toomaj Salehi

15. Toomaj Salehi
Case name: none
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Spreading corruption on earth
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Spreading falsehood causing major damage; propaganda against the regime; forming and running illegal groups to endanger national security in collaboration with hostile counties. Disturbing public opinion on the Internet; inciting people to violence.
The latest situation according to Judicial authorities’ statements:
Briefed on charges and indicted by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court


Amir Nasr Azadani
Amir Nasr Azadani

16. Amir Nasr Azadani
Case Name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia individuals Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
The most serious charge: Armed insurrection against the regime (Baghi) (the fifth defendant)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security; assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security. Assisting in enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


Saleh Mirhashemi
Saleh Mirhashemi

17. Saleh Mirhashemi
Case name:  Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


 

Soheil Jahangiri
Soheil Jahangiri

18. Soheil Jahangiri
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


Saeed Yaghoubi
Saeed Yaghoubi

19. Saeed Yaghoubi
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


Majid Kazemi
Majid Kazemi

20. Majid Kazemi
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


21. Mehdi Mashayekhi
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


22. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


23. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


24. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


25. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Isfahan Protests in Mahallah Khaneh and Malek Shahr, at which, on  November 16, 2022, Col. Esmail Cheraghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi and two Basij Militia forces Mohammad-Hossein Karimi and Mohsen Hamidi were killed.
Province: Isfahan
The most serious charge: Unknown (under investigation)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Being indicted and impending verdict by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court


Akbar Ghafari
Akbar Ghafari

26. Akbar Ghafari
Case name: Tehran Protests
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
Other charges (as stated by judicial authorities):
Killing a security force (the victim is unidentified)
The latest situation according to the Amnesty International reports:
Indicted/ jailed in Great Tehran Penitentiary

 


Farhad Tahazadeh
Farhad Tahazadeh

27. Farhad Tahzadeh

Case name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa’s reports:
The case was delivered to the Urmia Revolutionary Court/ jailed in Urmia Central Prison

 

 


Farzad Tahazadeh
Farzad Tahazadeh

28. Farzad Tahzadeh
Case name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa’s reports:
The case was delivered to the Urmia Revolutionary Court/ jailed in Urmia Central Prison

 

 


Dena Sheybani
Dena Sheybani

29. Dena Sheybani
Case name:  Shahcheragh 2
Province: Fars
The most serious charge: Assisting in (foiled) bomb plot
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Mohammad Khiveh
Mohammad Khiveh

30. Mohammad Khiveh
Case name: Shahcheragh 2
Province: Fars
The most serious charge: Assisting in (foiled) bomb plot
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Eshragh Najafabadi
Eshragh Najafabadi

31. Eshragh Najafabadi
Case name: Shahcheragh 2
Province: Fars
The most serious charge: Assisting in (foiled) bomb plot
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Amir-Arsalan Mahdavi
Amir-Arsalan Mahdavi

32.Amir-Arsalan Mahdavi
Case name:  Shahcheragh 2
Province: Fars
The most serious charge: Assisting in (foiled) bomb plot
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
detained in uncertainty in a Shiraz detention center known as Facility No. 100

 

 


Hesamedin Mousavi
Hesamedin Mousavi

33. Hesamedin Mousavi
Case name: Shahcheragh 2
Province: Fars
The most serious charge: Assisting in (foiled) bomb plot
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
detained in uncertainty in a Shiraz detention center known as Facility No. 100.

 

 


Milad Armoun
Milad Armoun

34. Milad Armoun
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb)- crime scene reconstruction process

 

 


Nastouh Nikkhah
Nastouh Nikkhah

35. Nastouh Nikkhah Bahrami
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb)- crime scene reconstruction process

 

 


Alireza Kafaei
Alireza Kafai

36. Alireza Kafai
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb)- crime scene reconstruction process

 

 


37. As-yet unidentified (Female)
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in uncertainty – crime scene reconstruction process


38. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in uncertainty in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb) – crime scene reconstruction process


39. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in uncertainty in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb) – crime scene reconstruction process


40. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in uncertainty in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb) – crime scene reconstruction process


41. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in uncertainty in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb) – crime scene reconstruction process


42. As-yet unidentified (Male)
Case name: Protests in Ekbatan town of Tehran leading to the death of a Basij militia force Arman Aliverdi
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Assisting in killing a Basij militia individual
The latest situation according to Judiciary news agency reports:
detained in uncertainty in the detention facility of a police station (Fateb) – crime scene reconstruction process


43. Meysam Mobarhan
Case name: Malekan County Protests
Province: East Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
Leading protests; setting fire to trash containers and car tires; setting fire to the I.R.I flag; making and throwing Molotov cocktails at security forces.
The latest situation according to reports obtained by HRANA:
detained in uncertainty in Maragheh Prison


Ebrahim Rigi
Ebrahim Rigi

44. Ebrahim Rigi
Case Name: Zahedan bloody Friday 2022
Province: Sistan and Baluchestan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh) and “Spreading Corruption on Earth”
Other charges: (as stated by judicial authorities)
Leading Protests
The latest situation according to Haal Vash:
detained in uncertainty in Zahedan Central Prison


Farshid Hassan-Zehi
Farshid Hassan-Zehi

45. Farshid Hassan-Zehi
Case Name: The attack on a police station in Cheshmeh Ziarat Rural District on November 21, 2022, led to the death of the soldier Behzad Barahooi
Province: Sistan and Baluchestan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Haal Vsh:
detained in uncertainty

 


Jamshid Hasan Zehi
Jamshid Hassan Zehi

46. Jamshid Hassan-Zehi
Case Name: The attack on a police station in Cheshmeh Ziarat Rural District on November 21, 2022, led to the death of the soldier Behzad Barahooi
Province:  Sistan and Baluchestan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Haal Vsh:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Omid Hasan Zehi
Omid Hassan Zehi

47. Omid Hassan-Zehi
Case Name: The attack on a police station in Cheshmeh Ziarat Rural District on November 21, 2022, led to the death of the soldier Behzad Barahooi
Province: Sistan and Baluchestan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Haal Vsh:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Esmail Hasan-Zehi
Esmail Hassan-Zehi

48. Esmail Hassan-Zehi
Case Name:  The attack on a police station in Cheshmeh Ziarat Rural District on November 21, 2022و led to the death of the soldier Behzad Barahooi
Province: Sistan and Baluchestan
 The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Haal Vsh:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Behzad Hassan-Zehi
Behzad Hassan-Zehi

49. Behzad Hassan-Zehi
Case Name: The attack on a police station in Cheshmeh Ziarat Rural District on November 21, 2022, led to the death of the soldier Behzad Barahooi
Province: Sistan and Baluchestan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Haal Vsh:
detained in uncertainty

 

 


Karvan Shahi Parvaneh
Karvan Shahi Parvaneh

50. Karwan (Hamin) Shahi (Shah) Parvaneh
Case Name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa:
detained in uncertainty/ transferred from Urmia Central Prison to an unidentified location

 

 

 


Shahram Marouf Mula
Shahram Marouf Mula

51. Shahram Marouf Mula (Bangini)
Case Name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa:
detained in uncertainty/ transferred from Urmia Central Prison to an unidentified location

 

 


Hazhar Hamidi
Hazhar Hamidi

52. Hazhar Hamidi
Case Name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge:  Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa:
detained in uncertainty/ transferred from Urmia Central Prison to an unidentified location

 

 


53. Reza Eslamdoost
Case Name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa:
detained in uncertainty/ transferred from Urmia Central Prison to an unidentified location


Ayoub Aghliani
Ayoub Aghliani

54. Ayoub Aghliani
Case Name: Oshnavieh protests
Province: West Azerbaijan
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to Kurdpa:
Detained in uncertainty/ transferred from Urmia Central Prison to an unidentified location

 

 


Makan Davari
Makan Davari

55. Ali (Makan) Davari
Case name: unknown
Province: Gilan
The most serious charge:  Enmity against God (Moharebeh) and spreading corruption on earth
The latest situation according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran:
Detained in uncertainty in Lahijan

 

 


Sajad Iman Nejad
Sajad Iman Nejad

56. Sajad Iman-Nejad
Case Name: Tehran Protests
Province: Tehran
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Detained in uncertainty in Great Tehran Penitentiary

 

 


Reza Rasaei
Reza Rasaei

57. Reza Rasaei
Case Name: Sahneh Protests (incidents on  anniversary ceremony of Seyyed-Khalil Ali-Nejad on November 18, 2022)
The most serious charge: Enmity against God (Moharebeh)
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by HRANA:
Detained in uncertainty

 

 


Shoeyb Mirbalouchzehi Rigi
Shuaib Mirbalouch-Zehi Rigi

58.Shuaib MirBaloch-Zehi (Rigi)
Case name: Unknown
Province:  Sistan and Baluchestan
The most serious charge:  Spreading Corruption on Earth
The latest situation according to the reports obtained by Haal Vsh:
Sentenced to death by Shahid Nouri Judicial Complex, Zahedan


 

 

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Iran Protests: 16-Year-Old Teen Girl Sentenced to Imprisonment and Paying a Fine

The Criminal Court of Zahedan sentenced 16-year-old Nazanin Ahmadipour to six months in prison and paying a fine. On October 28, 2022, security forces arrested Ahmadipour at protests in Chabahar and released her after twenty days of detention.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Haal Vsh, teenager Nazanin Ahmadipour was sentenced to six months and a 25-million-toman fine on the charge of “propaganda against the regime and participating in protests and inciting people to protests.”

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, about 18400, 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.

Iran Protests: Elham Afkari Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

The Shiraz Revolutionary Court recently sentenced Elham Afkari to five years in prison and barred her from leaving the country and social activities on the Internet for two years. She was previously arrested during recent protests by security forces in Shiraz.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim reported that Elham Afkari was sentenced to five years in prison.

Tasnim’s report mentioned the charges as “intention to cause unrest and disruption via spreading the calls for protests on the Internet.” An informed source, however, told HRANA that Afkari and her lawyer have not yet been notified about the issuance of this sentence.

On November 10, 2022, Afkari was arrested in Shiraz. In protest against her arrest, she went on a hunger strike. She is currently jailed in Adel-Abad Prison.

Elham Afkari’s brother, Navid Afkari is a famous wrestler who was executed on September 12, 2020.

Reporter Maryam Ghannad Arrested

On December 18, security forces arrested the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reporter Maryam Ghannad in Tehran and detained her in Ward 209 of Evin Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on December 18, 2022, IRNA reporter Maryam Ghannad was arrested by security forces in Tehran.

An informed source close to her family told HRANA that she was once allowed a short call informing her family that she is held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison.

The reason for her arrest and the charges are still unknown.

 

 

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Iran Protests: Student Amir-Reza Hosseini Sentenced to Three Years and Seven Months

Recently, the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar sentenced Amir-Reza Hosseini to three years and seven months in prison. Hosseini is a student at the Islamic Azad University of Qods City.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting the Iranian Students Union, Amir-Reza Hosseini was sentenced to three years and seven months imprisonment on the charge of “assembly and collusion against national security.”

Hosseini was arrested on October 29 during student protests and transferred to Great Tehran Penitentiary.

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, about 18400, 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.

 

Iran Protests: Six People Sentenced to a Combined over 18 Years for Protest in Oshnavieh

The Oshnavieh Criminal Court sentenced Farhad Kazemi, Khaled Dashti, Ehsan Safai-Far, Mohammad Peyghami, Abdorrahim Rahimi and Fardin Khosh-Khahesh to a combined 18 years and six months in prison. These individuals were arrested during recent protests and then released on bail.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Kurdpa, six residents of Oshnavieh were sentenced to a total of 18 years and six months in prison.

According to these verdicts, Abdorrahim Rahimi and Fardin Khosh-Khahesh received five years and three months for “disturbing public order, defying government agents, and destruction of public property through participating in protests.” Farhad Kazemi, Khaled Dashti, Ehsan Safai-Far and Mohammad Peyghami each received two years for “disturbing public order and defying government agents.”

These individuals were previously arrested by security forces and released later on bail after the interrogation.

Since the outbreak of nationwide protests, about 18400, 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.

Civil Rights Activist Shahla Jahanbin Arrested

On December 14, 2022, security forces arrested Shahla Jahanbin at Mehrabad airport in Tehran and took her to an undisclosed location.

An informed source close to her family told HRANA that “Jahanbin was on her way to Mashhad to see her husband, Vahedian Shahroudi. The intelligence agents arrested her at Mehrabad Airport at midnight. So far, she has not called her family, raising her family’s concerns.”

Jahanbin and her husband, Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, faced other arrests and convictions for their civil activities.

On November 14, 2020, Jahanbin began her 27-month sentence in Evin Prison. On April 5, 2021, she was released early from prison following receiving an imprisonment intolerance certificate.

Iran Protests: Student Amir Azizi Sentenced to Imprisonment and Flogging

The Tehran Court of Appeal upheld the initial verdict against Amir Azizi who was arrested at protests. Azizi, an architecture student at the University of Tehran, was initially sentenced to 11 years in prison and 74 lashes.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, student Amir Azizi was sentenced to 11 years in prison and 74 lashes.

According to this verdict, Azizi was given five years for “acting against national security through inciting violence,” three years and 74 lashes for “disturbing public opinion on the Internet,” two years for “assembly and collusion to commit a crime,” and one year for “insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran.”

Based on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, five years in prison for the first charge mentioned above will be enforceable to him.

On December 14, Azizi endured flogging in the Great Tehran Penitentiary.

 

Iran Protests: Mohamad Shahrooi Sentenced to Imprisonment and Flogging

The Criminal Court of Behbahan sentenced Mohamad Shahrooi to one year in prison and 74 lashes. Shahrooi was previously arrested at protests in Behbahan

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Mohamad Shahrooi was sentenced to one year in prison and 74 lashes on the charge of “disturbing public order through participating in protests.”

In November 2022, he was arrested at protests and later released on bail. According to an informed source, during the arrest, he was beaten, causing damage to his back.