HRANA – Judicial cases have been filed against 32 citizens who attended the funeral of Khosrow Alikordi, an attorney, in Sabzevar. These individuals face charges of “membership in groups, organizations, or branches of organizations established within the country with the aim of disrupting national security.”
According to HRANA, judicial cases have been filed against 32 citizens in connection with their attendance at the funeral of Khosrow Alikordi, an attorney, in Sabzevar County.
The individuals have been identified as Ahmad Golmishi, Javad Gharehgholi, Saeed Aliabadi, Saman Kheirabadi, Mohammadreza Alikordi, Javad Alikordi, Mohammad Hossein Mohebizadeh, Mojtaba Najafi, Mohammad Sadidi, Reza Tajabadi, Sina Karachi, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Nasrin Hassani, Esmail Emaminejad, Hossein Pazhoum, Vahideh Haghparast, Hossein Keykhosravi, Mohammad Kargar, Seyed Abolfazl Hosseini, Bahram Rahmani, Ali Manouchehrinia, Yahya Landarani, Ahmad Khaleghi, Seyed Amin Hosseini, Morteza Keyvanlou Shahrestanaki, Seyed Saria Hashemi, Amir Dardeh, Ali Adinehzadeh, Mehdi Farzan, Amirabbas Safa, Mokhtar Golmishi, and Mahmoud Gharehgholi.
According to information received by HRANA, these citizens face charges of “membership in groups, organizations, or branches of organizations established within the country with the aim of disrupting national security.”
After nearly a year, their cases have been transferred from Branch 7 of the Assistant Prosecutor’s Office at the Sabzevar Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office to Branch 3 of the Investigation Department in the same county. The relevant document orders the cases to be removed from the caseload of Branch 7 and forwarded to Branch 3 for investigation.
Hamidreza Safaei Avandari was the official responsible for handling the cases at Branch 7 of the Assistant Prosecutor’s Office in Sabzevar. So far, no further information is available regarding the evidence supporting the charges brought against these citizens.
Khosrow Alikordi, an attorney and human rights defender originally from Sabzevar who resided in Mashhad, passed away on the evening of Friday, December 5, 2025. His funeral was held on Sunday, December 7, in Sabzevar, where attendees chanted protest slogans, including “Woman, Life, Freedom” and “Long Live Iran.”
On Friday, December 12, a memorial ceremony marking the seventh day after his death was held at Ghadir Mosque in Mashhad, drawing a large gathering of citizens. Participants chanted protest slogans during the ceremony. The event eventually turned violent following the intervention of law enforcement officers, and at least 27 people were arrested.