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Prolonged Detention of Political Defendant Saber Balandeh Reaches 120 Days

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Freedom of Expression, News
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Saber Balandeh has been held in Adelabad prison for over 120 days, facing charges of ‘spreading propaganda against the regime,’ ‘blasphemy,’ and ‘insulting the prophet of Islam,’ according to a source close to his family as reported by HRANA.

During his detention, Balandeh spent 18 days in a psychiatric hospital in Shiraz, indicating a decline in his mental health. Following a transfer from Adelabad Prison to Nezam Prison, complications arose due to his use of nerve medications, necessitating his return to Adelabad Prison.

The source expressed concern over the worsening mental instability of Balandeh after his hospitalization. The incident unfolded when Balandeh, hailing from northern Iran, was arrested by security forces during his trip to Shiraz on October 29, 2023, coinciding with Cyrus the Great Day.

Mehran Farhadi Facing New Charges in Prison

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News, Prisoners
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Judicial authorities have opened a new legal case against Mehran Farhadi who is currently serving his sentence in Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, political prisoner Mehran Farhadi is facing faced new charges.

On July 16, 2022, Farhadi will face indictment for the charges of “insulting the authorities” and “spreading falsehood on the Internet”. 

On September 27, 2020, Farhadi was arrested at his house in Tehran. He was held at a detention facility in Tehran for three months and later transferred to a notorious detention facility known as House No 100, in Shiraz. On March 3, 2021, Farhadiwas sent to Nezam Prison in Shiraz and on June 26, 2022, transferred to Adel-Abad Prison.

On May 2, 2021, the Shiraz Revolutionary Court sentenced Farhadi to three years and ten months in prison on the charges of “acting against national security through membership in anti-regime groups”, “offensive statements against the Supreme Leader”, and propaganda against the regime”. Based on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, two years and two months for one charge are enforceable.