Dariush Zand

He is among those arrested in the round-up of a group of civil and political activists in the weeks after the December 2017 nationwide protests.

<coverage-outsourcing id='21054'> Arrested in Tehran's December 2017 nationwide protests. He was transferred to Evin Prison and was detained for eight days. Darioush Zand later wrote a letter to Hassan Rouhani describing this arrest </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20913'> In a round-up of political and civil activists Shima Babaei and Darioush Zand in Behbahan, Saeed Eghbali in Kermanshah, Saeed Seyfi Jahan, Nader Afshari, Mahmoud Masoumi and Behnam Mousivand in Tehran were arrested. All of them were transferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison on the following days. They did not have access to a lawyer during their detention. According to reports released later, they were also deprived of telephone and visits. Nader Afshari and Mahmoud Masoumi also went on hunger strike </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20996'> The Center for Human Rights in Iran announced in an interview with an informed source that they are being kept in solitary confinement in ward 209. According to this source, Evin's prosecutor's office has charged all of them with "propaganda against the state and the Gathering and Colluding for acting against national security" and that critical activity in social networks and the dissemination of news of political prisoners and nationwide protests are the most important reasons for their detention and interrogation </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='21057'> Amnesty International: > Young Iranian human rights defenders Shima Babaee, who is campaigning against compulsory veiling, and her husband Dariush Zand are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Both have been detained in Tehran’s Evin prison, without access to family and lawyer following their arrest by the Ministry of Intelligence on 1 February in connection with their peaceful human rights work. They are prisoners of conscience </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='21135'> Shima Babaei, Darioush Zand and Mahmoud Masoumi were released on bail on three consecutive days </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26351'> According to IPA, Nader Afshari, Behnam Mousivand, Mozhgan Lali, Shaghayegh Mahaki, Mahmoud Masoumi, Shima Babaei, Saeed Seyfi Jahan, Darioush Abdar and Saeed Eghbali were sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of "assembly and collusion against the national security" and one year in prison on the charge of "propagation against the system" by judge Moghiseh. By implementing article 134, five years in prison can be executed </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29653'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/7_ovviXV6.jpg'> According to IPA's report, The sentence of the seven defendants was upheld by the Branch 36 of Tehran Appeal Court. The trial was held without the presence of the defendants and lawyers. An informed source told IPA's reporter that Mr. Afshari has protested against the sentence, but the case has not been given to the appeals court for unknown reasons. Mahmoud Masoumi (another defendant in the case), did not protest against the primary court's decision and his sentence was confirmed </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>