Mashaallah Pesar Kohan

Mashaallah Pesar Kohan

Mashallah Pesar Kohan is a Jewish citizen living in Yazd. His mother is from Israel, so many of his relatives live in Israel. He traveled to visit his family and was arrested after returning to Iran.

Mashallah Pesar Kohan had no information about convictions issued or finalized before his arrest for execution. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='27136'> He traveled to Israel to visit his family. He was detained by intelligence agents at Tehran International Airport after returning to Iran. He was released on bail after a week. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='27138'> According to Hrana, Mr. Pesar Kohan was arrested by security forces in Yazd and transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran, and he was "not aware of the conviction issued." In the spring of 2019, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced him to three years in prison for "traveling to Israel."The verdict has been confirmed at Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal by Judge Babaei. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='27560'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2019/hranews/a-22657/'> According to Hrana, Mashallah Pesar Kohan declared he had been interrogated and tortured during his arrest in a letter. The report also stated that his illness got worse during his imprisonment, and he was deprived of the right to an effective treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='29696'> Was transferred to Fashafouyeh prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30803'> However, the situation of the Coronavirus spread in Iran and many other countries is critical but he returned to prison after his leave ended. </coverage-outsourcing>