Vahed Kholousi Derakhshan

He has been deprived of education because of his belief in the Baha'i faith. In addition to defending the right to education, he pursues other civil activities and has been arrested and sentenced to long-term prisons for his religious beliefs and the exercise of his basic rights. Mr. Kholousi has been attending the national university exam every ye

<coverage-outsourcing id='1532'> Summoned to Evin Prison and detained or 21 days in Ward 2-A </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1536'> Released from War 2-A of Evin Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1533'> Sentenced to five years in prison for "acting against national security," "active membership in Bahai community and widespread missionary works," and "active membership in human rights group". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1535'> Released from Tabriz Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1534'> Arrested with 34 others by security agents during rescue work for earthquake victims </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7581'> Baha'i News reported that he was deprived of attending university entrance examinations. Mr. Kholousi's attorney filed a lawsuit against the Prison Organization and the Measurement Organization for illegal conduct in not letting him participate in the exam and promised following up of the case until the restoration of the legal rights of this prisoner. According to Baha'i News, Mr. Kholousi has been enrolling in the national university exam since 13 years ago and cannot go to college because of his religious beliefs </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='15944'> According to Atlas he was once again deprived of continuing education. An informed source told Atlas: > Vahed Kholousi was accepted in 25 university fields because of his high GPA, but this time, along with the systematic denial of Baha'i education in Iran, the head of the Rajaee Shahr Prison and several judicial authorities with "explicit orders" deprived him of continuing his studies </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11722'> He and 13 other prisoners of Rajayi Shahr Prison wrote a letter in support of Saeed Shirzad's demands and invited the prison authorities and the Judiciary to respect the prisoners' "natural rights". The letter is documented in Saeed Shirzad's page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='12034'> In a letter to Asma Jahangir, he and 19 other prisoners of Rajayi Shahr expressed their concerns about Saeed Shirzad's conditions. The letter is documented in the Supporting Evidence section of Saeed Shirzad's page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='21367'> He passed out for a few hours. In the following months, prison authorities prevented him from being hospitalized </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30380'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-24562/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> After the Coronavirus outbreak, Ali Khamenei ordered a large number of prisoner's freedom by issuing a directive. This directive (with several clauses ) has been mentioned to the political prisoners too. The political prisoners who have been sentenced under five years in prison will be released from prison by security agencies' approval. He was released from prison based on this directive </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>