Mohammad Riazat

He was arrested in Karaj during the August 2018 protests.He is an employee of the Karaj Bus Company (Public transportation). Mohammad Riyazat is known as a supporter of the royalism.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='26745'> He was arrested by security forces at work, simultaneously with August street protests in Karaj. Mr. Riyazat was beaten by the authorities while being transferred to the Intelligence detention center, and has been threatened to rape with "soda glass". He was later released on bail later </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26746'> <reference source='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FF-PNmbSFoxOFNj4v7OGThjlmein7rxSiITjy-YwriI/edit'> The Fourth Branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court sentenced him to two years in prison on the charge of "insulting the founder and leadership" and one year in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system." The sentence has been finalized, and 2 years of it will be executed under Article 134. Attendance at gatherings and activities on social media are examples of his charges. Judge Zeinali mentioned the tweet with the content of overthrowing the Iranian government and told Mr. Riyazat: No boy! In your dreams! We can arrest the whole people living in Karaj </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26747'> He went to prison to enforce his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26748'> According to Hrana, four political prisoners in Karaj (Amirali Moradi, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, Alireza Barzegar and Mohammad Riazat) published a letter to Ali Khamenei to explain the bad conditions of the Karaj prison. The letter reads: “We wonder: Why is it that in all of the Islamic World, of which you are the leader (!), Iranian prisons see the lowest observance of human rights? Don’t you claim that Islam is a religion of kindness?” The prisoners say drugs and other contraband are easily found in prison, whereas facilities are lacking. Many prisoners sleep in the hallways on the ground. There is no suitable heat and cold system. Prisoners have problems with bed bugs and louses. Addressing Mr Khamenei, the letter says: “Non-observance of human rights is not correct and is no way to go forward. Especially for you who claim to be running a government of divine justice.” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30012'> He went on a hunger strike to protest the lack of attention to the overpopulation of prisons and also the damage to his body due to sleeping on the floor for a long time. He ended his hunger strike with authorities' promises 18 days later </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30011'> 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 </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30013'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/features/37693'> Mohammad Riyazat described the difficult conditions of prison in an interview with IranWire. Mr. Riyazat slept on the floor most of his time in prison. According to Mr. Riyazat, This prison has prisoners twice of the capacity, and therefore a large number of prisoners are sleeping on the floor or in the hall. Mr. Riyazat described sleeping on the floor in prison as follows: in this kind of life in prison, the burden must always be on your shoulder. He has been held among dangerous prisoners for some time, and his safety was in danger. According to the report, 60% of the Karaj central prison Ward 7's population have been sentenced to death on charges of "rape, murder" and such charges. Mr. Riazat was transferred from Ward 7 to Ward 6 of this prison after a while. He also explained about his condition in ward 8 of Rajai Shahr prison as follows: I was imprisoned for 13 days in the Ministry of Intelligence ward. My cell was about six meters. There was a toilet, water tap, and an ewer in the corner. The quality of the food in this ward was also very poor. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>