Abolfazl Karimi

Abolfazl Karimi

In November 2019, he was arrested simultaneously during nationwide protests

Millions of demonstrators protests in several cities of Iran, after the petrol price rise. Though, the early hours of the protests were aimed at the petrol price rise, soon after the protests turned against the government. From the earliest moments firing on protesters began in many places and security forces killed or injured hundreds. November's nationwide protests consider as the largest uprising against the government till now by many people, and the Islamic Republic's reaction admitted as the largest crackdown on non-partisan protesters <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31636'> After a few days, he was transferred from one of the IRGC's new centers to the on-duty investigator's office, who was not present at work and then to the 2-A Detention Center in Evin Prison. He was also "beaten" by IRGC agents on the way. During interrogation, the interrogators told him, "If you do not take the responsibility of the gun we are talking about, we will arrest your mother and rape your girlfriend." </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='28782'> Several civil forces surrounded Mr. Karimi in one of the parks near his residence. Abolfazl Karimi initially thought he had fallen into the trap of the thieves and tried to escape. Officers arrested him, and he was transferred to an IRGC's intelligence center. He was "beaten," and his head was injured during and after his arrest. He was locked up overnight in a cold room on a tile-free floor in addition to enduring the behaviors as mentioned above. He was accompanied by several other detainees: Nima Norouzi 15 yrs old, Amir Hossein Jafari 16 yrs old, Amir Hossein Mahmoudpour 16 yrs old, Ali Pir Mohammadi about 18 yrs old, and Alireza Hassankhani 24 yrs old </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31637'> He was transferred to Fashafouyeh prison </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='28803'> <reference source='http://prisonatlas.com/aban1'> According to IPA, more than 90 detainees from the November 2019 protests are being held at Fashafouyeh Prison. you can read the proper report and these prisoners names at the address below </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='29974'> Abolfazl Karimi, one of the detainees in November 2019, mentioned the conditions and pressures imposed on him by a letter. In the letter, he described the IRGC's agents as follows: Please don't say that the IRGC's agents don't hurt anyone. The IRGC's agents are butchers. According to the contents of the letter, Mr. Karimi was "tortured" by IRGC agents, and "his toenails were pulled out." Besides, "IRGC agents smashed Abolfazl Karimi's head and inflicted electric shock on his body." IRGC intelligence agents told Mr. Karimi: > You are responsible for the murder of one of the officers. Abolfazl Karimi has been deprived of accessing telephone in the 2-A ward and transferred to Fashafoyeh Prison after 50 days in solitary confinement. At the end of the letter, he called on the people and human rights organizations to support the November protesters. He declared that he had gone on a hunger strike to protest the illegal behavior of the security system and the continued detention </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30689'> According to IPA, Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Afshari, sentenced Abolfazl Karimi to two years in prison on the charge of "Assembly and collusion against national security." The sentence was reduced to one year and six months in prison by "accepting the sentence." He was also sentenced to an additional sentence, "Serving in the municipality for six months, four hours a day," which will be carried out after his release </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30690'> He is being held in Fashafoyeh Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31639'> Nasimshahr General Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison on several charges, including "destruction and arson, theft and disturbing public order." These sentences were reduced to 9 months in prison and a fine of 10 million Tomans in the Tehran Court of Appeals </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31638'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C.pdf'> Abolfazl Karimi wrote a letter and referred to "physical and psychological torture" applied by IRGC agents. According to the letter, Abolfazl Karimi was "beaten and tortured during his arrest and detention"; These are described in the early records. His interrogators threatened Mr. Karimi that his mother would be arrested, and her friend will be "raped" if he did not confess to "keeping or using a gun." In his dissertation, he referred to his family's living conditions and called for human rights communities' support </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>