Ali Rakhshani Azad

Ali Rakhshani Azad was arrested after the first Bloody Friday massacre in Zahedan. He was 16 at the time of his arrest. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.

A few days after the murder of Mahsa Amini, a girl from Saqez who was killed by the morality police in Tehran, Baloch citizens took to the streets of Zahedan in protest of this murder and in solidarity with the national uprising. At the same time, Baloch citizens were also infuriated by the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar (Ebrahim Kouchakzaei). After the temporary Friday-prayer Imam of Rask (Abdol- Ghaffar Naghshbandi) confirmed the rape, people’s anger reached a new level. In the early days of fall protests occurred in several towns including Chabahar and Iranshahr. On Friday, September 30th, after the Friday-prayer, the people of Zahedan gathered in protest in front of a police station and expressed solidarity with the national uprising and their disgust for the rape of the 15-year-old-girl. The state forces attacked the gathering with live ammunition and killed over 100 people (including 14 children) and wounded dozens. The attack led to widespread protests in the region and arrests of dozens of Baloch citizens. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43114'> Mohammad Rakhshani Azad and Ali Rakhshani Azad were arrested by the security forces in Zahedan. An IPA source said one of the brothers, Mohammad, suffers from epilepsy. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43115'> An IPA source reported that Mohammad and Ali Rakhshani Azad have not contacted their families since their arrest over a month ago and there is no news of their condition and whereabouts. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44028'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/12342'> Baloch Activists Campaign reported that Judge Firouzi at the criminal court of Zahedan has charged Mohammad Rakhshani Azad and Ali Rakhshani Azad with waging war against God and Islam. Their sentence has been communicated through their attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44645'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3V7sHuC'> Ario Mirzaei, candidate for Germany's parliament in 2023 announced on Twitter and Instagram that he has accepted the political guardianship of Mohammad Rakhshani Azad and his brother Ali. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47030'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/13412'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>