Ali Asghar Hassanirad

Ali Asghar Hassnirad is a political activist living in Tehran. In recent years, he has been arrested and sentenced to prison several times due to his support for monarchist groups and his activities in this field.

They have been arrested on charges of writing slogans, writing slogans on money, social network activities, and distributing flyers in several parts of Iran. They have been active in condemning the Islamic Republic government. "The defendants have looked forward to overthrowing the Iranian government," the IRGC said <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='30626'> He was arrested in 2019. He was transferred to Evin Prison at the end of his interrogation phase. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30608'> Ten monarchist political activists were sentenced to prison and lashes by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati. These people's profiles are adjusted on the Iran International report, and the documents provided to IPA. According to Judge Salavati's decision, Ali Asghar Hosseini Rad and Homayoun Parhizgar were sentenced to seven years and six months of imprisonment on the charge of "gathering and collusion against the national security", five years and six months in prison on the charge of "insulting religious sanctities", two years and six months on the charge of "insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic and the Supreme Leader", one year and one month in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system", and 74 lashes for "insulting the government officials." Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced three other political activists named Amir Porang Sarmadi, Atallah Rezaei and Sasan Niknafs, to five years in prison on the charge of "gathering and planning against national security", two years in prison on the charge of "insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic and leadership", and one year in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system". According to available documents, Ali Reza Hatami and Yasin Jamali were also sentenced to five years and six months in prison on charges of "Gathering and collusion to act against the national security" and "insulting religious sanctities", two years and six months in prison for "insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic and the Supreme Leader", and to one year and one month in prison for "propaganda against the system." Ali Motalebi, another defendant in the case, was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of "Gathering and collusion to act against the national security". Maryam Samghani was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of "Gathering and collusion to act against the national security" and to one year in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system." Saeideh Ghorbanali was sentenced to two years in prison on the charge of "insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic and the Supreme Leader" and to one year in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system." In addition to the prison sentence, Mrs. Ghorbanali was sentenced to a Two-year ban from membership in political parties, social networks, and media. The other two defendants in the case named Reza Mohammad Hosseini and Khaled Pirzadeh were also sentenced to seven years and five years in prison (respectively) by Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30609'> Branch 36 of the Tehran Appellate Court, presided over by Judge Zargar, upheld the sentences of 10 defendants in the case except for the charge of "insulting government officials" alleged to Mr. Hasani Rad and Parhizgar. By applying Article 134, Seven years and six months from the prison sentences of Ali Asghar Hasani Rad and Homayoun Parhizgar, Five years and six months of imprisonment sentence for Alireza Hatami and Yasin Jamali, Five years of imprisonment sentence for Amir Porang Sarmadi, Maryam Samghani, Ali Motallebi, Ataollah Rezaei, and Sasan Niknafs, and two years of imprisonment sentence for Saeideh Ghorbanali will be enforceable </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40058'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/5054/'> According to Iran Human Rights Organization, Mahmoud Alinaghi, Ali Asghar Hassnirad, Mehdi Darini, Hamid Hajjafar Kashani, Sadegh Omidi Lapondani, and Peyman Pourdad went on a hunger strike in protest of what they saw as the obvious negligence of the prison authorities, the judiciary and the prisons organization in the death of Bektash Abtin and the lack of response to their demands, including the acceptance of responsibility and apology of those officials in the official media of the country. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40059'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-60010995'> In a statement, the Iranian Writers Association requested the six prisoners locked up in Ward Eight of Evin Prison, who are on a dry hunger strike in protest against the "negligence in the treatment of Bektash Abtin and the deplorable conditions of the prisons of the Islamic Republic", to "end their dry hunger strike and not risk their dear lives anymore." Simultaneously with the publication of the Writers Union statement, BBC Farsi has reported that two of the strikers (Mahmoud Ali Naghi and Hamid Haj Jafar Kashani) have been taken to the hospital and the condition of four others is critical. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48073'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39805/'> He was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58361'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42629/'> According to Voice of America, he was arrested by IRGC agents in Mazandaran. HRANA wrote: "About two months ago, the security forces went to his mother's house to arrest Mr. Hassanirad, but they failed to arrest him due to his absence. Since then, he lived secretly in Nowshahr. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58362'> According to an Atlas source, the hearing of the case of 10 political activists named Payam Bastani, Vahid Sorkhgol, Kazem Alinejad Baraelou, Arsham Rezaei, Maisam Gholami, Vahid Ghadirzadeh, Ali Asghar Hosnirad, Saman Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Kamraninejad, and Hojatollah Rafei in the branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court was held under the chairmanship of Iman Afshari. According to this source, all these people except Mohammadreza Kamraninejad are in temporary detention in Ward 4 of Evin prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58363'> According to an Atlas source, based on the verdict issued against 11 political activists by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, Kazem Alinejad was sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion, two years in prison for illegal earnings, and one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state. According to this report, he has been sentenced to two years of ban on residence in Tehran province and other neighboring provinces, two years of ban on membership in political and social groups, confiscation of his mobile phone and internet modem, and 200 million Rials in fines. After applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, five years of imprisonment and additional punishments can be enforced. The issued sentence is available in the Supporting Evidence section of the profile. </coverage-outsourcing>