Aziz Ghasemzadeh Liasi

Aziz Ghasemzadeh is an Iranian traditional singer, and the board member and spokesperson of the teachers' guild of Gilan province. He was arrested during the wave of arrests of teachers and union activists in 2022.

<coverage-outsourcing id='48063'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/2057'> According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Associations, IRGC intelligence agents arrived at his home with a warrant from the revolutionary court of Rudsar and confiscated his cell phone, laptop, and SIM card. Mr. Ghasemzadeh released a video announcing that last week he received a message about his case being referred to the first branch of Rasht court. But the authorities there did not give him a clear answer. After he received another message about his case, security agents arrived at his home and confiscated his devices, and asked for his phone's password. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48065'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/9058'> Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Associations released a video describing the heavy security at his trial. In the video, agents would force people to put their phones in their pockets. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48066'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/9063'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh released a video discussing his trial the day before on the charges of propaganda against the state and disseminating lies. A number of teachers intended to hold a gathering in support but were faced with law enforcement and security forces. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48067'> <reference source=''> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, Anoush Adeli, Mohammad Javad Saeedi, Jahanbakhsh Lajevardi, and Ali Nahali were arrested. According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Associations, these teachers were arrested after answering a call to gathering from the Coordinating Council of Guild Associations in protest of the arrests of activists across the country. They were taken to Rasht security police jail. Another report claims they were transferred to the Gilan province courthouse. After their release, they told their accounts in a video. They claimed the security forces arrested them violently and without providing a warrant and took them to jail in an ambulance. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48074'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/11993'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, Anoush Adeli, Mohammad Javad Saeedi, Jahanbakhsh Lajevardi, and ALi Nahali were once again summoned. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48069'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/11496'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, Anoush Adeli, Mohammad Javad Saeedi, Jahanbakhsh Lajevardi, and Ali Nahali were released on bail. In their account after release, they said that after the security police lockup, they were transferred to a Lakan Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48070'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/11915'> The trial session of Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, Anoush Adeli, Mohammad Javad Saeedi, Jahanbakhsh Lajevardi, and Ali Nahali on the charges of disrupting public order and disobeying government agents was held. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48078'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/13728'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, and Anoush Adeli were each sentenced to one year in prison for propaganda against the state. According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Associations, the statements of the Teachers' Guild of Gilan province regarding the demand for vaccination and the suppression of water protests in Khuzestan were the basis for the charge. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48079'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/14971'> The 18th branch of the appeal court of Gilan province confirmed the primary court's sentences for Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, and Anoush Adeli verbatim. The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Associations reported that despite the evidence, these teachers' complaints about the beatings and insults during the arrest were ignored. Also, even though Mr. Ghasemzadeh was already tried in Rudsar on the charge of propaganda against the state, he was again convicted of the same crime at the third branch of the revolutionary court of Rasht. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48083'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/15175'> According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Associations, due to "lack of conclusive evidence", the second branch of investigation at Rasht courthouse rejected the complaint brought by Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Mahmoud Sedighipour, Anoush Adeli, Mohammad Javad Saeedi, Jahanbakhsh Lajevardi, and Ali Nahali against their arresting agents for beating and insults. The court has issued an order of non-suit for the agents but has not reviewed the images from cameras or the testimony of witnesses. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50248'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ramin1safarnia/status/1644651108957143043?s=20'> Ramin Safarnia tweeted that his clients Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Anoush Adeli, and Mahmoud Sedighipour were transferred to Lakan Prison to serve their sentences. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50700'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16182'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Anoush Adeli, and Mahmous Sedighipour released a statement from Lakan Prison in Rasht, demanding an end to the serial poisoning of schools. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50913'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16345'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Anoush Adeli, and Mahmous Sedighipour released a statement from Lakan Prison on International Labor Day and Teachers' Day, supporting the struggles and demands of teachers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51058'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16395'> According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Unions, before going to prison, Aziz Ghasemzadeh gave explanations to his students regarding the case and the reason for his imprisonment and other Gilani teachers Mr. Anoush Adeli, Mahmoud Sedighipour. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51110'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16579'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh, Anoush Adeli, and Mahmoud Sedighipour were denied phone calls and visits to their families at the same time as the nationwide gathering of teachers in Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51178'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16613'> Aziz Ghasemzadeh was taken out of prison by the security forces and taken to an unknown place. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51545'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16642'> After four days of isolation and his family being unaware of his situation, Aziz Ghasemzadeh announced in a short call that he is being interrogated in the solitary cell of the Gilan IRGC Intelligence detention center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51546'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16651'> He is still in IRGC Intelligence detention in Gilan. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51730'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16691'> He was returned to IRGC Intelligence detention in Lakan Prison in Rasht. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52952'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16907'> According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Unions, he received a notice from the board of investigation of administrative violations of education in Gilan province with 25 charges in Lakan prison in Rasht. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52953'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/16992'> In response to the notice issued by the Violations Board of the General Directorate of Education of Gilan Province, Aziz Ghasemzadeh published an article on the Telegram channel of the Coordinating Council of Trade Union Organizations of Iran, and declared that this notice is "vindictive". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52954'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/17126'> According to the channel of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Union Organizations, he went on a 10-day leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>