Mehdi Saleh Yazdani

Mehdi Saleh Yazdani is from the Andihseh complex in Shahriar. he was arrested during the 2022 national uprising.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='50436'> <reference source='https://t.me/Daadbaan2021/4847'> The IRGC Intelligence agents arrested him at his home on the charge of assembly and collusion. In an audio file released by Dadban, Mehdi Saleh Yazdani says: > The regime wants to present its opposition as violent and separatist." According to Mr. Yazdani, during his time in the IRGC Intelligence lockup, he was accused of setting fire to a mosque. In a phone call from prison, he said he is against the status quo but he only believes in civil protest. According to Dadban, Mehdi Saleh Yazdani was held for a week at the Andisheh IRGC Intelligence base on phase 5, Imam Khomeini blvd, where he was physically and psychologically tortured after that, he was transferred to a solitary cell at a safe house near Shahr-e Rey for 15 days. He was later transferred to the Greater Tehran Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50437'> <reference source='https://t.me/Daadbaan2021/4847'> Dadban released audio of Mehdi Saleh Yazdani and said he is in Greater Tehran Prison awaiting a decision in his case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50439'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/760'> All the political prisoners in Greater Tehran Prison were transferred to Detention Center 6 in Evin Prison. IranWire reported that the transfer was done without prior notice to prisoners and they didn't have enough time to gather their personal belongings. Their families found out about the move after it was done. According to the report, about 40 prisoners were transferred to Evin Prison; among them were Masoud Eslaminasab, Parham Parvari, Hami Bahadori, Abbas Mirzaei, Mehdi Bahman, Mohammad Havashemzadeh, Mehdi Meshkinnavaz, Ebrahim Ataei, Davoud Razavi, Ehsan Ahya, and Amir Ahya. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50438'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1645817383016079362?s=20'> Iran International released an audio file of Mehdi Saleh Yazdani's phone call from Greater Tehran Prison in which he describes his torture. Mr. Yazdani says the security forces in the IRGC Intelligence lockup whipped the bottom of his feet with a cable and broke his ribs. As psychological torture, they tried to get him to confess by performing mock executions. Mr. Yazdani says the security forces spread rumors and accusations against him in order to ruin his name. After his arrest, the agents went to his home and interrogated and harassed his 16-year-old daughter. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>