Adnan Bayanat

Adnan Bayanat

He was arrested at the same time as the "Keramat Uprising" in Khouzestan

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='22227'> Was arrested. His arrest had to do with the series of protests which took place in different cities within Khouzestan province in regards to “disregarding the Arab population in Iran”, which took place in March 2018. These protests started in regards to the lack of Arab representation in a segment on Kolah Ghermezi TV show, where different ethnicities and their symbols were showcased on a map of Iran, leaving out the Arab population </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='22230'> Informed sources and those who closely followed the protests have informed Atlas that many of those arrested were subjected to violence and beatings during their arrests, and none had access to legal representation. According to these sources, for a number of those arrested the process of determining and receiving bail payments took several weeks to complete </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='22231'> According to HRANA, he was released from Sheyban prison on bail </coverage-outsourcing>