Milad Zohrevand

Milad Zohrevand is a citizen of Malayer. He was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising and was sentenced to death on the charge of "murdering a member of the intelligence-security staff of the IRGC in Malair".

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='52747'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c0j594le8n0o'> At the same time as the 40th day anniversary of Mahsa Amini's murder, a member of the intelligence-security staff of the IRGC was killed near police station 12 of Malayer by the name of Ali Nazari. BBC Farsi reported that Milad Zohrevand was present with some of his relatives near the place where Ali Nazari was killed. According to this source, even though Milad "wasn't among the protesters", the security forces shot his hand and he was seriously injured. On the same day, the public relations of the Hamedan IRGC announced 9 people were accused in the case of Ali Nazari's death. In this statement, referring to the fact that "Ali Nazari died at 19:30 on Wednesday, November 4th, during the pursuit and escape operation", it is stated: > Among the accused, five people have been arrested and four others have been identified and are about to be arrested. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52749'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c0j594le8n0o'> BBC Farsi, quoting an informed source, wrote that the people who were with Milad Zohrevand on the day Ali Nazari was killed were arrested. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52752'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/msrz25xc'> Mashreq News, a media close to IRGC Intelligence, quoted Mazaher Majidi, the commander of Ansar al-Hossein Hamedan IRGC, and wrote that the "perpetrators of the murder" of Ali Nazari were arrested in Mallard, Tehran province. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52751'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c0j594le8n0o'> According to the sources of BBC Farsi, a week after the protests related to the 40th day anniversary of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, he was arrested by the security forces while "hiding" in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52755'> <reference source='https://t.me/t1500tasvir/7221'> The 1500 Images Telegram channel wrote that from the day of Milad Zohrevand's arrest, there is no information about his physical and mental condition. According to the sources, Milad is on the verge of a death sentence with the "fake scenario of the murder of a government force" in the protests, and his family is under severe pressure. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52754'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/yvabde6y'> According to Tasnim, the IRGC-affiliated news agency, Mohammad Reza Edalatkhah, the Chief Justice of Hamedan, confirmed the death sentence (retribution) for one of the detainees of the 2022 Uprising in Malair. According to this report, without mentioning the identity of the accused, Edalatkhah claimed that in November of last year, during nationwide protests, he killed one of the intelligence forces of the Malayer IRGC named "Ali Nazari". Edalatkhah also mentioned the submission and review of the case in the Superior Court and added that after the indictment was issued in less than three months, the verdict of the accused was issued. Some unofficial sources have stated the identity of the person sentenced to death in this case as Milad Zohrevand. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52753'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c0j594le8n0o'> An informed source told BBC Farsi that Milad Zohrevand's family has tried to get the consent of Ali Nazari's family by paying a very high ransom, but they insist on enforcing the sentence. According to the BBC report, all the defendants in this case, except Milad Zohrevand, were released on bail sometime after their arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>