Hassan Saeedi

Hasan Saeedi is a member of the Vahed Bus Company workers’ syndicate. He was fired for his labor rights activism. He has a history of arrests and prison for his activism.

<coverage-outsourcing id='26236'> Dozens of those present in the international workers' day gathering in front of the parliament were arrested. They were sent to Evin (Section 209), Fashafooye, and Qarchak prisons. Most were released after a few days. The arrest order for the rest was extended for a week, 10 days, and one-month periods. The arrests led to domestic and international protests. Students who had organized a meeting to protest the continued arrests were attacked by the Student Basij, a pro-government paramilitary force. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26237'> He was released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26238'> He was tried on charge "assembly and collusion against national security" by judge Iman Afshari. He was sentenced to five years in prison and a two-year ban on membership in parties and using tablets and smartphones </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28174'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2019/hranews/a-23203/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> Mostafa Razavi, lawyer for Hasan Sayidi, said the sentence against his client had been approved by the Branch 36 of the appellate court. The appeal trial took place without the defendant or his lawyer. The lawyer had appealed to the Supreme Court, he added </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30896'> According to IPA, some prisoners were pardoned by the head of the judiciary on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. A few numbers of political prisoners have been released under the directive or will not return to prison to serve their sentences </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31385'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/3657'> The Order of non-suit was issued by Branch 2 of the Evin Prosecutor's Office for 16 members of the Tehran Bus Company Syndicate. The case was brought up in October 2019, and Mr. Shahabi was questioned at the branch at that time. After a while, some members of the syndicate were summoned to the Tehran Security Police. It should be noted that None of them went to the police station. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39426'> <reference source='https://t.me/ettehad/100843'> The Free Workers’ Union of Iran reported that Information Ministry agents entered Hasan Saeedi’s home through the roof and arrested him after searching his home. The agents also confiscated the cellphones of his wife and child. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39534'> <reference source='https://t.me/CFPPI3/5155'> He started a wet hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39419'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/848'> The Iranian Authors Association released a statement condemning the Ministry of Information for framing the activists, stating: “It is clear to everyone that these types of tricks have always been used to deceive the public opinion, preparing the grounds for coerced confessions, producing deceptive documentaries, long prison sentences, and intimidation and oppression of other activists.” The statement mentions that the security forces have produced media content to frame recently arrested activists including Keyvan Mohtadi, Reza Shahabi, Anisha Asadollahi, Reyhaneh Ansarinejad, Hassan Saeedi, Rasoul Bodaghi, Eskandar Lotfi, Masoud Nikkhah, and Shaban Mohammadi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39510'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34965/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA reported that in recent days several political prisoners have gone on hunger strike. The report says due to the continued detainment of Eskandar Lotfi in solitary at a security organization’s detention center in Sanandaj and his restricted contact with outside, there is reliable information about his hunger strike and current condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39647'> <reference source='https://t.me/CFPPI3/5194'> After authorities made promises to meet his demands, he ended his hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39973'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cev0n4BKSPD'> According to Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate, Evin's prosecution office told his wife, Nasrin Rahimi, that if Hasan Saeedi is not released until next week, it means his arrest warrant has been extended. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40324'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJ_dxRqAv0/'> Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate reported that Evin Prison authorities denied visitation for the families of Reza Shahabi, Hasan Saeedi, Anisha Asadollahi, Keyvan Mohtadi, and Reyhaneh Ansari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40994'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4712'> In a brief phone call, he announced that he has been on a hunger strike for four days and is now in solitary confinement in Evin's ward 209. According to the Vahed Bus Company Syndicate channel, the call was suddenly cut off, and a few minutes later, a person who introduced himself as Hassan Saeedi's interrogator threatened Mr. Saeedi's wife Nasrin Rahimi with legal prosecution not to publicize the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40325'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4718'> Some families of the arrested labor activists and Teachers’ Trade Union members released an open letter pointing out the two months of detention, solitary confinement, and denied visitation, and asked for their release. In the letter, the families condemn the “framing and baseless cases brought up by information agencies” and “shameless and illegal programs about them on state TV”. They said the threats and insults by the prison authorities and interrogators toward the prisoners and their families are clear instances of torture and persecution and asked the supporters and labor rights and teachers’ rights advocacy organizations in Iran and abroad to defend the basic rights of these prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40574'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4739'> Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate reported that Mr. Saeedi’s family had a brief visit with him in the presence of the investigator and reported his severe weight loss. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40558'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/11752'> After the arrival of the families of Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, Jafar Ebrahimi, Mohammad Habibi, Rasoul Bodaghi, Eskandar Lotfi, Shaban Mohammadi, Masoud Nik’khah, Anisha Asadollahi, and Keyvan Mohtadi at the prison for visitation, they were told that these individuals have been denied visitation by the direct order of the case investigator. Quoting Samaneh Abedini, Jafar Ebrahimi’s wife, the Telegram channel of the Coordinating Council of Teachers Trade Unions reported that the case investigator had told the families the day before that in case of denied visitation, they will be informed by phone. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40559'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4747'> The confederation of trade unions in Spain released a statement announcing that it has written several letters of protest to the leader of Iran, the judiciary, and the Islamic Republic’s permanent mission at the UN, it has demanded the immediate and unconditional drop of all charges against the incarcerated union activists and teachers and upholding their rights to assembly, gathering, free speech, guaranteed safety and security of the prisoners and their families. The confederation emphasized that if these demands are not met it will continue to take necessary actions to that end. The letters were written at the request of the families of Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, Jafar Ebrahimi, Anisha Asadollahi, Rasoul Bodaghi, and Mohammad Habibi, Eskandar Lotfi, Shaban Mohammadi, Keyvan Mohtadi, and Masoud Nikkhah. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40573'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/khadijepakzmir/status/1546415229390786562?s=20&t=zya1n0dTkTwo59KQIfNL0g'> Khadijeh Pakzamir, wife of Mohammad Habibi tweeted that when she arrived at Evin Prosecutor’s office, Hadji Moradi, the investigator of the current cases of the incarcerated labor activists and teachers said they have been denied visitation by the order of the judiciary supervisor. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40647'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4754'> Hasan Saeedi had a brief phone conversation with his family. The Telegram channel of Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate reported that on the 21st day of his hunger strike, Mr. Saeedi reported heavy weight loss and physical weakness. He said he will continue his hunger strike until the interrogations and the indecision in his case ends. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40769'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4770'> On the 28th day of his hunger strike, Hasan Saeedi is in terrible health. Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate reported that he needs medical care and that despite the expiration of his arrest warrant and no new warrant issued, he is still being held in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40861'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4779'> Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate reported that on the 32nd day of his hunger strike, Mr. Saeedi is still in ward 209 of Evin Prison and being denied visitation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40993'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4796'> The Vahed Bus company workers’ syndicate reported that with his case closing, he ended his hunger strike on the 39th day. He was transferred to the general population ward. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42480'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3VaYCez'> IRNA, the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, published a part of the video of the forced confessions of Cecil Coller and Jacques Paris on its Twitter account, and claimed that these "two French spies" had "revealed behind the scenes of laying the groundwork for chaos in the country". In this forced confession video, Cécile Coller first introduced herself as an "operational intelligence agent at the General Directorate of Foreign Security (DGSE, the French intelligence service)" and said that she and her husband traveled to Iran "to prepare the conditions for the revolution and the overthrow of the Islamic regime." Also, her husband Jacques Paris said in this forced confession video that the "goal" of the French Foreign Security Organization is "to put pressure on the Iranian government". Also, in this video, which was published by state-TV and Al-Alam TV channel (an Arabic news network affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Organization), the images and names of Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, Anisha Asadollahi, Keivan Mehtadi, Rasoul Bodaghi, Davoud Rezavi, Eskander Lotfi, Shaaban Mohammadi, and Masoud Nikkhah, labor activists and teachers are shown. The release of this video took place while the Islamic Republic was involved in a global wave of Iranian protests against the government, which began after the murder of Mahsa Amini in the Morality Police Detention Center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42514'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4875?single'> The Vahed Bus Company workers' syndicate issued a statement calling the published video of the forced confessions "absolutely false and baseless" and said that Cécile Coller and Jacques Paris are members of one of the independent labor-teacher unions in France "and following their arrest, their union has strongly declared all the government's fabricated accusations against them to be pure lies and demanded their release." They said the travel of Cecil Coller and Jacques Paris to Iran was legal and public and that the meeting of Iranian labor and trade union activists with them was a "usual trade union custom" and added: > The security and the interrogator/journalists tried in vain to ignore the nationwide protests of the people and trying to link it to such baseless scenarios. The statement continues: > We have said many times, and all the trade union organizations of Iran and the world and all the defenders of trade unions, labor, and human rights have also stated many times, that such scenarios, hostage-taking, and airing confessions on TV have been ineffective in the public mind for years. The authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested a number of the most famous labor and teacher activists in Iran five months ago with such tired scenarios and kept them in solitary confinement and under interrogation for a long time. In previous statements, we said this old scenario was completely neutralized by the brilliant resistance of Iran's labor activists and teachers and clearly explained the repressive nature of the wave of arrests and false cases that were brought against them. In this statement, the Workers' Union of the United Company also emphasized that there was no connection between the arrested workers and teachers with any government or government institution in any country in the world. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42499'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hosein_taj/status/1578087556041809920?s=20&t=RXtakTPKC-4afgozpaIE1g'> Hossein Taj, the lawyer of Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi, wrote on his Twitter that his clients, while protesting the broadcast of the video of forced confessions published under the title "The Story of a Mission", emphasized on filing a lawsuit against the Ministry of Intelligence and state TV. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42598'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4888'> In an open letter, Hassan Saeedi reacted to the state TV broadcasting the video of the forced confessions of Cecil Cohler and Jacques Paris, two French teachers and union activists and members of the World Education Organization. In this letter, he mentioned the meeting of three members of the workers' union of Vahad Company [Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, and Davoud Razavi] in a restaurant in Tehran with two French teachers to get to know the union and the feasibility of communication between the two unions, and rejected the claims made by The Ministry of Intelligence in the video. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42863'> During the countrywide protests in Iran in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini, parts of Evin Prison were set on fire on October 15th, 2022. A number of prisoners lost their lives, and some were wounded by the bullets shot by the prison guards. A number of prisoners suffered poisoning from breathing in the smoke and tear gas. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42865'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4890'> Hassan Saidi's court session was held without his presence. According to the union of workers of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs, the head of Evin prison prevented Mr. Saeedi's transfer to court due to his refusal to wear the prison uniform. According to this report, despite knowing the reason for his absence, Judge Afshari held the court without Hassan Saeedi's presence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='42862'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hosein_taj/status/1584164320828530688?s=20&t=6n-r3iKoQnA_4SwLskQoVA'> Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi were sentenced to imprisonment and social deprivation by the 26th branch of Tehran Revolutionary Court. Hossein Taj, the lawyer of Mr. Shahabi and Mr. Saeedi, wrote on his Twitter that his clients were sentenced to a total of six years of imprisonment, of which five years are enforceable, on charges of propaganda against the system and assembly and collusion. According to Mr. Taj, a two-year ban on leaving the country, membership in political parties, activity on social networks, and a ban on staying in Tehran and neighboring provinces have also been issued as additional punishments for them. According to the evidence, Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi were sentenced to one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state and five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion by Judge Iman Afshari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48527'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/4984'> The Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company Workers' Union announced that the initial sentence of six years in prison and the ban on membership in political parties and activities on social networks and the ban on staying in Tehran and neighboring provinces for two years were confirmed for Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi in the appeals court. According to the Telegram channel of this syndicate, they were tried on charges of propaganda against the system, and assembly and conspiracy to commit a crime against the country's security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48209'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/canada-labor-union-khamenei-human-rights-iran/6928221.html'> According to Voice of America, the Canadian Union of Public Service Workers announced in a letter to Ali Khamenei that the charges attributed to all prisoners associated with labor organizations, human rights defenders, and protesters who were detained in clear violation of international laws should be dropped unconditionally. According to the Voice of America report, Reza Shahabi, Davoud Razavi, Hassan Saeedi, Keyvan Mohtadi and Anisha Asadollahi, Rasoul Bodaghi, Jafar Ebrahimi, Eskandar Lotfi, Reyhaneh Ansarinejad, Shaaban Mohammadi, Mohammad Habibi, and Masoud Nikkhah are mentioned in this letter. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46891'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3I16Otr'> A group of political prisoners in Evin prison released a letter in solidarity and sympathy with the earthquake-stricken people of Khoy. They asked people across the country to help the people of Khoy as much as they can. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49730'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5046'> By the order of the head of the visitation hall, Shahvardi, he was banned from visitation. According to the workers' union of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Vahed Company, after being questioned by Shahvardi a few weeks ago when Hassan Saeedi was being visited by his wife and child, Shahvardi sent a "biased" report to the prison council, which led to a ban on his visit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49733'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AnishaAsd1989/status/1635579191486824448?s=20'> Anisha Asadollahi wrote on her Twitter that Ali Yunsi, Amir Hossein Moradi, and Ali Moezi, political prisoners of Ward 4 of Evin Prison, refused visitation with their families at the end of the year in protest against the visitation ban on Hasan Saeedi and his wife, and Keyvan Mehtadi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49731'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5056'> Hassan Saeedi and Keyvan Mohtadi's no-visit status was canceled and it was announced to them that they can visit their families on the last Saturday of the year. While announcing this news, the Workers' Union of Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company wrote that in gratitude for the support of their prison mates Ali Younesi, Amirhossein Moradi and Ali Moezi, the three prisoners who in solidarity with them did not visit their families, they announced that if they did not get to visit their families this week on Saturday, they will not accept this visit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50703'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3oJCQmA'> Hossein Taj, the defense attorney of Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, and Keyvan Mohtadi said the state TV with the help of the Ministry of Intelligence and in violation of the law and ethics has produced a documentary on labor activists while showing their faces. He told Ensaf News: > After the case was filed at Tehran's District 33 courthouse, the initial investigation of the case began with the arrests of Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, Keyvan Mohtadi, and others, and after indictment, their case was sent to the revolutionary court. Unfortunately, this documentary aired before any judicial decision...Of course, no legal action was taken against the culprits of this unlawful act. In his interview with Ensaf News, Mr. Taj said: > The case of Mr. Shahabi and Saeedi was sent to branch 26 of the revolutionary court of Tehran and Mr. Mohtadi's case was sent to branch 29 of the revolutionary court. Despite many clear flaws in the case which would prevent the trial, the court ignored all the flaws like the contradiction in the reports of the judicial magistrates, and by ignoring the defense of the attorneys, they sentenced the clients to the maximum legally-allowed punishment. In his interview, Hossein Taj mentioned that Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi were not present during the trial, even though the prison was notified. He announced that their sentence has been confirmed by branch 36 of the appeal court of Tehran province and said: > Soon we will submit a retrial request at the supreme court and we hope based on the numerous problems in the indictment, the sentences would be overturned and we'd witness a fair and legal trial at a branch of equal rank. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51067'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/vahedsyndica/'> According to the workers' union of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company, a number of filmmakers and artists met with the families of Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, and Keivan Mehtadi, the imprisoned members of the union and labor activists. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51250'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/77502'> Hasan Saeedi's wife said in an interview with Emtedad that their efforts to issue a bail order for Mr. Saeedi have not been successful. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51780'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5204'> A new case was opened against Reza Shahabi, Hassan Saeedi, and Keyvan Mohtadi in the first branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office. While announcing this news, the workers' union of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company wrote that the prison officials planned to transfer them to the Evin Prosecutor's Office in order to deal with the new case. However, due to their refusal to wear handcuffs and prison uniforms, their transfer was denied. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52653'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/o9dpj'> According to Voice of America, the Union of Public Service Workers of Europe published an open letter addressed to the authorities of the Islamic Republic, demanding the release of Reza Shahabi, Sepideh Gholian, and Hassan Saeedi, and emphasized the reversal of the prison sentence of Farzaneh Zillabi, the lawyer of a number of workers in Khuzestan province. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53391'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CxzZPV2OuhG/'> According to the workers' union of Vahed Bus Company, judicial authorities have opposed Hassan Saeedi's leave, despite the accident resulting in severe injuries to his son. According to this report, Hassan Saeedi is in a difficult situation and is deprived of being with his family and supporting his child, and "his wife has to pursue the treatment of her child alone and with great difficulty." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53392'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz3tTB1OAao/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> In a note from Evin prison, Hassan Saeedi expressed concern and sadness about the massacre of Gazans. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53646'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5611'> Despite Hassan Saeedi's acute condition, Farzadi, the warden of Evin prison, prevented his transfer to a dentist outside the prison. According to the workers' union of the Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Company, Hassan Saeedi lost more teeth during his imprisonment in Evin prison and suffered from digestive problems and indigestion. According to this report, despite Mr. Saeedi's urgent need to be sent to the hospital, he has been denied proper medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53957'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5639'> According to the workers' union of the Vahed Bus Company, without prior notification and on the order of the case officer, Hassan Saeedi's phone call with the outside of the prison was cut off. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53956'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5639'> In a punitive measure, he was transferred to ward 8 of Evin prison. While announcing this news, the workers' union of Vahad Bus Company wrote that in the latest punitive action against Hassan Saeedi, he was unexpectedly transferred to Ward 8 of Evin prison by the order of the intelligence forces and the approval of the judiciary. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53961'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45845/'> He has been banned from making phone calls and family visits. A source told HRANA, "On Monday, December 25, Hassan Saeedi was transferred from Ward Four to Ward Eight of Evin Prison as a punishment and has been denied visits with his family." This source also added that the pressure on the prisoners of ward four of Evin prison has increased. The prison authorities have deprived some of the prisoners of this ward of the right to make phone calls and have canceled all face-to-face visits. According to this source, "it is believed that these actions were carried out due to the protest of the prisoners against the interference of the interrogators in their cases and the application of unreasonable pressure by them." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55538'> <reference source='https://t.me/vahedsyndica/5683'> Reza Shahabi, Davoud Razavi, and Hassan Saeedi are in poor health due to the indifference of the judicial authorities and Evin prison towards the continuation of their medical treatment. The Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company Workers' Union wrote in a statement that the prison infirmary and Taleghani hospital doctors have confirmed that Reza Shahabi needs urgent neck surgery and emphasized the serious and irreparable risks of not having the surgery, and despite his severe neck pain and high blood pressure, there is still no decision about sending him on medical leave. According to this announcement, despite his age and suffering from gastrointestinal, eye, and knee diseases, Davoud Razavi continues to suffer from the lack of treatment and medical care. The Workers' Union of Vahed Bus Company also wrote about Hassan Saeedi's health condition. He lost most of his teeth in prison due to gum and mouth disease, and the indifference of the prison authorities in this regard has led to his suffering from indigestion. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>