Abolfazl Ghadyani

<p>He was a senior member of the People's Mujahedin of Iran and head of the Organization Committee of this group prior to it's dissolution by order of the court. He was imprisoned for four years under the Pahlavi regime and was sentenced to life in prison but released after the revolution</p>

<coverage-outsourcing id='1475'> Security forces arrested him at his home. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46096'> He was released on bail after 40 days in ward 240 of Evin Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1478'> Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Moghiseh, sentenced him to one year in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system" and on the charge of "insulting the president" he was sentenced to a fine of 10 million rials. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1476'> He was summoned to prison to serve his sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1477'> He went to Ward 350 of Evin Prison to serve his one-year sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1486'> Abolfazl Ghadyani's family announced that he is not well and the security officials prevented him from accessing medical services. Abolfazl Ghadyani, who was hospitalized in the special care department of Sasan Hospital, was transferred to prison after heart surgery without recovering from the same hospital. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1487'> He went on leave for Nowruz. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1479'> While he was in prison and serving his sentence, he was summoned for interrogation and was re-interrogated about the interviews he had done before he was summoned to prison. According to reports, in his interrogations, he stated that Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a dictator. In this investigation session, the charges of "insulting the leader and propaganda against the system" were explained to him. While Abolfazl Ghadyani was in prison, the investigator of the case issued him a new bail. While he should have been released from prison on December, he was sentenced to three years in prison in March at branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Salavati on charges of "insulting the leader and propaganda against the system", of which two years are enforceable. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1480'> Abolfazl Ghadyani was transferred to the 4th investigation branch of Evin Prosecutor's Office. There, he was charged with "propaganda against the system through the publication of an analytical letter regarding the boycott of elections and the responsibility of the leader in the current events of the country". He was tried in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Moghiseh, for writing a letter to Ali Khamenei from inside the prison, and was sentenced to another year of imprisonment on the charge of "insulting the leadership". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1481'> While his previous sentence was still not confirmed by the appeals court, he was transferred to the Shahid Moghadas Prosecutor's Office of Evin to offer explanations for his fourth case. In this case, he was accused of "propaganda against the system and acts against national security" for conducting an interview with the "Kalameh" website during his leave in April 2014. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1482'> Abolfazl Ghadyani was summoned to Branch 4 of Evin Prosecutor's Office for the fifth time during his detention. According to a new complaint filed by Jafari Dolatabadi, the prosecutor of Tehran, and at the request of the Ministry of Intelligence, he was charged with "propaganda against the system for the benefit of the enemy". This is despite the fact that the fourth case of his accusations was previously filed due to a conversation with the Kalameh website. He again refused to attend the court sessions in the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Salavati. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1488'> In protest against the beating by Evin prison officers and the fact that he was taken to Pars hospital in Tehran barefoot and in shackles, he went on a hunger strike after returning to Evin. He was sent to Taleghani Hospital </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1483'> To execute the sentence of 40 lashes, he was called to the Sentence Enforcement office of the Evin courthouse. This was despite the fact that the 54th branch of the Court of Appeal, headed by Judge Babaei, had not notified him or his lawyer of the sentence of two years in prison and 40 lashes. Following the protests of the prisoners, Ghadyani's sentence of whipping was not executed. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1484'> Abolfazl Ghadyani was taken to Ghezel Hesar prison by security agents. Earlier, he was informed by a message from judge Salavati about his exile to Ghezel Hesar prison because of his critical letters. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1485'> For the sixth time, after sending a letter regarding his transfer to Ghezel Hesar prison, Abolfazl Ghadiani was transferred to the 5th investigation branch of Evin prison and the charges were explained. Abolfazl Ghadyani did not participate in most of the courts due to the fact that the court was not held publicly and the court did not have jurisdiction </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1489'> The enforcement of his sentence was postponed for a month. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25932'> Nasrin Sotoodeh, Shirin Ebadi, Narges Mohammadi, Payam Akhavan, Jafar Panahi, Mohsen Sazgara, Mohammad Seyfzade, Hasan Shariatmadari, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Abolfazl Qadiani, Mohsen Kadivar, Kazem Kardavani, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mohammad Maleki and Mohammad Noorizad issued an appeal that called for peaceful transition from the Islamic Republic toward a parliamentary secular democracy based on free vote of the people, full observation of human rights and lifting of all discrimination especially full equality for women, ethnicities and religions in all cultural, social, political and economic fields. According to the undersigned “forty years of experience shows that the Islamic Republic of Iran can’t be reformed” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23848'> By publishing a letter on the Kalameh website, he wrote about his intentional absence in the hearing of the charge of "spreading falsehoods" in branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. He emphasized that he considers the Revolutionary and Clerical courts to be illegal and said the security forces and the judiciary take orders from "today's dictator of Iran, Mr. Khamenei". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23938'> Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary court headed by Judge Iman Afshari convicted Abolfazl Qadyani of “insulting the Supreme Leader” and sentenced him to two years in prison and also of “propagating against the regime” which brought a separate sentence of one year. Article 134 reduction brought this down to two years. Mr Qadyani didn’t recognize the court and refused to take part. Based on the picture published of the chargesheet, the evidence use includes Mr Qadyani’s statements in 2012 in criticizing Ali Khamenei and backing the Green Movement. In the chargesheet, the judge has spent more than the usual time to explicate his political views and has used them to sentence Mr Qadyani. The chargesheet has been registered in the evidence section </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25460'> <reference source='https://t.me/kaleme/18285'> He was arrested and released shortly afterward </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49513'> <reference source='https://t.me/kalemehtv/118383'> He was summoned to the prosecutor's office to defend himself against the charges. Abolfazl Ghadyani wrote in a note while announcing his absence in this courtroom: > I previously announced in a statement that whenever I am officially summoned to serve the prison sentence, despite all the illnesses, I will welcome it because I am eager to be with my friends and brothers in prison and "Basically, I consider the imprisonment of political prisoners as a document of condemnation of Ali Khamenei, the autocratic and power-loving tyrant of Iran, whose enmity with the Iranian nation has been proven to everyone. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49511'> <reference source='https://kalemeh.tv/1401/10/49153/'> Abolfazl Ghadyani, in a note published by Kalameh website, called Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, "the greatest enemy of the Iranian nation" and the perfect example of a "corrupter of the land and Moharebeh (waging war against Islam)." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49505'> <reference source='https://www.zeitoons.com/110031'> He was summoned for investigation. Abolfazl Ghadyani, in an article that he sent to Zeytoun website, announced the filing of a new case and his summons to the court and wrote that he was summoned to branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court on the charge of publishing falsehoods with the intention of disturbing the public mind and propaganda against the system. They said that if he refused to be there, he would be arrested. Mr. Ghadiyani has stated in this article that his summons is illegal. This note states: > I will not appear in the illegal prosecutor's office and under the orders of the security forces, all of whom are under the command and control of today's dictator of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and I will remain waiting to be summoned by the investigation. By the way, one of the crimes that Ali Khamenei is continuously committing is the publication of falsehoods in order to disturb the public mind, which the prosecutor under his command attributes to me and other political fighters. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53001'> <reference source='https://t.me/kaleme/30628'> He was sentenced to 10 months in prison by Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. Abolfazl Ghadyani wrote in an article he published on the Kalameh website that he was sentenced to 10 months in prison on the charge of propaganda against the system. According to Mr. Ghadyani, he received two separate notices and was summoned to the revolutionary and criminal courts. According to this report, the first summons is to appear in branch 28 of Tehran Islamic Revolution Court and the second summons is to appear in branch 1025 of the Criminal Court in Tehran Government Employees Judicial Complex. In this article, Abolfazl Ghadyani added that the charge against him mentioned in the notification of the Revolutionary Court was propaganda against the system and in the notification of the Criminal Court, it was publishing lies in cyberspace. In this article, he emphasized the "illegality of the issued orders". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53002'> <reference source='https://t.me/kaleme/30678'> He was summoned to serve his prison sentence. According to the article published by Abolfazl Ghadyani on the Kalameh website, the first branch of the Sentence Enforcement of the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of the 28th district of Tehran asked him to appear in the mentioned branch within 10 days from the time of notification. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53003'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/rendahmad/status/1681362895085645824?s=20'> Ahmad Ghadyani, the son of Abolfazl Ghadyani, wrote on his Twitter that his father is ready to go to prison. Ahmad Ghadyani wrote in this tweet: > My father has a bag ready for prison so that whenever they come for him, he can take the bag and go with the prison guards." Today I saw him lighten the bag. It's not a big bag, and it contains all the necessary prison equipment and, of course, a lot of medicines... The old man can't carry it anymore, but he doesn't want the tyrant's servants to help him... </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='63962'> <reference source='https://t.me/kaleme/30743'> Abolfazl Ghadiyani announced that after attending the first branch of the prosecutor's office, he was told that the execution of his sentence was delayed until preparations were made. By releasing a report that was later published by Kalameh, Mr. Ghadyani wrote that due to his heart disease and physical condition, it was suggested to him that he should request to be sent to forensic medicine. In response to this proposal, Mr. Ghadyani said: > First of all, the medical examiner has repeatedly stated that I cannot tolerate punishment, secondly, because I consider the prosecutor's office and revolutionary courts to be illegal and they do not have jurisdiction over me, I will not request it. Abolfazl Ghadyani further wrote that according to the notification of Branch 1025 of the Criminal Court-2, he was sentenced to a fine of 240 million Rials for the charge of publishing falsehoods in order to disturb the public's mind in cyberspace, and this sentence was suspended for five years. He further added that a few days ago he received a notification from the 28th branch of the Islamic Revolution Court that he would appear in court to receive the verdict. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='63815'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50736/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested by security forces in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='63935'> <reference source='https://x.com/mortezaghadyani/status/1841547977027891454'> Morteza Ghadyani, his son, wrote in his X account that his father was transferred to Ward 6 of Evin Prison. According to him, a sentence of three years and a sentence of six months of imprisonment for the charges of insulting the leader and propaganda against the system have been announced and it will be enforced. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='63965'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mvpcktb7'> In an interview with Shargh Network, the wife and lawyer of Abolfazl Ghadyani said that in his new opinion, the forensic doctor announced that Mr. Ghadyani should be under the constant supervision of a doctor, but at the same time, he emphasized that he can endure prison. Because of this contradiction, the assistant prosecutor overseeing the prison has again ordered his case to be referred to forensic medicine. Mostafa Nili, the lawyer of Abolfazl Ghadyani, also stated about the status of Abolfazl Ghadyani's cases: > Mr. Ghadyani has been sentenced to a total of 3 years of imprisonment, of which 2 years are enforceable, for the accusations of insulting the leader of the revolution and propaganda against the state. There is another conviction for the charge of propaganda against the system, which we still don't know the length of its sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>