Yazdan Arefiniya

Yazdan Arefinia is a human rights and media activist and a legal consultant from Abdanan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

<coverage-outsourcing id='46538'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=19509'> Yazdan Arefinia, admin of the Gozare Zaman Telegram channel and a legal consultant in Tehran who published legal advice for families of arrested protesters, got arrested in Tehran. During the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46540'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=19509'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, he is being held in Ilam Central Prison without furlough and visitation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46539'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/eisabazyar1/status/1608527272864088064?t=YYYIcUanLnaSL9_4fqJOtQ&s=19'> His sister went on a hunger strike and a sit-in in front of the Abdanan court to protest her brother's situation. In the image of her that was shared on social media, she says: > Ayat (Yazdan) must be released so he can defend his rights freely. First they took his job, now they are after his life. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46541'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/606'> Nearly three months after his arrest, Yazdan Arefinia is still in Ilam prison awaiting a decision. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47335'> <reference source='https://t.me/kurdpaagency/28304'> He was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>