Abolghasem Fouladvand

Abloghasem Fouladvand (Javad Fouladvand) is married and has two children. Prior to his arrest, he was a taxi driver in Shahriar

<coverage-outsourcing id='2487'> He was arrested by Troop 2 of Zahedan's 88th Division and transferred to Tehran's Jamshidieh Prison, which operates under the Military's Revolutionary Court. He was sentenced to one year in prison after two 3-minute trial sessions. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2488'> He was released from prison after 1.5 years. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2484'> The defendant's house was stormed by eight armed agents (including a female agent). The defendant, his wife, and his 12 year old son were beaten and made to lay on the floor of their residence, situated in the Marlik neighborhood of Shahriar, while the agents confiscated their child's laptop, computer hard drives, cellphones, telephone books, cameras, DVDs, and some books. They then accompanied the defendant to the workplace of his oldest son, who was 17 at the time, in order to arrest him as well. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2485'> He and his son were transferred from Ward 209 to Ward 350 of Evin Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2486'> He was tried in Branch 15 of Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Salavati, with his chosen attorney present but without a jury. The defendant claims that after his attorney presented his defense, Judge Salavati questioned him with regards to a television interview about the [People's Mujaheddin of Iran] organization. After rejecting this request, he is informed that his incarceration must continue. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison on the charge of "Rebellion via membership in the People's Mujaheddin of Iran", two years on the charge of "Insulting the Supreme Leader", two years on the charge of "Participating in the 2009 protests" ,and one year in prison and 74 lashes on the charge of "Disrupting public order". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2491'> He was beaten during the attacks of security forces on the political prisoners in Ward 350 and later transferred to solitary confinement. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2490'> After completing surgery on a part of his jaw, he was waiting to undergo surgery on another section of his jaw and surgery for his hernia. The defendant began a hunger strike in protest of his being handcuffed and shackled and his deprivation of visiting with his family. Following his hunger strike, he was returned to prison without completing his medical procedures. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2492'> It was announced that he was exiled to Rajaee Shahr Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2489'> It was reported that he is not being allowed medical treatment on orders of Judge Khodabakhshi, who was in charge of political and security prisoners' affairs. He suffers from cysts in his mouth and a hernia but despite this is not being allowed to receive medical attention. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7809'> He released a letter from prison, condemning the terrorist attacks in France and the attack on Camp Liberty </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7977'> According to Bazdasht, he was transferred to hospital </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7807'> In a letter to United Nations' secretary general and the Human Rights Council, Saeed Masoury, Reza Akbari Monfared, Hassan Sadeghi, Shahin Zoghi, Mohamad Akramipour, Amir Ghaziani, Abolghasem Fouladvand, and Saeed Shirzad announced that they will go on a hunger strike in order to raise awareness to the terrible conditions of other prisoners, and in solidarity with Saleh Kohandel, Pirooz Mansoori, and Afshin Baymani, who were moved to solitary confinement after their objection to the execution of Sunni prisoners of conscience </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10118'> Twelve prisoners of ward 4 in hall 12 of Rajayi Shahr prison in Karaj announced their support of Maryam Akbari Monfared's lawsuit and demand for justice. This letter was published by Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Activists in Iran, and is documented in the Supporting Evidence section of this page. The signatories are as follows: Reza Akbari Monfared, Saeed Shirzad, Mohamad Ali Mansouri, Behnam Mousivand, Saleh Kohandel, Saeed Masouri, Javad Fouladvand, Hassan Sdeghi, Shahin Zoghitabar, Ali Moezzi, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, and Khaled Hardani </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10394'> In a letter to workers, teachers, and students, a group of Rajayi Shahr prisoners supported their protests. The signatories were as follows: Abolghasem Fouladvand, Reza Akbarri Monfared, Saeed Masouri, Mohamad Ali Mansouri, Saleh Kohandel, Ali Moezzi, Hassan Sadeghi, Shahin Zoghitabar, Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, Jaber Abedini, Ebrahim Firouzi, and Khaled Hardani. According to Hesar News reports, a few days later, the same prisoners - except Jabe Abedini - along with Arzhang Davoudi, signed another letter in support of a conference in Paris and called it a conference to "empower the movement for demanding justice". Some of the signatories published other solo or group letters later on </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10396'> He released a letter saying "execution, oppression, and torture" is the only wheel in Iran's regime that is working "constantly, regularly, non-stop and increasingly". He also asked the international community to put the human rights violators of the regime on trial in "international tribunals" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10383'> Ali Moezzi and Abolghasem Fouladvand went on a 2-day hunger strike in support of Arash Sadeghi </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='12038'> In a letter to Asma Jahangir, he and 19 other prisoners of Rajayi Shahr expressed their concerns about Saeed Shirzad's conditions. The letter is documented in the Supporting Evidence section of Saeed Shirzad's page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='19459'> After the collective transfer of the political and ideological/religious prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison to a new ward, a number of them began a hunger strike.This widespread hunger strike led to the prison guards and staff’s mistreatment of prisoners’ families, threatening of prisoners, putting prisoners in solitary confinement and withholding medical treatment and medicines. The collective protest was met with the media reaction of the judiciary, and the support of human rights organizations and some of the civil and political activists. Because some of the prisoner terminated their strike sooner and some of them were, also, transferred to solitary cells, the list of names changed during the period of the hunger strike, but in general, the names of prisoners who partook in the hunger strike, whose names have been confirmed by verified lists, are as follows: Majid Asadi, Jafar Eghdami, Saeed Shirzad, Saeed Masouri, Shahin Zoghitabar, Reza Akbari Monfared, Abolghasem Fouladvand, Hasan Sadeghi, Reza Shahabi, Mohammad Nazari, Payam Shakiba, Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi, Mohammal Ali Mansouri, Ebrahim Firouzi, Amir Ghaziani, Vahid Sayad Nasiri, Hamid Babaei, Zanyar Moradi, Loghman Moradi, Houshang Rezaei and Saeed Pourheydar. Among them Saeed Shirzad, Reza Shahabi, and Mohammad Nazari’s hunger strike lasted longer than 50 days.The last two, had continued their hunger strike in protest to the situation of their own cases </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='18291'> An informed source told Iran Prison Atlas that after the political prisoners were transferred from Hall 14 Ward 4 to Hall 10 of the same ward and they refused to eat in response, some continued their hunger strike: Saeed Masouri, Jafar Eghdami, Abolghassem Fouladvand, Reza Akbari Monfared, Hassan Sadeghi Khoramdashti and Amir Ghaziyani where transferred to solitary cells, and in the ward’s hall, some prisoners on strike, as well, including, Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi and Mohammad Ali Mansouri </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20350'> According to "No to jail, not to execution", he was summoned to court in order of investigating allegations such as "disrupting public order and shouting slogans against Khamenei and other government officials," but Mr. Fouladvand said he does not recognize the court </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20418'> HRANA in its reports, wrote of the developments after the transfer of political prisoners to the 10th hall of ward 10 and that Mostafa Mohebbi (head of the Tehran prisons organization), Mohammad Mardani (the head of the prison), Mostafa Ziaei (current prison director), Kohandani (supervisor judge of the prison) And Sigaroudi (prison’s judicial deputy) have been involved in various transitions and subsequent catastrophes. According to current and former chiefs, restrictions have been imposed with Mostafa Mohebbi's orders and supervision. According to the report, most of the political prisoners’ belongings were not returned to them, and some of them were sold in other prisons; heating facilities, ventilation and hot water do not work properly, and prisoners have to heat the kettle for bathing. The prison authorities detached the Baha'i prisoners from the others and isolated them in the hall of the hall 11. On the orders of Mohammad Mardani and in collaboration with Mr. Kohandani and Mr. Sigaroudi, cases have been opened for Saeed Massouri, Reza Akbarimonfard, Saeed Shirzad, Hassan Sadeghi, Amir Ghaziani, Jafar Eghdami, Abolghasem Fouladvand and Ebrahim Firoozi, eight prisoners who were transferred to the solitary confinement during their hunger strike, with allegations of "insulting the leadership, shouting slogans against officials and disturbing the prison’s order." Shortly afterwards, Saeed Pourheidar, Saeed Shirzad, Amir Ghaziani and Ebrahim Firoozi were also accused of "destroying public property". Access to the store and open space is also limited, prisoners are abused and mistreated by the prison authorities when getting transferred to the hospital or court, and that the political prisoners do not have access to newspaper and there is only one TV in the hall </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26162'> His wife Zahra Akbainjead was arrested </coverage-outsourcing>