Arash Johari

Arash Johari is a labor activist in Tehran. He was arrested and sentenced to prison for his labor rights activities.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='33397'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26915/'> Elvar Gholivand, Neda Pirkhazaeian, Arash Johari, Shabnam Ashouri, and Andisheh Sadri were arrested at the same time. They are social activists involved in the field of labor rights and demands. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34405'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28344/'> Arash Johari was held in 2-Alef lockup since his arrest and was later transferred to the general population ward at Evin Prison at the end of his interrogation phase. His family has been unaware of his fate and whereabouts during this time. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34404'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28344/'> HRANA reported that branch 26 of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Iman Afshari sentenced Arash Johari to 10 years in prison on the charge of managing illegal groups with intent to undermine national security, five years in prison on the charge of assembly and collusion to act against national security and one year in prison for propaganda against the state. His sentence arrived after he spent three months in prison. After applying Article 134 of IPC, 10 years in prison is enforceable. After accepting the ruling, his sentence was reduced to seven years and six months in prison. His family was pressured to accept the ruling. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37778'> <reference source='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiAGg2trgZ8'> Arash Johari's mother released a video file on his birthday announcing that two months ago Alghasi Mehr, the prosecutor general of Tehran at the time, visited Evin Prison and met with some political prisoners and promised Arash Johari that his furlough request will be accepted. After his promise, Arash Johari's mother came to Tehran from Moghan every week but didn't get an answer, until she was finally told that his son's furlough request has been denied. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39979'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/letters/a-889/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA reported that Arash Johari wrote an open letter from Evin Prison announcing that the interrogators are pressuring his wife Shadi Gilak. He said the sentencing of Shadi Gilak is a "frame job" and her incarceration is "hostage-taking". He went on to say that his wife has faced "all sorts of insults and harassments such as being denied using the toilet as a tactic by the interrogators to force her to give a confession." In another part of the letter, he says: > IRGC Intelligence followed their usual scenario and built a separate case against my wife to put pressure on me. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41623'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/897'> Iranian Writers' Association reported that Arash Ganji and Arash Johari were sent to the prison's disciplinary council in the presence of the warden, chief of ward 8, and judiciary liaison for releasing an audio file about the conditions in ward 8. According to the report, Mr. Ganji and Mr. Johari declared that they played no role in releasing the file and they were in fact unaware of it. Mr. Ganji asked the prison authorities to reveal the basis for the accusation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41627'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/897'> Iranian Writers' Association reported that the assistant prosecutor representative monitoring the political prisoners summoned Arash Johari to the Evin warden's office and interrogated him about the audio file released about the conditions in ward 8. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42758'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/shadi.gilak/'> Shadi Gilak, the wife of Arash Johari, published a story on her Instagram page about the assault and battery of her husband by the chief of security of ward 8 of Evin Prison and said Arash Johari was transferred to Gohardasht Prison (Rajaei Shahr). This occurred at the same time as the Evin Prison fire. 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. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49970'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.info/j_post_status/%d8%a2%d8%b1%d8%b4-%d8%ac%d9%88%d9%87%d8%b1%db%8c-%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84-%da%a9%d8%a7%d8%b1%da%af%d8%b1%db%8c-%db%b3%db%b0-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%87-%d8%ad%d8%a8%d8%b3-%d8%a8%d8%af%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%85'> Radio Zamaneh reported that 30 months after his arrest, he is still being held in Gohardasht Prison without a furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50759'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ShadiGilak/status/1648741816164921344'> His wife Shadi Gilak tweeted that he has been in prison for 31 months without a furlough. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50815'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ShadiGilak/status/1652981174933782528'> Shadi Gilak announced the transfer of her husband Arash Johari from Rajaei Shahr Prison to Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51917'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/news-1/117295'> Ali Younesi, Mir Yousef Younesi, Amir Hossein Moradi, Seyed Javad Seyedi, Kamyar Fakour, and Arash Johari were denied family visits. IranWire reported that the prisoners were denied visitation by the order of the chief of Correctional Facility 4 in Evin Prison. Jafar Ebrahimi and Rasoul Bodaghi, two incarcerated teachers in this ward also refused to go to the visitation hall in support of these prisoners. IranWire reported: > The chief of correctional facility number 4 at Evin Prison has previously stated clearly that he has a problem with political prisoners and since visitation is a privilege for prisoners, he has the right to deny it from political prisoners whenever he wants. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53221'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41986/'> HRANA, citing an informed source, wrote that the prison authorities are against sending Arash Johari to a dentist in Karaj to complete his treatment, where he was previously treated. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53222'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42506/'> According to HRANA, citing an informed source, Arash Johari suffered from headaches, nausea, sweating, and heart palpitations again, but despite this, the prison officials did not take any action regarding his physical condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53223'> <reference source='https://x.com/farhan__johari/status/1700569525463167316?s=20'> Farhan Johari, a member of Arash Johari's family, wrote in his user account on X channel that since Saturday, September 9, Mr. Johari has been denied the right to make phone calls without any prior notice. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53225'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44098/'> HRANA quoted an informed source and wrote that Arash Johari's parole request has been rejected for the second time with the opposition of the Ministry of Intelligence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53224'> <reference source='https://x.com/ShadiGilak/status/1714370899535708347?s=20'> Shadi Gilak wrote in his user account on X channel that her husband, Arash Johari, has been in prison for more than three years without a day off, and he has been denied parole or bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='59453'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C5iYgxvOyZa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> According to the Instagram account of Tehran Bus Company workers union, Arash Johari was conditionally released from Evin prison after about three and a half years of imprisonment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>