Amir Salar Davoudi

He is a human rights lawyer. His human rights activities led him to be arrested and faced with harsh sentences. He has been the Admin of a Telegram channel called "No Retouching" and has been sentenced to a strict sentence.

He has represented some political prisoners, including Zeinab Jalalian, and Soheil Arabi in court. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='24293'> Amir Salar Davoudi was arrested by the order of the second branch of investigation at Evin Court presided by Mohammad Nasiripour and was transferred to ward 241 of Evin Prison. According to IPA sources, Mr. Davoudi was held in solitary for months and was denied access to an attorney during interrogation. Amin Naseri was the supervisor of Evin Court at the time of his arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30949'> <reference source='https://per.euronews.com/2019/01/05/amirsalar-davoudi-iran-lawyer-courty-justice-government'> Euronews reported that his wife, Tanaz Kolahchian, was summoned by the court regarding the charge of "propaganda against the system." According to his report, his lawyer, Vahid Meshgani Farahani, had not been allowed to visit his client </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='24294'> His first lawyer, Vahid Meshgani Farahani, told IRNA that Amirsalar Davoodi’s two cases were sent to the Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Salavati, from the Branch One of Evin’s Prosecutors. The first one carried the charges of ‘insulting the officials’ and ‘propaganda against the regime’ while the second case carried charges of “cooperation with hostile governments via giving interviews to Voice of America” and “forming groups to overthrow the system.” According to Mr. Meshgani Farani, the Branch Two of Evin’s Prosecutors, unlike the Branch One, did observe the legal rights of the lawyer. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25170'> Lawyer Amir Salar Davoodi was sentenced by Judge Salavati to 30 years in prison and 111 blows of the lash. After application of Article 134, this will be reduced to 15 years in prison. It is said that his heavy punishment (15 years in prison) is due to forming a group on the Telegram app called “Bedoone Rotoosh”. This group was mostly about legal issues, was open and Mr Davoodi was noted as its “publisher and managing director.” Mr. Davoudi has been sentenced to prison on the charges of "Insulting government officials", "Propaganda against the system", "Insulting the Supreme Leader", and "founding an opposition group to overthrow the government." Judge Salavati acquitted Davoudi of the charge of “collaborating with hostile governments” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25195'> He was transferred to Evin prison's ward 7 </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29961'> <reference source='https://www.dw.com/fa-ir/iran/a-49049559'> Philip Luther, Middle East director at Amnesty, declared that the sentence issued for Amir Salar Davoodi is an absolute injustice. "It is not a crime to set up a telegram channel to report on human rights violations victims, and the Islamic Republic must unconditionally release Amir Salar Davoodi as soon as possible." he said </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29960'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/0636/2019/en/'> Amnesty called on the judiciary to release Mr. Davoodi from prison by issuing a statement. The statement said that Amir Salar Davoodi had been sentenced to prison for his peaceful activities </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='25937'> His lawyer wrote on Twitter that his sentence was confirmed by the Appeals Court </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27632'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C.pdf'> In the first year of his arrest, Amir Salar Davoodi wrote a letter stating that he still insists on his views, and he hopes for a moment that no one will prosecute for his/her point of view. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27728'> European Bar Associations and Lawyers stated that Human Rights Award granted to four Iranian lawyers, Abdolfattah Soltani, Amir Salar Davoodi, Mohammad Najafi and Nasrin Sotoudeh </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29100'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/4130/'> Amir Salar Davoodi declared that he had gone on a hunger strike to protest the non-granting of leave. He ended his hunger strike after 10 days </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29337'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23892/'> Amnesty has called for Amirsalar Davoodi's release from prison by publishing a statement </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29964'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%da%a9%d9%85%d9%be%db%8c%d9%86-%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%a2%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%af%db%8c-%d9%88%da%a9%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c/'> The United for Iran organization along with Free Lawyers' Tribune group has started a campaign to release three imprisoned lawyers, Mohammad Najafi, Amir Salar Davoodi, and Nasrin Sotoudeh from prison. "Campaign for the release of Mohammad Najafi" and "Campaign for the release of imprisoned lawyers" have been started to remark the situation of imprisoned human rights lawyers in Iran. The campaign has condemned rights violations of political prisoners done by the Islamic Republic and requested the Iranian government to stop inhumane manner </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30171'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/499634'> The European Bar Association has sent a letter to Hassan Rouhani asking him to release three imprisoned lawyers, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Amir Salar Davoodi, and Mohammad Najafi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33234'> <reference source='https://united4iran.org/en/15prisoners'> United for Iran published the fact patterns and legal analyses of Amirsalar Davoudi's case, taking into consideration human rights and fair trial violations based on international treaties to which the IRI is a signatory. The Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) has been used as the lead document for this context. United for Iran has published similar fact patterns for 14 other political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, and has called on UN institutions to use these resources to file cases and follow up on their situations </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33583'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/features/43345'> In an interview with IranWire, Tannaz Kolahchian, wife of Amir Salar Davoudi pointed out “sabotages by assistant prosecutor-general of Tehran, Reza Najafi,” to deny her husband temporary leave and said: “I have made a lot of efforts for the release of Mr. Davoudi in the past two years. I wrote many letters, especially during the first months of the COVID pandemic when the virus was rampant in prison. But unfortunately, Mr. Najafi who makes the decisions about the requests in security cases has so far refused to cooperate. His justification is the law that states prisoners can only take leave after they have spent a third of their sentence.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35154'> <reference source='https://www.zeitoons.com/85773'> Baktash Abtin and Amir Salar Davoudi released a statement condemning the exile of political prisoners and announced that they will go on hunger strike in support of Esmail Abdi. The statement released from ward eight of Evin Prison continues: “In face of such excessive cruelty, protest is inevitable. Since the judiciary and prison officials have refused to respond to our request to clarify Esmail Abdi’s situation, we, his two cellmates, Baktash Abtin and Amir Salar Davoudi have gone on hunger strike since 6:00 pm on March 17th, 2021. This is a warning. Until our demands are met, each day one prisoner will join this hunger strike.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35554'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/tannaz_ayrin'> He was transferred from ward eight of Evin Prison to Rajaei Shahr Prison without any explanation from prison officials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37711'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29669/'> HRANA reported that the retrial request of Amir Salar Davoudi has been accepted by the supreme court and his case will be sent to a court of equal rank for review. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36144'> Sources told IPA that Amir Salar Davoudi was released on bail with an order to cease the execution of the sentence until the final ruling. After the 41st branch of the supreme court accepted his retrial request, his case was referred to the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40334'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30933/'> His trial was held at the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Mohammad Reza Amoozad. According to HRANA the session was supposed to be held on June 20 but due to the supreme court’s delay in delivering the case to the branch, it was rescheduled. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37710'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/amirreiis/status/1421420170946428932?s=20'> Amir Raisian tweeted that even though the supreme court had stroke down the 30-year prison sentence for Amir Salar Davoudi, the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Mohammad Reza Amouzad while “expressing that the supreme court’s verdict was wrong” confirmed the initial sentence verbatim. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40272'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35553/'> According to HRANA, the 36th branch of the appeal court of Tehran province presided by Mr. Khalili and Abbas Ali Hozan, sentenced him to two years in prison for insulting the supreme leader; two years for agitating the public consciousness; and for forming a group to 10 years in prison. He was sentenced to a sum of 14 years in prison. According to article 134 of the IPC, he will have to spend 10 years of this sentence in prison. The session was held behind closed doors without the presence of the representative of the prosecutor. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40271'> <reference source='https://www.iranhr.net/fa/articles/5311/'> Amir Salar Davoudi was sent to prison to start his sentence. His wife Tannaz Kolahchian told Iran Human Rights Organization that a meeting was held between Judge Amir Hossein Tarian of the first branch of the judgement enforcement office, Attorney Amir Raisian, and his client Amir Salar Davoudi, to review the interrogation process and the flaws in the case development procedure. During the meeting, the administrator of the prosecutor’s office at Evin Prison, Nasiripour entered Judge Tarian’s room and had a separate meeting with him. After the meeting, Nasiripour announced that he hasn’t succeeded in convincing the judge. Then suddenly and without a summon, at 12:30 pm Mr Davoudi was informed that he must be transferred to prison for the enforcement of the judgement. Even though Amir Salar Davoudi had visited the Judgement Enforcement office the day before and the judge did not mention anything about enforcing his sentence. In a phone call from prison, Mr Davoudi said he has been moved to ward four of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41056'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36345/'> He contracted COVID-19. HRANA reported that the prison infirmary refused to take a corona test despite his symptoms and denied medical service. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42374'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/DearSoodi/status/1577040700931440640?s=20&t=8D7EUET_8ZTl2oscSA1bVw'> In a letter from prison, he supported the nationwide protests in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. In a part of his letter addressed to the protesters, Amir Salar Davoudi wrote: > Have courage and shout hope loudly. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51900'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3CgCJCF'> Tanaz Kolahchian, a member of the Bar Association of the Center and the wife of Amir Salar Davoudi, told Vokala Press: > During the last week, we learned that all three requests for parole, retrial, and leave of Amir Salar Davoudi's lawyer have been rejected. According to this report, the request for parole was rejected by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal based in Tehran Revolutionary Court, the request for retrial by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court and the leave request was rejected by the Tehran Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52750'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/crg7jnvvl3zo'> According to BBC Farsi, the international human rights award "Ludovic Terraro" was awarded to Amir Salar Davoudi. Tanaz Kolahchian, his wife, received this award on behalf of Amir Salar Davoudi and read his letter to the audience. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55545'> <reference source='https://www.iranhr.net/fa/articles/6559/'> Amir Salar Davoudi's law practice license has not been renewed for a long time. While announcing this news to Our Law magazine, Tanaz Kolahchian said that after the arrest of Amir Salar Davoudi and his 30-year prison sentence, Mr. Davoudi was sentenced to be barred from practicing law for two years as a secondary punishment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55546'> <reference source='https://x.com/tannaz_ayrin/status/1756282138461086125?s=20'> According to Iran International, Amirsalar Davoudi, a lawyer and human rights activist imprisoned in Evin, filed a complaint against three current and former officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran's judicial system for committing crimes and violations during the investigation of his case. It is stated in this report that Mr. Davoudi has filed a complaint against Ali Ghenaatkar Mavardiani, the head of the Evin Prosecutor's Office, Hassan Amin Naseri, the former head of the Evin Prosecutor's Office, and Mohammad Nasirpour, Tehran's deputy prosecutor for security affairs. Based on this report, referring preliminary investigations and interrogations to an unrelated officer, re-examining the charge that was once subject to a judicial ruling and was closed from a legal point of view, issuing an arrest warrant for the charge of insulting the leader even though legally no arrest warrant can be issued for this charge, and keeping Mr. Davoudi in solitary confinement for six and a half months under temporary arrest warrant are the accusations that he made against these authorities in his complaint. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>