Abas Vahedian Shahroudi

Abas Vahedian Shahroudi is a writer, teacher and political activist. He has been arrested several times and sentenced to long-term imprisonment for his activities. Mr. Shahroudi is one of the signatories of the statement of 14 political and civil activists who demanded the resignation of Ali Khamenei and transition from the Islamic Republic.

<coverage-outsourcing id='25017'> He was arrested. After some time, he was transferred to Vakil Abad prison, but he was denied visitation there. After about six weeks, the family managed to see him on the way to court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25018'> According to HRANA, he was again transferred to Mashhad Intelligence Detention Center. Previously, the prosecutor had asked for bail, but after it was prepared by the family, he refused to accept it. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25019'> He was released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26492'> A strongly-worded statement was published by 14 political activists inside the country calling for the resignation of Ali Khamenei and fundamental changes to the constitution. It led to similar 14-person statements inside and outside the country </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26494'> Fars News Agency, which is close to the IRGC, reported the following: “Today, a number of anti-regime elements who were seeking a plan to create disorder and disrupt security were arrested in a meeting in Mashhad. The arrestees have relations to the counter revolutionary groups abroad. They have relations with groups that seek the overthrow the regime and designs to organize clashes in the city.” A few days later, Hassan Jafari, the deputy provincial governor of Khorasan Razavi province who is in charge of the political department, repeated the same claims and said the political activists had not been arrested because of their letter to Ali Khamenei but because of their attempts to “overthrow” the regime and “contact people abroad.” The provincial offices of the Intelligence Ministry also published a statement that said that the arrestees were seeking “new conspiracies and chaos” and that “they had a mission as the parliamentary elections approached; they were to plan contacts with critical candidates, make them more bold in their positions and thus use open political space to create chaos and further domestic clashes. With creating new disunity, they were to further the goals of the enemies of the Iranian nation” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26493'> A number of political and civil activists who had gathered in front of appellate court for Kamal Jafari Yazdi were arrested. They were first sent to Vakilabad Prison and three days later to Mashhad’s Intelligence Ministry detention house. Based on some reports, all the arrested men staged a hunger strike. A number of the arrestees were signatories to the 14-person statement </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26905'> In an interview with Farhang Radio, Mr. Vahedian's daughter, Hengameh Vahedian Shahroudi stated that his father had been transferred to Vakilabad prison. "My father has been beaten by criminal prisoners," she said </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27866'> He was arrested at his home by the Intelligence Ministry agents. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26948'> According to Human Rights Watch, he got a lung infection in prison, but no effective medical services were provided to him. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29518'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b3-%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%af%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%87%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%af%db%8c/'> According to IPA sources, he was hospitalized in the prison infirmary on the suspicion of coronavirus. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32125'> He was released on bail from Vakil Abad Prison of Mashhad. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36704'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/karimbeigi/status/1433040279242780673?s=20'> He was arrested in Bandar Anzali. At the same time, his daughter's house in Mashhad was searched and their belongings were confiscated. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36705'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CTUZEJgDwn7/'> During a short phone call with his wife, Shahla Jahanbin, he informed her that he was in solitary confinement at the Mashhad Intelligence Ministry. According to Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, after his arrest, he was transferred from Bandar Anzali to Tehran and then to Mashhad. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37742'> Sources informed IPA that he suffers from gum and tooth problems and was denied access to medical services. He was deprived of medical services for months. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37062'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvHoz6Kcqf/'> Branch 903 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against him regarding a new case under the title "Action against National Security". Over the past few days, Mr. Vahedian's blood pressure has increased several times and he has also suffered bleeding from his gums. He also suffers from pain in the head and neck. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37061'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvHoz6Kcqf/'> During a call with the family, he informed them that he was transferred from the solitary confinement of the intelligence department to a room in the same place that is shared with another prisoner. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37350'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CVy6ALbKtKx/'> After two months and despite his bad health, he is living in one of the solitary cells of the detention center of the Mashhad Intelligence Department. Mr. Vahedian has been deprived of the right of access to a lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37499'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CV8uqmfKThC/'> He was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the fourth branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court in connection with the case of 2019 on the charge of forming an illegal group. The verdict issued for Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi has been finalized due to the lack of appeal. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37882'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CXOiuQks02G'> During a phone call with his family, Abbas Vahidian Shahroudi announced that he is still in the detention center of the Mashhad Intelligence Department. Despite the fact that his body is numb and his toes and left hand repeatedly go numb, he is denied medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37971'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CYB5wUOMpNy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> During a phone call with his wife, while announcing the holding of the second court session of his case, Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi said that in a completely illegal process and without the right to a lawyer, Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Mashhad has sentenced him to a total of 11 years in prison for the charges of creating "Shahja" and "Otaghe Iran" groups and cooperation with enemies. With the application of Article 134, for the charge of forming and managing an illegal group, 10 years from this sentence can be enforced. Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi also said that he will refrain from protesting the decision due to the court's refusal to recognize a lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37970'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/tv/CX9cT92BNnd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Shahla Jahanbin, while announcing that her husband has been in solitary confinement for nearly four months under white torture, requested all human rights activists, defenders, and special reporters to work to defend the life and freedom of Abbas Vahidean Shahroudi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38848'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CafezZ2rW5W/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Shahla Jahanbin, the wife of Abbas Vahedian, announced that her husband was transferred to Imam Reza Hospital two days ago in a semi-conscious state, and today, while he had not regained consciousness, he was transferred back from the hospital at the insistence of the prison officers. This political prisoner told one of the hospital staff that they gave him "bitter food". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39841'> <reference source='https://t.me/ghalamban1398/2380'> After six months of solitary confinement in the detention center of Mashhad Intelligence Department, he was transferred to Vakil Abad prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38846'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/NoToExecution_/status/1512546529579454465?s=20&t=c_NzMTBvz9RvHJfYxBgdbQ'> Hundreds of users on Twitter called for the release of Abbas Vahidian Shahroudi and Javad Laal Mohammadi with the hashtags #SaveAbbas and #SaveJavad. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38844'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/jahanbinshahla2/status/1512815626380877831?s=20&t=c_NzMTBvz9RvHJfYxBgdbQ'> In an audio message from Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad, Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi thanked the people of Iran for their compassionate support and widespread participation in the Twitter storm. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38847'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/jahanbinshahla2/status/1513479949235195906?s=20&t=c_NzMTBvz9RvHJfYxBgdbQ'> Shahla Jahanbin, Abbas Shahroudi's wife, wrote on Twitter that Mr. Shahroudi's access to the phone was cut off after the release of an audio file expressing gratitude for the support of the media and people of Iran in the Twitter storm. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39838'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/jahanbinshahla2/status/1529572765409370112?s=20&t=SnsMHjO3UHxVC1Q0gxuCxQ'> According to Shahla Jahanbin, Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi has been denied the right to make any phone calls and meet even with his defense lawyer. Mr. Shahroudi suffers from fluctuating blood pressure, gum infection, and chest pain, but the authorities of Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad prevent his transfer to a medical center outside the prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40148'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35457/'> HRANA wrote that the prison officials informed the family of Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi that he will be denied the right to contact or meet with his lawyer and family until July 3rd. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40314'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CfS9bJrAKCq/'> Hengameh Vahedian Shahroudi, the daughter of Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, published a video saying that the bank accounts of the family members have been frozen. While pointing out the problems created for this family, she talked about the impossibility of depositing money into the account of Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi because their accounts were frozen. She further said that Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi needs surgery and medical attention due to gum infection and blood pressure, but he is denied proper medical services as well as the right to phone calls and visitation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40714'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/5819/2022/en/'> Amnesty International expressed its concern about the poor physical condition of Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi and demanded his immediate and unconditional release. In this statement, it is stated that Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi was denied the right to call and visit his family more than two months ago, and it is feared that this political activist will be subjected to torture and mistreatment and will be denied access to proper medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41403'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/ChgCy5HOi1N/'> Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi and Javad Laal Mohammadi were transferred to solitary confinement. Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi's Instagram page announced this news and wrote that they have been banned from visitation and calling their families for six weeks. This Instagram page also wrote that Mr. Laal Mohammadi has passed the fifth day of his dry hunger strike, that his physical condition is serious and he is in a semi-conscious state. Shahla Jahanbeen, the wife of Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, while announcing the news and expressing her concern, wrote on her Twitter that it was difficult for her to follow up due to the long distance, and therefore requested Mr. Vahedian to be transferred to Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41570'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Al_Sharifzadeh/status/1563165303642914817'> Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi has been denied meeting with his lawyer. Ali Sharifizadeh, the lawyer of Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi, wrote on his Twitter page in this regard: > Unfortunately, during the recent trip to Mashhad, I was not allowed to meet with Abbas Vahedian, and there was a dispute between the prison officials and the judge of the sentence enforcement office regarding the permission to visit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41569'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/jahanbinshahla2/status/1563969374255554561'> Shahla Jahanbin, the wife of Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, wrote on her Twitter page that Javad Laal Mohammadi has ended his hunger strike and has been returned to the general ward of Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad along with Mr. Vahedian. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41912'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36881/'> According to HRANA, the request to transfer Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi from Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad to Tehran was rejected by Branch 3 of Mashhad Revolutionary Court headed by Seyed Gholamreza Baghdehi. According to HRANA, because the place where the "crime" was committed by the accused is in Khorasan Razavi province and Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi first announced his residence in Mashhad, the court is opposing his transfer to Tehran, which is the current residence of Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi's family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49264'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/abbas-vahedian-human-rights-iran/6943630.html'> Voice of America wrote that Abbas Vahidian Shahroudi went to the hospital after requesting medicine, but he was met with excuses by the prison authorities, and as a result of this verbal altercation, he was assaulted and insulted by the prison officials. The Voice of America wrote that the prison authorities have now deprived Mr. Vahidian Shahroudi of the right to visitations and phone calls for six months. Voice of America also added: After the fight, Mr. Vahidian returned to his cell with Mr. Laal Mohammadi. Hours later, violent crime prisoners visited their cell and Mr. Vahidian was assaulted again. He has injuries in his jaw and eyes, and bruises are visible on his body, however, the prison authorities prevent him from going to the prison infirmary. Mr. Vahidian has a serious illness, and despite making an appointment with a specialist doctor, he is not sent to the hospital outside the prison. Earlier, Mr. Vahidian's daughter, Hengameh Vahidian Shahroudi, reported that her father had been assaulted by prison officers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49266'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Com65H1JY45/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> The family of Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi wrote on Instagram: > After 28 days of not hearing from him, he is allowed to use the phone again, but his visitation ban continues. In this short phone call, Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi has confirmed being beaten by the ward rep. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52051'> <reference source='https://t.me/kalemehtv/149765'> 90 civil and political activists in Iran published a statement to support Iranian women's fight against the mandatory hijab and wrote that starting Saturday morning, April 26, 2023, they will stand "with Iranian women for the freedom of clothing". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52052'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41467/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> Despite his poor physical condition and the need for specialized treatment, he was denied medical attention and sent to the hospital. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that Mr. Vahedian has experienced heart palpitations and shortness of breath twice this week, and only once was he transferred to the prison hospital. According to this source, while announcing that the heart doctor would visit the prison next week, the health authorities told him that he needed an echo test. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52722'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42178/'> HRANA wrote that despite suffering from heart disease, Mr. Vahedian Shahroudi is still deprived of the right to medical treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58048'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CwdzL1Gtm3z/'> Shahla Jahanbin announced: > My husband has been suffering from an infection, severe pain, and bruises in the soles of his feet for a few weeks, which makes it difficult for him to walk. "Despite the fact that he was transferred to the prison infirmary and admitted, he needs to be tested and is still deprived of transfer to the hospital and specialized treatment. In this text, she requested that her husband be sent on medical leave and be hospitalized in a specialized treatment center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58050'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43207/'> While announcing that Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, despite his poor physical condition, was deprived of proper medical care, HRANA wrote that the infection of his gums and teeth had increased so much that the prison doctor declared that there is a possibility of a heart attack for this prisoner in the absence of specialized treatment. In addition, he needs an echo test. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58049'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CxbZ4Eeyvt5/'> By publishing an audio file from the prison, he explained his physical condition and said: > The soles of my feet hurt so much that every step is agonizing. He also confirmed that his palms and feet are peeling and he has to constantly remove the excess skin with nail clippers. The prison authorities have not taken any action to provide him with medical services, therefore, he does not know what kind of skin condition he has and what is the cause of it. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58051'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CyHKEWiSeji/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> His family wrote on Instagram: > He is still struggling with pain caused by a severe skin and fungal infection, and the officials of Vakil Abad prison have refused to deliver the items that the family has prepared for him, including slippers and varicose socks. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58052'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzCJmhgvblM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> The Instagram page of the family of Vahidian Shahroudi announced that despite more than two months having passed since the news of his infection and skin disease in his hands and feet, unfortunately, no serious and effective measures have been taken to treat him in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58062'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzVPcsAuGoh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> The Instagram page of the Shahroudi family wrote that during a phone conversation, while he was trying to explain the difficult conditions of his illness, a person named Ghaderi tried to prevent him from describing his deteriorating physical condition. The family stated that Abbas Vahidian Shahroudi and Javad Laal Mohammadi are serving their imprisonment in separate cells and in semi-solitary mode, and they are not allowed to use the public phone of the prison-like other prisoners, so they must make phone calls in the presence of one of the prison officials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58055'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44826/'> According to HRANA, in protest of the lack of proper medical treatment, he went on a medicine strike and refused to receive his medicines. According to this report: > Vahedian Shahroudi suffers from a skin disease and is in dire need of radiation therapy. However, he was denied proper medical care and transfer to the hospital, and the prison health authorities have only prescribed generic drugs. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58063'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zQK3irvfu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> According to the family's Instagram page, after almost a month, it was possible to call him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58064'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C3dRDVgRrzz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> According to the report on the Instagram page of the Shahroudi family, he suffers from a skin disease and has recently encountered red spots on his skin, and now this disease has significantly intensified; However, he has been deprived of proper medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58065'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1761078078120300584?s=20'> Amnesty International expressed concern about the health condition of Abbas Vahidian Shahroudi and demanded his "immediate and unconditional" release, as well as the access of this political prisoner to medical care under expert supervision outside the prison. Amnesty International has emphasized that until today, Abbas Vahidian has not received any of the specialized health care and treatment recommended by the specialist doctor, and the prison authorities have refused to provide the results of his skin sample test. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>