Mehdi Mahmoudian

Mehdi Mahmoodian is a reformist political activist. He was arrested in the Green movement and received a discretionary sentence. He is a member of the Association for Defense of Prisoner Rights.

Mr. Mahmoodian’s second arrest was related to “the Statement of the Seventy Seven Reformists.” This statement was aimed at condemning the suppression of protesters of November 2019 events. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='28221'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2010/hranews/1-48/'> The Intelligence Ministry arrested Mehdi Mahmoodian. The arrest is said to be related to his criticisms around the revealing of events at the Kahrizak detention center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28230'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2010/hranews/mahmodian/'> Fateme Alvandi, Mother of Mehdi Mahmoodian, published a letter to the prosecutors to note his child's rights violations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28229'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2010/hranews/mehdi-mahmoudian/'> According to Hrana, he was deprived of adequate medical care despite suffering from a lung infection. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28226'> He was sentenced to five years in prison by the Revolutionary Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28225'> Having been transferred to the general population after three months, he was sent to Kachooei and Rajaishahr prisons for a while. This transfer was due to this protest against the execution of five Kurdish political prisoners. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28228'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2010/hranews/1-3135/'> The Tehran Appeals Court confirmed his sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28231'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2011/hranews/1-5467/'> Lost consciousness due to a heart attack, but Rajaishahr prison authorities refused to send him to a clinic. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28227'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/f3_prioners_write_letters_about_torture/24098173.html'> Published a letter addressed to Ali Khamaneie and recounted violation of prisoners' rights. He spoke about inhuman treatment in prisons and other points. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28232'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2011/hranews/1-7068/'> Mehdi Mahmoodian was sent to a solitary cell and started a hunger strike a few days later. Previously, he had been sentenced to 10 days in solitary and three months ban on visitation rights due to insulting the Supreme Leader. The order might have come without a trial. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28233'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2012/hranews/1-9750/'> His mother was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry and was interrogated for hours. A day later, Mehdi Mahmoodian was sent to ward 2-A of the Evin prison. During the transfer, Mr. Mahmoodian was beaten up by the authorities. Reportedly this treatment continued in Section 2-A, which is why he was sent to the clinic 10 days later. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28234'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2012/hranews/1-10515/'> Was released on furlough for a few weeks. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28235'> Started a long-term leave. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28236'> He went on leave at least three times in 2013 and 2014. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28237'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2014/hranews/mahdi/'> Was released in prison after serving the full term. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28218'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/34727'> Seventy-seven reformist political activists published a statement to protest against the repression of November 2019 protesters. The statement affirmed the “rightful” nature of the people's protests and demands. It asked the authorities to bring to trial those who had ordered shooting at people. Many of the hardline supporters of the regime declared their opposition to this statement. A number of the signatories were then summoned to the prosecutor’s office, and at least two of them were arrested by the security forces. After being summoned to the media prosecutor, Mehdi Mahmoodian went there and was arrested. He was reportedly sent to Section 2A of the Evin prison. A short while after his arrest, he staged a hunger strike to protest his condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28238'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/35289'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28966'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/36150'> He was re-arrested for unknown reasons. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29112'> <reference source='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzuhghIuULA'> He published an audio file of an Intelligence interrogator. During the conversation, the interrogator tried to prevent Mr. Mahmoudian from attending the Ukrainian plane's funeral. Finally, he implicitly threatens Mr. Mahmoudian. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29111'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/blogs/215/36333'> He is being kept in ward 209 of Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29162'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/36478'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30324'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d9%85%d9%87%d8%af%db%8c-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d9%88%d8%af%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%af%d9%84%db%8c%d9%84-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%a6%db%8c%d8%aa-%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%aa%d8%b9/'> The young newspaper director described Corona's high death toll in the United States as "divine revenge" in a tweet. According to the population, Mr. Mahmoudian then noted the death rate from Coronavirus is higher in Iran on his Twitter page and added: But in some people's opinion, their deaths are divine punishment. Mr. Mahmoudian's tweet was recognized as an indictment of "disturbing public opinion" by the prosecutor's office. He has been summoned to the prosecutor's office for this tweet. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32187'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26278/'> According to HRANA, branch 26 of Tehran revolutionary court sentenced Mehdi Mahmoudian, Ali Shakouri Rad, Mohammad Hossein Karoubi, Mohsen Armin, Ghorban Behzadian Nejad, and Sedighe Vasmaghi to one year in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system." The court acquitted another eight defendants of the case from the charge of "propaganda against the system." These people signed a "statement of 77 people" criticizing the violent crackdown against protesters nationwide protests during November 2019. In response, the Kayhan newspaper described the statement's signatories as "supporters of the rioters."In addition to the sentence mentioned above, Mehdi Mahmoudian was sentenced to four years in prison, two years' ban on membership in political parties, two years 'ban on leaving the country, and four months' public service on the charge of "assembly and collusion against national security." Under Article 134, only the sentence related to the second charge will be enforceable. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33120'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/48231'> Branch 36 of Tehran Appellate court confirmed the sentence of six political activists. They had been accused of writing a letter about the events of November 29019. Except for Mehdi Mahmoudian, who was sentenced to four years in prison, the court sentenced the rest to one year of imprisonment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33668'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/49658'> <strong>Summoned to court due to an accusation from the IRGC</strong> He was summoned to the Tehran Culture and Media prosecutor's office for the lawsuit opened by the legal and parliamentary deputy of the IRGC. Mr. Mahmoudian is accused of "spreading lies to disturb the public mind." He must attend the prosecutor's office within five days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33669'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/49658'> <strong> Arrest in prosecutor's office </strong> The Prosecutor appointed a bail for him. But, Mr. Mahmoudian was arrested for failing to introduce a bailee. A complaint from the IRGC and a post on Twitter was the reason for filing this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33709'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/2020Eliiimehdii/status/1333762157943676928'> Elham Zolfaghari, Mehdi Mahmoudian's wife, published an official document from the judiciary on Twitter, writing that her husband's accusation was unreliable and his arrest was illegal. Zolfaghari has posted the judiciary's official document with IRGC's complaint to the state news agency "IRNA" reporters. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>