Arash Moradi

Arash Moradi is a Gonabadi dervish helping the homeless by providing hot food, clothes, and medical services, and worked to end homelessness. In 2016, he was arrested and sentenced to prison during the clash between security officers and Gonabadi dervishes in Tehran. He was arrested again and sentenced to prison in September 2023.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='23658'> After the arrest of Nematollah Riahi, a group of Gonabadi dervishes gathered in protest of his arrest in front of the police station 102 at Pasdaran street in Tehran and demanded his release. After a clash between the security forces and the Gonabadi dervishes, the area of unrest increased, and once again the Golestan 7th street turned into a battleground between Gonabadi dervishes and security guards. On this day and in the following days, a large number of dervishes were arrested. It is estimated that the number of arrestees is between 300 and 500 people </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23668'> Majzooban Nour reported that he was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment. By implementing the article 134, five years of this sentence will be executed </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23816'> Majzouban Noor reported that he was released at the end of his one-year imprisonment. His sentence was likely reduced during the appeal stage. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53929'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44400/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested by security forces in Kashan. In this report, it is stated that during the arrest, while searching the workplace, the officers also seized some of his personal belongings, including his laptop and mobile phone. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53930'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44735/'> Despite the fact that 16 days have passed since his arrest, he is still in custody. A source told HRANA that Arash Moradi made two phone calls to his family without mentioning his whereabouts. It is stated in this report that his case is being investigated in the third investigation branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53931'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/3d8nv2ps'> Despite the family's follow-up, there is still no information about his whereabouts and the reason for his arrest. While publishing this news, IranWire wrote, quoting a source: "After a lot of follow-up through the police station, we realized that we have to go to the Evin Prosecutor's Office in Tehran. Finally, it turned out that a case has been filed against him in the third branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office, the content of which unfortunately we do not know about, and the investigator of the case has conditioned the response to the issuance of permission by the security agency. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53932'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45006/'> According to HRANA, in a call to his family, he announced that he was transferred to Ward 4 of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53933'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45169/'> He was charged. HRANA, publishing this news, wrote that Arash Moradi was recently accused of insulting holy things, propaganda against the state, insulting the leader and founder of the Islamic Republic, and publishing lies online in the third branch of the Evin Tafhim Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53934'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45322/'> The time and branch of his trial were determined. HRANA reported that based on the summons issued recently by Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Ali Mazloum, Arash Moradi must appear in this branch on Saturday, December 2nd. In this regard, a source told HRANA that Mr. Moradi's lawyer still does not have access to his case, and that Judge Mazloum and Eliyasi, the supervising assistant prosecutor of the Evin Prosecutor's Office, have prevented the lawyer's access to the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53935'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45650/'> According to HRANA, Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Ali Mazloum sentenced him to two years in prison for the charge of disturbing public opinion, one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state, three years in prison for the charge of blasphemy, and two years for the charge of insulting the leader and founder of the Islamic Republic. With the application of Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the maximum punishment of three years of imprisonment will be applicable to him. A source told HRANA: > After Mr. Moradi's case was sent to the Revolutionary Court, the charge of publishing falsehoods online changed to disturbing public mind. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58384'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46768/'> HRANA wrote that Arash Moradi did not object to the verdict issued by the trial court and submitted to the verdict and is currently serving his sentence in the fourth ward of Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>