Mohammad Mehdi Karami

<p>Mohammad Mehdi Karami was a resident of Karaj city. After participating in the memorial, for Hadith Najafi, one of the protesters killed in the national uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini, he was arrested and was executed shortly after.</p>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43839'> <reference source='https://media.farsnews.ir/Uploaded/Files/Video/1401/08/15/14010815000805_240P.mp4'> The Islamic Republic's state TV broadcasted the forced confessions of several arrested citizens in Karaj about the death of a Basij member named Rouhollah Ajamian. Mohammad Mehdi Karami is among those arrested who were interviewed in the video as one of the witnesses of the death of Rouhollah Ajamian. In the video, there are clear signs of physical torture on the faces of the interviewees. Since the death of Rouhollah Ajamian occurred on November 3rd, he was likely arrested between November 4th to November 6th in Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43841'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3O7Fo6A'> According to Mehr News, a state media, Hossein Fazeli Harikandi, the chief of the judiciary of Alborz province announced that 11 citizens including a female in Karaj have been indicted in relation to the murder of a Basiji named Rouhollah Ajamian. They have been charged with spreading corruption on earth, assembly and collusion against national security, and propaganda against the state. Fazeli claimed that the Basij member was "clearing traffic" on the highway when he was attacked and killed. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44235'> <reference source='https://www.iranintl.com/202211173394'> Amnesty International announced that the Islamic Republic intends to execute at least 21 arrested protesters after mock trials in order to intimidate the protesters. The organization pointed out the claims of Islamic Republic officials about the trials being public and asked foreign embassies to send monitors to these trials. Diana Eltahawi, deputy regional director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Amnesty emphasized that the Islamic Republic officials must cease all executions immediately. According to Amnesty International's report, 11 individuals are being tried by the revolutionary court of Karaj including Farzaneh Ghare Hassanlou and Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou are being charged with spreading corruption on earth. Amnesty's report also mentions the names of some of the protesters at risk of execution. Parham Parvari, Sahand Nourmohammadzadeh, Abolfazl Mehri, Hossein Hajilou, Manouchehr Mehmannavaz, Saeed Shirazi, Mohammad Ghobadlou, Mahan Sedarat Madani, Saman Yassin, Mohammad Boroughani, and Mohsen Rezazadeh Gharagholou are among the names in the Amnesty report. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43843'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3FiVR54'> The first trial session of the 155 defendants in the case of the murder of a Basij member in Karaj was held at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Alborz province presided by Judge Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini. According to ISNA, In this session Mohammad Mehdi Karami, Mohammad Hosseini, Arian Farzamnia, Amin Mehdi Shokrollahi, Reza Aria, Mehdi Mohammadi, Shayan Char Ani, Mohammad Amin Akhlaghi, Amir Mehdi Jafari, Reza Shaker Zavardehi, Javad Zargaran, Behrad Ali Kenari, Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou, Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, and Ali Moazami Goudarzi were charged with spreading corruption on earth and assembly and collusion against national security. The report states that Arian Farzamnia, Amin Mohammad Shokrollahi, and Amir Mohammad Jafari, the three teenagers on trial, are under 18 years of age. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43844'> <reference source='https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/cz58pmvpdpmo'> According to Judiciary's Mizan website, the second trial session was held at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Alborz province. Legal expert Pegah Hashemi told BBC Persian that Judge Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini did not allow any hired attorney to enter the court room. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44219'> <reference source='https://www.mizan.news/4544717/%D8%A7%D8%AD%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85/'> Judge Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Alborz province, in the case of the murder of a Basij member in Karaj, sentenced five defendants to death on the charge of spreading corruption on earth, and the other 11 defendants including the three 17-year-olds to prison sentences of to 25 years on the same charge. The report has not separated each sentence for each prisoner, but Hassan Ghareh Hassanlou told Radio Farda that his brother Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou is among those who have received the death penalty. Hassan explained that his brother's death sentence was d delivered when he had just become conscious after a heavy operation at the hospital, and the court representative didn't agree to deliver the sentence to his sister. He explained that despite Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou's heart disease and his family's objection, the court representative delivered the death sentence to him at 12:00 midnight at the hospital. According to Hassan Ghareh Hassanlou, Ms. Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in exile at Ahvaz Prison, under monitoring and without any contact with anyone. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44511'> <reference source='https://t.me/IranintlTV/153105'> Mashallah Karami, father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami announced that his son called them at 2:pm and said "dad we got our sentences. Mine is death. Don't tell mom." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44552'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/1500tasvir/status/1601477317288919040'> It was reported on Twitter that during a visit with his family, Mohammad Mehdi Karami told them about being subjected to severe mental and physical torture by the security forces, and said at the time of arrest they hit him so hard he lost consciousness and the security forces thought he has died so they threw his body out of the car near Nazar Abad court, but while leaving they realized he was alive. He also said they threaten him with rape every day. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44386'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Mhaghasi1/status/1601506312151785472?s=20&t=ja89y2SWBLwA--nacsZHlg'> Attorney at law Mohammad Hossein Aghdasi reported that the chief of the revolutionary court of Karaj has denied his intervention in the case. He said the chief of the revolutionary court's office told him that they do not accept his contract as the attorney. Mr. Aghasi released a photo of Mohammad Mehdi Karami, saying the efforts of his client's parents were futile and the appeal trial will be held without the presence of his attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44388'> <reference source='https://www.etemadnewspaper.ir/fa/main/detail/194751'> Mashallah Karami, father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami told Etemad newspaper that his son has received the death sentence and the court-appointed attorney has not answered their calls for a week. Mr. Karami emphasized that the court did not allow their hired attorney Mr. Aghasi access to the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44730'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38407/'> The identity of the five defendants who received the death sentence in the case was revealed by HRANA. According to HRANA, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, Mohammad Hosseini, Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, Reza Aria, and Hossein Mohammadi have been sentenced to death for the charges of spreading corruption on earth and assembly and conspiracy against national security. HRANA reported that in the initial reports, the judiciary had announced 11 defendants in the case, but on the first day of trial, the judiciary's Mizan website reported 15 defendants. The report emphasized that in the third trial session, another citizen named Hossein Mohammadi was also added to the list, raising the number of defendants in the case to 16. According to HRANA, the case has been referred to the supreme court while all of the defendants have been denied access to their own attorneys. The report states that the revolutionary court of Alborz province has not only denied them visitation for signing the attorney-client contract, but it even denied the families the name of their court-appointed attorneys and some of the defendants do not know the name of their attorneys. The report states that the initial 15 defendants were held at the Intelligence Ministry lockup for the three trial sessions. HRANA says Hossein Mohammadi, the 16th defendant was held at Karaj central prison and was suddenly taken from there to the court for the third trial session. According to HRANA, all 12 adult male defendants are currently at the general population ward of Karaj Central Prison, and the three teenagers, Amin Mehdi Shokrollahi, Arian Farzamnia, and Amir Mehdi Jafari, are at the corrections and cultural reform ward of Kachooei Prison in Karaj. According to the report, in recent days Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou was transferred out of prison to an undisclosed location after his health deteriorated. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45351'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-38844/'> The death sentences of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were confirmed by the supreme court and the sentences of the other 14 defendants were overturned and their cases were referred to the branches of the same rank. According to HRANA, the supreme court overturned the death sentences of Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, Hossein Mohammadi, and Reza Aria for "flaw in the investigation" and their cases were referred to branches of the same rank. HRANA also reported that the supreme court has overturned the prison and banishment sentences of the other 11 defendants, namely Mehdi Mohammadi, Shayan Char Ani, Reza Shaker Zavardehi, Mohammad Amin Akhlaghi Savojbolaghi, Ali Moazami Goudarzi, Farzaneh Ghareh Hassanlou, Behrad Ali Kenari, Javad Zargaran, Arian Farzamnia, Amin Mehdi Shokrollahi, and Amir Mehdi Jafari, and has referred their cases to branches of the same rank. The report states that the supreme court has overturned these sentences due to the "flaw in the investigation and necessity of punishment appropriate to the actions of each individual". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46520'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-38900/'> His attorney Mohammad Hossein Aghasi reported that Mohammad Mehdi Karami has gone on a dry hunger strike in protest of being denied his own attorney in Karaj Central Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45498'> <reference source='https://www.mizan.news/4583981'> Mohammad Hosseini and Mohammad Mehdi Karami were executed. The judiciary's Mizan website announced the news and once again published their coerced confessions. their attorneys Ali Sharifzadeh and Mohammad Hossein Aghasi previously tweeted that the rights of defendants were severely violated in this case and they were denied a fair trial. The sentences of the two defendants were executed while their families were denied visitation and according to Mr. Aghasi's tweet, his client Mr. Karami had gone on dry hunger strike four days ago. Their death sentences were issued by Judge Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Karaj, and it was confirmed by the supreme court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50316'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/1500tasvir_list/status/1641534414076125219?s=20'> 1500 Images X (Twitter) account (quoting reliable sources) wrote that the sister of Rouhollah Ajamian, the victim of this case, shouted at the three defendants who were under 18 years of age in the court session and said: > If you don't execute them, when they get released, I will come and tear out their eyes and I will kill them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>