Hossein Ekhtiarian

Hossein Ekhtiarian is from Khorramabad. he was arrested during the national uprising in 2022. He was tortured to give a TV confession .

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='47970'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3Z4xjnV'> IranWire reported that Hossein Ekhtiarian was arrested by the security forces and taken to an undisclosed location after following up on his brother's case.Radio Zamaneh reported that the security forces were very violent with Hossein Eftekharian and during the beating they broke his arm. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47973'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/750762/'> He went on hunger strike in protest of the conditions in Khorramabad Prison. Radio Zamaneh reported that because his broke arm was not treated, he is now unable to move it. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47975'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1625935204161359872?s=20'> Journalist Masoud Kazemi told Iran International that in a letter to the Khorramabad prosecutor, the investigator at the second branch of the revolutionary court of Khorramabad, Samad Moradifar, accused Mr. Ekhtiarian of participating in arson of the Basij base, possession and carrying weapons, disrupting public order through participating in protests, insulting Khomeini and Khamenei, and showing off a firearm. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47974'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1625935204161359872?s=20'> Journalist Masoud Kazemi told Iran International TV that Hossein Ekhtiarian has spent around 20 days in the IRGC Intelligence lockup and he has been under heavy pressure to give a video confession. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>