Behzad Hassanzahi

A few days after the murder of Mahsa Amini, a girl from Saqez who was killed by the morality police in Tehran, Baloch citizens took to the streets of Zahedan in protest of this murder and in solidarity with the national uprising. At the same time, Baloch citizens were also infuriated by the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar (Ebrahim Kouchakzaei). After the temporary Friday-prayer Imam of Rask (Abdol- Ghaffar Naghshbandi) confirmed the rape, people’s anger reached a new level. In the early days of fall protests occurred in several towns including Chabahar and Iranshahr. On Friday, September 30th, after the Friday-prayer, the people of Zahedan gathered in protest in front of a police station and expressed solidarity with the national uprising and their disgust for the rape of the 15-year-old-girl. The state forces attacked the gathering with live ammunition and killed over 100 people (including 14 children) and wounded dozens. The attack led to widespread protests in the region and arrests of dozens of Baloch citizens. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='44698'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20067'> Behzad Hassanzehi was arrested in Zahedan. According to Resanak, Behzad Hassanzehi was arrested along with Farshid, Omid, Esmail, and Behzad Hassanzehi at their workplace without a warrant. The report states that all five are under severe physical and psychological torture and have been forced to do fake confessions incriminating themselves. There is no news on their whereabouts and their families are in the dark. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44699'> <reference source='https://link.rasanknews.com/2gn'> According to Rasanak, Jamshid, Farshid, Omid, Esmail, and Behzad Hassanzehi have been framed by the security forces and are at risk of heavy sentences. The report states that the five have been accused of attacking the police but according to the testimony of their colleagues, at the time of the incident, they were at work. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44700'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3jj559a'> Belgian MP Darya Safaei accepted the political guardianship of Jamshid, Farshid, Omid, Esmail, and Behzad Hassanzehi. Ms. Safaei said on Twitter that they are at risk of execution for protesting against the Islamic Republic. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46162'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/9693'> Halvash reported that Esmail was released from Zahedan Prison along with Behzad and Omid Hassanzehi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>