Abdolghafar Naghshbandi

Abdolghafar Naghshbandi, the temporary Friday prayer Imam of Rask, was the first person to confirm the rape of a 15-year-old Baluch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar. He disappeared after he was summoned to a special clerical court. He was previously sentenced to prison and was released after several years of prison and torture.

<coverage-outsourcing id='2370'> He was arrested at the gates of Rasak Village while he returned from visiting his father in Zahedan Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2372'> After his arrest he was transferred to Zahedan Intelligence Ministry's lock-up. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50351'> <reference source='https://sunnionline.us/farsi/2013/08/917'> According to Sunni Online, After the arrest of Abdolghafar Naghshbandi, the son of the Friday prayer Imam of Rask, residents of the area gathered in protest in Sarbaz County. Police shot at the protesters killing one and wounding two. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2650'> It was reported that he received 480 lashes from an electric whip by order of the Zahedan Judiciary on the first or second day after his arrest. The published report shows the signitures of the officer in charge and his assistant, named Abedini and Liaghati, on the order to subject the defendant to electric lashes. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2377'> The first trial session for these inmates was held while televised confessions from some of them had already been broadcast on Press TV, the Islamic Republic's overseas network, and Hamoun Provincial network. In court, the defendants claimed that their confessions were made under extreme duress while they were being tortured, and they complained of not having been allowed the right to attorneys. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2380'> He was transferred to Zahedan Prison after about 16 months of solitary confinement and torture in the Zahedan Intelligence Ministry's lock-up. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50355'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2013/hranews/1-15200/'> HRANA reported that after the third trial session, the prosecutor general of Zahedan threatened Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi and others in the case with execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50369'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2013/hranews/1-15264/'> HRANA reported that Soheila Sarzadeh, the wife of Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi, and his mother, sent a letter to the international human rights community and the UN, expressing concern about the condition of Sunni Baluch prisoners and asking for their help to release him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2374'> He was sentenced to 12 years in prison while exiled to an unknown location .This sentence was relayed to him in Zahedan Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50356'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/3GyFvph'> According to HRANA, his brother Amin Naghshbandi, the other son of Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi, has been summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence and threatened. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50357'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/40YhlN8'> HRANA reported that after the release of the audio files of Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his son Abdolghafar Naghshbandi from Zahedan Central Prison, their phone privileges were restricted. In the audio files, Molavi Naghshbandi and his son Abdolghafar described the unfair procedure of their case and criticized the scenarios prepared by the Ministry of Intelligence to frame them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50358'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/3o5DNFj'> HRANA reported that the judiciary authorities of the province informed Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi in prison that they have two more trials ahead. One trial is about destroying a vehicle and the other is about "murder". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50359'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/41jkjvn'> HRANA reported that Fat'hi Naghshbandi and his son Abdolghafar Naghshbandi refused to attend their trial inside Zahedan Prison. According to the report, their attorney also called the trial inside the prison illegal and refused to attend. HRANA reported: > Today, Judge Souri at branch 105 of the criminal court arrived at Zahedan Central Prison and summoned Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi and Abdolghafar Naghshbandi from quarantine to hold a trial, but the prisoners refused to attend. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50353'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/3UsOCxw'> According to HRANA, his father, Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi wrote a letter to the president of the Islamic Republic at the time (Rouhani) saying the security agencies have severely tortured his son and other defendants in the case to confess to crimes they didn't commit, but fortunately, they all denied their confessions at the trial at the first branch of the revolutionary court of Zahedan and said the confessions were taken under torture and terror and insult. Also, the parents of the two victims in the case, Jangi Zehi and Kouhsari, have informed the officials that they have no complaint against the defendants and they have identified the murderers of their loved ones as people other than the defendants." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8911'> He signed a petition from political prisoners in Zahedan Prison condemning the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari and the series of acid attacks on women. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2375'> A new trial session was held for him and his father, bringing new charges against them. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8912'> 19 political prisoners from Zahedan Prison wrote a letter to intentional human rights organizations asking for the return of human rights inspectors to Zahedan Prison to review the conditions of the prison and prisoners. He was among the signatories. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50354'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2015/hranews/molavi/'> HRANA reported that the supreme court overturned the sentences of Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi and others in the case. According to HRANA, the revolutionary court of Zahedan presided by Judge Mah Goli had sentenced Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi to 15 years in prison and exile to Khalkhal, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi to 13 years in prison and exile to Ardebil, and Malek Mohammad ABadian, Javad Abadian, Jaber Abadian, and Nezamoddin Mollazadeh to death. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50414'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/nasirabad2/'> IRGC Intelligence agents raided Nasir Abad village in Sistan and Baluchistan province, arresting almost 30 young men on the charge of assassinating Mostafa Jangizehi. A few days later, it was reported that three of them have confessed to the assassination of Mostafa Jangizehi. Similar to the TV confessions made by Abdolghafar Naghshbandi, son of Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi the Friday prayer Imam of Rask. In that case, Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his son and Abadian family were also charged with the assassination of Mostafa Jagizehi. There were many contradictions and unfair trial procedures and legal violations as well. There was no evidence, weapons, or ammunition found, and some of the accusations seemed impossible due to the age of the accused. Some of the people accused in the new case were being monitored by the Intelligence Ministry and had to report to the ministry each month and therefore couldn't be responsible for some of the accusations. One of the accused, Abubakr Bahramzehi, was a Red Crescent aid worker, and according to his brother, not only he couldn't be involved in the "terrorist attack of Rais Abad police station and a few other attacks", but he helped the victims of those attacks as an aid worker. The defendants were initially accused of membership in Jeish Ul-Adl, a charge that later changed to "worse than Jeish Ul-Adl" and was later dropped completely. One IPA source said the Intelligence Ministry and IRGC Intelligence were at odds in this case. Four of those arrested, named Yousef, Zobeir, Akbar, and Naeim Bahramzehi were released without bail. There was no information on the other 12 until that point, namely Abdolsattar Bahramzehi, Amer Bahramzehi, Abubakr Mollazehi, Omid Bahramzehi, Edris Balidei, Amin Bahramzehi, Bashir Balidei, Davoud Bahramzehi, Mosayeb Vatankhah, Amin Raisi, and Najib Raisi. About six months later, the 12 were transferred from the Intelligence Ministry lockup to Zahedan Central Prison. A few days later, Omid and Amin Bahramzehi were exonerated and released without bail. For a long time after that, there was no news on the rest. They were severely tortured and kept in solitary, and their families were threatened constantly. They were also denied access to an attorney or communication with the outside world. They were under arrest in Zahedan prison for four years without indictment and were eventually released on bail. The judiciary never explained why these people who were deemed innocent and released by the judiciary, agreed to confess on camera and incriminate themselves and their families. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50364'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2015/hranews/a-335/'> Baluch Activists Campaign reported that Judge Shah Mohammadi at the 6th branch of investigation at the revolutionary court of Zahedan told Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his son Abdolghafar that their case is now in his hands and it is going to be a "new process". He said there is no possibility of release on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50349'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2015/hranews/a-528/'> He was transferred from Zahedan prison to the Intelligence Ministry lockup. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50350'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2015/hranews/a-913/'> HRANA reported that Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi, the Sunni Friday prayer Imam of Rask who was recently released from prison, was able to visit his son Abdolghafar Naghshbandi after two weeks of effort. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2376'> After his father's release and his rumored release, he was transferred from quarantine to Ward 4 of Zahedan Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50360'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2015/hranews/a-1297/'> HRANA reported that Abdolgghafar Naghshbandi and six others involved in the case are still held in prison awaiting a decision despite the fact that the supreme court overturned their sentences. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4764'> He was released on a bail of five billion rials. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50361'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2016/hranews/a-5897/'> According to Baluch Activists Campaign, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi, the temporary Friday prayer Imam of Rask was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry office in Zahedan. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50362'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2017/hranews/a-10659/'> Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi and his son Abdolghafar were summoned by the revolutionary court of Zahedan. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50366'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2018/hranews/a-16370/'> In his Friday prayer sermon, he mentioned the rape case of girls in Iranshahr and demanded the release of Abdollah Bozorgzadeh, and Emad Bijarzehi the Baluch singer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50371'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2018/hranews/a-16074/'> He was summoned to the IRGC Intelligence office of the province in Zahedan. It was at the same time that the coerced confessions of some online activists were released. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50370'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iranshahr-baluchestan-rape-case/29362673.html'> Radio Farda reported that after the news of the sexual assault on several girls in Iranshahr broke, IRGC arrested several online activists and released their coerced video confessions. Abdolghafar Naghshbandi and Fazlollah Kouhi, two Sunni clerics objected to the release of coerced confessions and said that it was done to create fear in the heart of the people. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58041'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/6829'> According to the report of the campaign of Baluch activists, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi and Mohammad Amin Askani, two religious scholars of Sarbaz city, emphasized the innocence of Fazl al-Rahman Kouhi, and demanded his release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50368'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25770/'> He was summoned via a phone call to the special clerical court in Mashhad. He was ordered to appear in court in two weeks. A source told Baluch Activists Campaign: > A person named Biniaz told Molavi Abdolghafar Naghshbandi that the security agencies have not accepted your substitution for the Friday prayer Imam and have ordered your arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50262'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/11629'> He released a statement confirming the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and demanded his public trial. He called it "the horrific crime of rape" and said he has listed to the young girl and her family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50263'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/15924'> After he confirmed the rape of the teenage girl by the chief of police of Chabahar, people across Sistan and Baluchistan province came to the streets and demanded punishment for the culprit. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50264'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/11631'> After he confirmed the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar, the girl's family was pressured and put under house arrest to deny the statement made by Abdolghafar Naghshbandi. According to the report, the family of the Baloch girl went to the police to follow up on their complaint but the security forces told them that if they do not deny the statement, they will face heavy consequences. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50269'> <reference source='https://t.me/hranews/72690'> Beginning of protests across Sistan and Baluchistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50265'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/5240'> After the release of the statement by Abdolghafar Naghshbandi about the rape in Iranshahr, agents of the Intelligence Ministry and IRGC Intelligence visited his father Fat'hi Mohammad, and asked him to deny the statement made by his son. After hours of pressure and interrogation, the security forces tried to record some statements from him. Sources close to Mr. Naghshbandi's office said there is extreme pressure from the security forces to cover up the issue "at any cost". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50268'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/43lELxn'> In response to the statement released online that was attributed to his father, he posted his previous statement on Instagram once again. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50266'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/11635'> According to Baluch Activists Campaign, security forces asked his father Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi to say only the judiciary authorities are qualified to offer an opinion in the case of the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar. According to the report, due to the pressure from security forces, Molavi Fat'hi Naghshbandi said the statement released by his son is against Sharia conventions. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50270'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/5274'> He was summoned and interrogated by the IRGC Intelligence in Chabahar. Halvash reported that he is being interrogated by this agency. people in Chabahar and Konarak gathered in support of Mr. Naghshbandi in front of Shahid Fouladi Base. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50271'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/43jvGVQ'> He released a statement condemning the massacre of protesters and people attending the Friday prayer in Makki Mosque in Zahedan. He stated that the massacre was more violent than anywhere else in the country due to 43 years of hatred against the Baluch people in the military. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50272'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/3zHVc9X'> In a Friday prayer sermon, he said that he had no personal agenda for confirming the rape of the teenage girl by the chief of police of Chabahar but to protect and defend her chastity. He said he accepts any hardship and danger in his path. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50273'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/6331'> He demanded the sanction of the Islamic Republic on all fronts, including not participating in government conferences, rallies, and elections. Halvash reported that he and many of Rask elders have met with Abdolhamid Esmail Zehi and said all the clergy must choose a side. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50274'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/6804'> The security forces attacked the seminary in Rask. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50275'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/6886'> After the massacre of people in Khash, he released a statement saying "there is a smell of blood all over my Baluchistan." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50276'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/12016'> Baluch Activists Campaign reported that his bank accounts were blocked by the state. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50277'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/arnaghshbandi/status/1594378414701662208'> On Twitter, he tied ISIS to the Islamic Republic. After the threat against Abdolhamid Esmail Zehi and the report about the plan to assassinate him by ISIS, he tweeted that ISIS is just an excuse and the real target is the protesters. He stated: > Not only the Shias and Sunnis but all Iranian ethnicities and religions are proud of their national and humanitarian brotherhood. The accusations of separatism, threats of intervention by ISIS, and starting of a Shia-Sunni sectarian war, are nothing but excuses to silence the protesters. Be vigilant and recognize the real ISIS. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50278'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/arnaghshbandi/status/1598762074129068032'> He released a statement in support of Abdolhamid Esmail Zehi, the Sunni Friday prayer Imam of Zahedan. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50279'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20265'> He was summoned to the special clerical court in Mashhad via a phone call. According to the report, in response, he asked the authorities to send him a written summons in accordance with the law. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50280'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20292'> Friday prayer Imams of Rask, Sarbaz, and Ashar released a statement in response to his summon to the special clerical court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50287'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/12505'> Baluch Activists Campaign reported that the Intelligence Ministry forces in Shabahar arrested and interrogated Abdolraouf Dashti, the Friday prayer Imam of Jakigur. The reason for his arrest was his statement in support of Abdolghafar Naghshbandi. He was released on the same day. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50288'> A group of elders from the Dahmardeh clan and Shahnawazi clan issued a statement in his support. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50291'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20396'> His father Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi said in his Friday sermon that after his son's left his home to travel to Mashhad and appear at the special clerical court, he has not heard from him and his phones are off. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50290'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20364'> There was a gathering in Rask in support of Abdolghafar Naghshbandi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50293'> <reference source='https://t.me/hranews/76983'> According to HRANA, Mohammad Hossein Gorgij, a Sunni cleric in Golestan province, released a statement reacting to the summons of Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi by the special clerical court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50299'> <reference source='https://t.me/sunninews_net/9395'> Mohammad Hossein Gorgij announced that "all Sunni youth are supporters of Hafez Abdul Ghaffar Naghshbandi and he is their red line." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50301'> <reference source='https://t.me/hranews/77342'> A group of citizens in Galikesh gathered in support of Abdolghafar Naghshbandi and demanded clarification in his case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50297'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20556'> Protesters in Rask expressed support for Abdolghafar Naghshbandi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50302'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/12641'> His father Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi once again in Friday's sermon said that since his son left for Mashhad to appear at the special clerical court, he has disappeared and his phone is off. He asked the authorities to announce whether they have him or not and "stop torturing us." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50298'> Protesters in Zahedan expressed support for Abdolghafar Naghshbandi. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50303'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/13374'> The security forces confiscated his father's passport (Fat'hi Mohammad Naghshbandi). Security authorities at the airport told him that he was barred from leaving the country. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50304'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/21615'> His office boycotted the February 11 rallies (Islamic Revolution's anniversary). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50305'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/10406'> The official channel of ABdolghafar Naghshbandi released a statement about the report on the rape of arrested women by IRGC interrogators in the IRGC lockup in Zahedan. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50306'> <reference source='https://t.me/bbcpersian/161326'> The military court of Sistan and Baluchistan province sentenced the former chief of police of Chabahar to 15 months in prison and termination of government employment. BBC Persian reported that the news published by the judiciary does not mention Mr. Kouchakzaei's crime. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50307'> <reference source='https://t.me/bbcpersian/162068'> His office warned the Islamic Republic that if it continues to siege Makki Mosque and suppress the citizens and worshippers, it must expect a historic Fatwa. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50308'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/10894'> Some media in Iran claimed that he has left Iran for a neighboring country. His office released a statement denying the news and calling it "another conspiracy against Molana Naghshbandi by the leader of the Islamic Republic, IRGC, and Intelligence Ministry." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50309'> <reference source='https://t.me/naghshbandi_hafez/1744'> A video of Abdolghafar Naghshbandi was released in which he warns about his death or capture. A Telegram channel attributed to him released the video. The date of the recording, which is before his disappearance, was not mentioned, but it says that the Sunni Friday prayer Imam of Rask "had predicted all the events and possible dangers and had talked about them." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50310'> <reference source='https://t.me/naghshbandi_hafez/1746'> Abdolghafar Naghshbandi's office released a statement condemning the pressure of security agencies on people close to him. His official channel on Telegram reported that over 15 of his close family members have been summoned, interrogated, and threatened, and over 50 worshippers have been kidnapped from his mosque with the excuse that they have been incited by Molana Naghshbandi to act against national security. They were forced to give video confessions and were released after signing a pledge. Also, four of his closest "friends and protectors" named "Adham Askani, Dadrahim Darafsheh, Morteza Nabat Zahi, and Aref Dehghani" were arrested for two months. They even "shaved Aref Dehghani's beard to humiliate him before releasing them." The statement goes on to say that IRGC and Intelligence Ministry have started to arrest his students and mentions Hossein Askani and Ahmad Damani as examples. They have also blocked all his bank accounts and accounts related to his charities and donations and have even gone after his father's farmland. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52059'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CsV6JGgMbEU/'> Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi posted a video on his Instagram in which he warned the Islamic Republic from a secret location to "stop using the language of force, oppression, and torture." He said: > From today, our path is struggle, not demand." "We are pulling our rights out of the throats of these religious impostors on the street floor with cries of entitlement. In this video message, he said to the people: > We have been hoping for a better tomorrow and invited you to vote for 44 years. For 44 years, we have said to obey the laws and regulations of this country, but through this law and corrupt system, we will never get our rights. Our path is the path of struggle, not demand. From this date onward, any Mullah, scholar, elder, or general who invites the people to silence is a traitor to the people. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57854'> <reference source='https://t.me/jda_jonbesh/300'> The Telegram channel of Jonbeshe Dadkhahan and Azadegan wrote that a person from the IRGC, on behalf of a person named "Hosseini", the commander of the IRGC in the south of Sistan-Balochistan province, said during a phone call with the director of public relations of Abdolghafar Naghshbandi that "either keep silent and stop your activities or we will burn your father's beard off." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57799'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.info/777732'> In a conversation with Radio Zamaneh's reporter, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi said regarding the manner of his father's arrest: "In a telephone call, the forces of the Intelligence Department and the IRGC and Chabahar Oil Company officials informed Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi to come to Chabahar in order to unlock the fuel quotas for his family's cars. My father and my infant brother Mohammad Naghshbandi moved towards Chabahar, the intelligence forces of Sarbaz city followed them on the way to Borjak Nobandian base (not reaching Chabahar). The forces ambushed him in Borjak as soon as he arrived. They blocked the road and arrested him in front of his son with humiliation and insults. He further added: > The reason for his arrest was his opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and this was also stated in the notice of the Zahedan judiciary, but they wrote that Maulvi Naghshbandi had seized other people's property. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57892'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.info/777732'> In a conversation with Radio Zamaneh's reporter regarding his televised confession about Mostafa Jangizahi's assassination, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi said: > All these tortures and sometimes bribery were only for you to admit that you took money from Saudi Arabia and Arab governments to assassinate Mostafa Jangizahi." They failed to get a confession from my father, but they injected me with certain things and forced me to make these confessions in front of the television against my will. Of course, I am very happy that those confessions were broadcast, because it exposed them, because all our lives were in front of everyone, and we had nothing hidden and suspicious in our lives, and those who knew us knew that these confessions do not fit in with our lives. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57829'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/18898'> Telegram channel "Jonbeshe Dadkhahan ve Azadegan" which operates under the supervision of Abdolghaffar Naghshbandi, published the image and identity of the famous torturer of Zahedan Intelligence Department named "Haj Davoud". This channel has written in the introduction of "Haj Davoud" that he was one of the main culprits in the torture of hundreds of Baluch citizens and among the tortures he carried out to force a confession was "torture with cables and electric shocks and tying the prisoner to an iron bed and stripping many prisoners in front of other prisoners." The report has introduced his name as "Gholam Reza", born in 1968, a resident of Zahedan and a native of Zabol. Haalvash also wrote in a report that he is known as "Davoud Tanamo" among former political prisoners in the Detention Center of the Zahedan Intelligence Department. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57831'> <reference source='https://haalvsh.org/2024/02/05/%da%af%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a6%db%8c%d8%af-%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%af%d9%87-%d8%ad%d8%a7%da%a9%db%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%aa/'> After speculations about Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi's death in prison, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi told Haalvsh reporter: > For six months, we have not heard anything about our father's condition, and we don't even know in which city and which security agency he is detained in." Referring to his previous experience in detention of the Zahedan Intelligence Department, Abdolghaffar Naghshbandi said about the news of his father's torture and death during the past six months: I know that he must have been tortured during his detention and due to his old age and the fact that the family is in complete dark about his situation, it is possible that he has passed away during the last six months. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58359'> <reference source='https://t.me/naghshbandi_hafez/2079'> On his Telegram channel, Abdolghafar Naghshbandi published the picture of his father, Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi, in the Vakil Abad prison of Mashhad, meeting with some Baluch clerics and elders. According to this report, Hassan Sarkouhi, Mohammad Ayoub Naghshbandi, Mohammad Hossein Naghshbandi, and Mohammad Amin Naghshbandi met Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi in person. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>