Pouya Ghobadi Bistouni

<p>Pouya Ghobadi Bistouni is from Sanqar in Kermanshah province. He was arrested on the charge of communication with MKO. He was interrogated several times after objecting to the terrible conditions of prison; he was denied phone calls and access to the library. He was sent to other wards regularly.</p>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='30375'> He was arrested in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison. He was held there for a few months in solitary and later moved to the general population. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28739'> He was transferred from Evin to Fashafuyeh Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34300'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b6-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%81%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%88%db%8c%d9%87-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%b6%d8%b9%db%8c%d8%aa-%d8%ba%d8%b0%d8%a7%d8%9b/'> Pouya Ghobadi and another political prisoner Saeed Razaghi were summoned to the office of the supervisor of brigade 2 of Fashafuyeh Prison. The supervisor, Saeed Aghaei, accused the two prisoners of encouraging other prisoners not to receive their food. As a result, Pouya Ghobadi was transferred to quarantine as punishment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33883'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27880/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Mr. Vahid Bani Amerian and Pouya Ghobadi are serving their sentences in Evin and Fashafuyeh Prisons. Previously, the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Moghiseh had sentenced them each to eight years in prison on the charges of assembly and collusion to act against national security, insulting the founder or leader of the Islamic Republic, and propaganda against the state (Article 134: five years enforceable). It was reported that the second part of their case regarding the charges of destruction of public property and supporting MKO is still in progress. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34299'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b6-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%81%d8%b4%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%88%db%8c%d9%87-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%b6%d8%b9%db%8c%d8%aa-%d8%ba%d8%b0%d8%a7%d8%9b/'> According to IPA sources, some prisoners in brigade 2 have refused to receive their rations due to the low quality and small portions of the food. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35069'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29232/'> He was transferred to the quarantine of the Greater Tehran Prison as punishment without any explanation. Moving him to the quarantine where new prisoners are held puts him at risk for coronavirus. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35139'> Shapour Ehsanirad and Pouya Ghobadi were returned from quarantine to their ward. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36739'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ahmadreza_haeri/status/1438769304590290952?s=20'> The disciplinary council of Greater Tehran Prison barred Mr. Ghobadi from the library for objecting to the disorganized conditions of the prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37035'> <reference source=''> According to an IPA source, a number of the general population prisoners attacked and wounded several political prisoners in the second brigade of Greater Tehran prison. During the incident, Shapour Ehsanirad, Pouya Ghobadi, Esmail Gerami, Akbar Bagheri, and Akbar Faraji were hurt and some of them were transferred to the prison infirmary. According to the source, 14 political prisoners were moved to ward one of the second brigade of Greater Tehran Prison after this incident. The prisoners were moved to ward one which is known for its bad condition in the presence of special forces and some prison authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38565'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/DrPaknia/status/1475887223207866370?s=20&t=y6UcqUznHQrP5Oh-Q5Z3wg'> Babak Paknia announced in a series of tweets that Vahid Bani Amerian and Pouya Ghobadi were sentenced to 10 years in prison by the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran. They were charged with Moharebeh through the destruction of public property and supporting MKO. Vahid Bani Amerian and Pouya Ghobadi are currently serving their sentences in Evin and Greater Tehran Prisons respectively. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41599'> <reference source='https://javanehha.com/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%BA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8/'> Pouria Ghobadi was transferred from Greater Tehran Prison to Evin Prison along with other political prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41583'> Branch 101 of Fashafuyeh sentenced eight political and civil activists in a joint case to the sum of 92 months and 400 lashes. Based on the IPA's copy of the indictment, Ali Reza Farshi, Esmail Gerami, Pouya Ghobadi Bistouni, Akbar Bagheri, Davoud Abdollahi, Akbar Faraji, Shapour Ehsanirad, and Shahab Soltanian were each sentenced to 11 months and 15 days in prison and 50 lashes for "disrupting the order in prison". The assistant prosecutor at branch 101 of Fashafuyeh issued the sentence for the altercation that happened between prisoners. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42829'> <reference source='https://cutt.ly/kNsEWjA'> According to IranWire, Adel Gorji, Abolfazl Nejadfath, Amir Abbad Azarmvand, Mohammad Torkamani, Pouya Ghobadi, Akbar Bagheri, Pouria Shahrabi, Mohammad Eghbali, Esmail Gerami, Mostafa Ramezani, Yashar Tabrizi, and Seyed Afkham Ebrahimi were transferred to Gohardasht (Rajaei Shahr) Prison after the Evin Prison fire. According to the report, before their transfer to Gohardasht Prison, the prisoners in ward 8 were assaulted by guards, got tear gas shot at them, and were denied medical attention after injury. During the countrywide protests in Iran in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini, parts of Evin Prison were set on fire on October 15th, 2022. A number of prisoners lost their lives, and some were wounded by the bullets shot by the prison guards. A number of prisoners suffered poisoning from breathing in the smoke and tear gas. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43365'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37748/'> Branch 78 of the appeal court of Tehran cleared eight former prisoners of Greater Tehran Prison of all charges. According to HRANA, Ali Reza Farshi, Shapour Ehsani Rad, Akbar Faraji, Shahab Soltanian, Esmail Gerami, Akbar Bagheri, Pouya Ghobadi Bistouni, and Davoud Abdollahi were cleared of the charge of disrupting the order in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48196'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Ahmadreza_haeri/status/1630589956618964998'> Pouya Ghobadi, Vahid Bani Ameri, and Ahmad Taghavi were released from Greater Tehran Prison. Human Rights activist Ahmad Reza Haeri reported that the three prisoners were exiled to Sistan and Balochistan Province after their release. Mr. Haeri also reported that Pouya Ghobadi's furlough request has been accepted. The early release of Pouya Ghobadi, Vahid Bani Ameri, and Ahmad Taghavi occurred after the "pardon and reduction of general punishment" order. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and the latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused a massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58997'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47233/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested by security forces in Chaldoran and transferred to Maku Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58998'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47233/'> HRANA reported that he was transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention center, known as Ward 209 of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='64979'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-51900/'> According to HRANA, he was sentenced to death by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, on the charge of rebellion (baghi) through membership in opposition groups, and to one year in prison for illegally crossing the border. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='68071'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2025/hranews/a-54356/'> According to HRANA, as of April 19, 2025, by order of prison authorities, the phone cards and bank cards of Akbar Daneshvarkar, Mohammad Taghavi Sang-Dehi, Babak Alipour, Pouya Ghobadi Bistonii, and Vahid Bani Amarian were blocked, effectively cutting them off from phone contact with their families and access to their personal financial resources. According to the report, this measure is part of the authorities’ ongoing efforts to forcibly transfer these prisoners to Ghezel Hesar Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>