Farhad Salimi

He is one of the individuals that was accused in a case brought against individuals for “membership in jihadi groups” in the second half of 2009. The entirety of the developments of the cases were uniform for all of the citizens, there may be differences in dates and details, that have not been taken into account by Atlas in its archival filing

<coverage-outsourcing id='14298'> Atlas reported that Anvar Khezri, Davoud Abdollahi, Kamran Shiekheh, Farhad Salimi, Khosrow Besharat, Ghassem Absateh and Ayoub Karim, had been arrested on this date. They spent most of the first days of their arrest in solitary confinement at the Urmia Intelligence Ministry detention center prison. They had no access to lawyers and were severely tortured. They also had no contact with their families. Most of those arrested in this case reside in towns of Western Azerbaijan. Based on a letter published by the Detention Center, the interesting feature of this case i that Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikh, Ghassem Abesteh and Khosrow Besharat turned themselves into the prosecutor after they were summoned </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14302'> Upon his transfer to Evin Prison, he spent more than five months in solitary confinement in Wards 209 and 240 </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1865'> He was transferred to Ward 350 of Evin Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1866'> He was transferred to Rajaee Shahr Prison after spending 20 days in Ward 350 of Evin Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='13157'> His father, Majid Salimi, wrote a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, requesting his help to free his son. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1885'> It was reported that despite his father's death, he was not allowed furlough </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1867'> He was summoned to Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh after four years. During this session, he his co-defendants were asked whether they would utilize a court-appointed attorney or hire their own </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1868'> He was scheduled to be tried but the trial session was not held because his attorney and the representative of the Intelligence Ministry were not present in court </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='15566'> Those arrested in this case, wrote a letter proclaiming their innocence. According to this letter they were arrested for the killing of a soldier, but they claim that two others have already been arrested and condemned by the court for this killing. Moreover the two who were originally tried for this crime have already made a statement regarding their innocence and deposed on behalf of them </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1869'> According to reports another one of his court hearings was convened, but some sources mention that because of the non-presence of a defense lawyer, the hearing was not held </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1871'> He was summoned to the Revolutionary Court again. No trial session was held, he was returned to Hall 10 of Rajaee Shahr Prison yet again </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1870'> He was summoned to Branch 28 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Moghiseh </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6161'> According to HRANA the warrant to execute the seven accused in this case was issued by judge Moghiseh and carried out in Rajaee Shahr prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14293'> HRANA reported that the Supreme Court has reversed the verdict of execution of Anvar Khosravi, Davoud Abdollahi, Kamran Sheikheh, Farhad Salimi, Khosrow Besharat, Ghassem Abesteh and Ayoub Karimi </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='14980'> Mohammad Alizadeh Tabatabae, without naming the accused in this case, told Insaf News that the verdict of execution had been previously set by the Judge at the Supreme Court of Iran. The file was sent to branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court. According to his statements they were accused of the crime of heresy … and sentenced to be execution. But they don’t fit the accusations in this case and deny charges of terror </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20230'> HRANA reported that seven of the defendants are still in abeyance. According to this report, their execution sentence has been violated in the Supreme Court by Judge Razini </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38703'> The hearing of this case was held in Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court. Sometime later, Judge Salavati sentenced all the accused in this case to death for the charge of moharebeh </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26001'> By writing a letter to the head of the Judiciary, he protested against the violation of the fair procedure and the issuance of the death sentence by Judge Salavati. This letter is recorded in the evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29004'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23741/'> The death sentence of the seven defendants in this case was confirmed by the Supreme Court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33040'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26966/'> According to HRANA, a large number of prisoners in Ward 2 and Hall 21 of Ward 7 of Rajaeeshahr Prison who are infected with coronavirus are staying in their halls without medical attention. The health status of some of these prisoners including; Farhad Salimi, Khosro Besharat, Abdol Jabbar Hosseini, Farzad Shah Nazari, Abdollah Shariati, and Borhan Asgharian are reported to be worse than others. Also, during the last month, at least 4 prisoners in Ward 2 of this prison have died due to coronavirus. According to this report, the prisoners are deprived of medical care and medicine, and so far only one of them has been transferred to a hospital outside the prison for treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52165'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/5281/2022/en/'> Amnesty International announced in a statement that Ghasem Abesteh, Davoud Abdollahi, Ayoub Karimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, and Farhad Salimi are at risk of execution in the Rajaee Shahr prison of Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53815'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42662/'> Ghasem Abesteh, Davoud Abdollahi, Ayoub Karimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, and Farhad Salimi were transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. While announcing this news, HRANA reported that these people are all kept in a suite without facilities, which has increased their families' concerns. According to this source, Ghasem Abesteh, who suffers from kidney disease and thyroid problems, has been deprived of proper medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54864'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43386/'> HRANA wrote that 15 of the Sunni prisoners named Ghasem Abesteh, Davoud Abdollahi, Ayoub Karimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, Kamran Sheikheh, Farhad Salimi, Fereydoun Zakerinasab, Salahuddin Ziyaei, Abdol Rahim Ghambarzahi Gargij, Eidou Shahbakhsh, Abdol Ghani Shahbakhsh, Soleiman Shahbakhsh, Mohammad Saleh Ziadollah, and Abdollah Varia are kept in a small suite without necessary facilities after being transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison. This informed source went on to say that the yard area for the 15 prisoners is not enough to answer the density of their number, and added: > Bathroom, toilet, washroom, and kitchen are also located in a small place together, and this situation causes problems for these prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53820'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2023/11/17/p30707/'> Following the execution of Ghasem Abasteh on November 5, 2023, Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosro Besharat, Davoud Abdollahi, Farhad Salimi and Ayoub Karimi are at risk of execution. Kurdistan Human Rights Network wrote that after the death sentence of these people was confirmed in the Supreme Court in 2019, their case was sent to sentence enforcement and the risk of execution of these six people is high. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53836'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2023/11/29/p30954/'> Ayoub Karimi was executed in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. While announcing this news, Kurdistan Human Rights Network wrote that with the execution of Ghasem Abasteh and Ayoub Karimi, five other prisoners of conscience in this case, namely Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosro Besharat, Davoud Abdollahi, and Farhad Salimi, are in immediate danger of execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53852'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/12/7'> According to Kurdpa, the families of Ghasem Abeste and Ayoub Karimi are under intense pressure to remain silent about the execution of their children. According to this report, there is no information about the condition of Zakaria Karimi, Ayoub Karimi's brother, who was arrested by the security agencies in Sardasht. This has caused the Karimi family to remain silent about the execution of Ayoub Karimi in order to know the fate of Zakaria Karimi. In the same context, Kurdapa emphasized the silence of the news of Zakaria Karimi's arrest, four days after his arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54232'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/01/5'> According to Kurdpa, Davoud Abdollahi's death sentence was executed after 14 years of imprisonment and on the seventh day of his hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. Davoud Abdollahi had been on a hunger strike for a week after being transferred to solitary confinement for the execution of his death sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54224'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/01/10'> Anvar Khezri, Kamran Sheikheh, Khosrow Besharat, and Farhad Salimi went on a hunger strike four days ago in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. Quoting a source, Kurdpa wrote that they have started a hunger strike to protest the threat of Davoud Abdollahi's execution, which was finally carried out yesterday, January 12. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54550'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/prisoners-fa/2024/01/11/p31836/'> Farhad Salimi, Anwar Khezri, Khosro Besharat and Kamran Sheikhe are still on hunger strike. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, while announcing this news, wrote that they, along with at least 10 other prisoners of conscience, are kept in a small room in the secure ward of Unit 3 of Qezal Hesar Karaj prison in isolation and without basic facilities. According to this source, the prison officials put these four people in isolation and their families are under pressure and threats from the security agencies not to publicize the condition of their loved ones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54638'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/7580/2024/en/'> In a statement, Amnesty International warned about the imminent execution of Farhad Salimi, Anvar Khezri, Khosrow Besharat, and Kamran Sheikheh in Ghezel Hesar prison. According to Amnesty International, these four people who are incarcerated in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj are at risk of execution following the execution of Ghasem Abasteh, Ayoub Karimi, and Davoud Abdollahi in recent months in connection with the same case. Amnesty International wrote: > These seven people were convicted of corruption and sentenced to death in a very unfair trial that was accompanied by allegations of torture and ill-treatment of the accused. Also, Amnesty International, quoting sources, wrote that Qasem Abasteh was subjected to torture just before his execution, so that his nose was broken. According to this statement, the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran made the handing over of the bodies of Davoud Abdollahi and Ayoub Karimi to their families conditional on silence regarding the execution of their loved ones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54858'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/01/82'> He was transferred to solitary confinement at night. While announcing this news, Kurdpa wrote that while Farhad Salimi is still on hunger strike, the imminent danger of executing the death sentence threatens his life. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54860'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2024/01/23/p32172/'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Farhad Salimi's family went to Ghezal Hesar prison in Karaj for the last visit after learning that he was transferred to solitary confinement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54859'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2024/01/95'> His death sentence was executed in Ghezal Hesar prison in Karaj while he was on hunger strike. Quoting an informed source, Kurdpa wrote that while the family of Farhad Salimi was waiting for a visit for two days and was supposed to meet Mr. Salimi in the last hours before his execution, this right was denied to them and when the family arrived at Ghezal Hesar prison, their son had been executed. According to this source, the body of Farhad Salimi was handed over to the family and they took their child's body to Saqez. On the same day, Kurdpa published pictures of Farhad Salimi's funeral in Aichi Saqez cemetery. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55068'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/01/iran-executions-of-protester-with-mental-disability-and-kurdish-man-mark-plunge-into-new-realms-of-cruelty/'> In a statement, Amnesty International described the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimi by the authorities of the Islamic Republic as their "terrible descent" into "a new realm of oppression". Diana Al Tahawi, Deputy Director of Amnesty International for the Middle East and North Africa Affairs, while pointing out that the arbitrary execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou shocked his family and his lawyer who were waiting for his retrial, said that the Islamic Republic's judicial authorities at the highest levels are secretly conducting legal proceedings and blatantly violated the basic principles of humanity and rule of law. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='54869'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/news-fa/executions-fa/2024/01/24/p32195/'> The Kurdistan Human Rights Network published a picture of Farhad Salimi's body and wrote that the marks of beatings before the execution of the death sentence are evident on his body. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>