Morteza Omid Beiglou

Morteza Omid Beiglou

In November 2019, he was arrested simultaneously during nationwide protests. He lives in Tehran and worked as a barber before being arrested. He is an athlete and has won medals in bodybuilding

Millions of demonstrators protests in several cities of Iran, after the petrol price rise. Though, the early hours of the protests were aimed at the petrol price rise, soon after the protests turned against the government. From the earliest moments firing on protesters began in many places and security forces killed or injured hundreds. November's nationwide protests consider as the largest uprising against the government till now by many people, and the Islamic Republic's reaction admitted as the largest crackdown on non-partisan protesters <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='28835'> The intelligence agents threatened and arrested Mr. Omidbeigloo a few days after nationwide protests in November 2019 were ended. According to a memoir written by Morteza Omidbeigloo and published in Hrana, He was taken to a place after his arrest and was artificially executed by intelligence agents. "They put me in a car fund and taken to a place, I was told to recite my testimony, and I also believed that I was going to be killed, They fired a bullet; I thought I was shot, but they didn't shot me, then they said the sound [of firing bullet] would be heard here and we should go somewhere else," he said. After Mr. Omid Beigloo was taken to another location, the same scenario was repeated: > This time, by firing a bullet, the bodies fell on me. Then they laughed and I realized that they are torturing me psychologically." Mr. Omidbigloo was eventually detained in the Ministry of Intelligence ward in Evin Prison; He was subjected to "physical and psychological torture" in this place. A few days later, he was handed over to the Tehran Security Police for identification, where he was "tortured in that place too </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31503'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25594/'> According to Hrana, Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Afshari was sentenced Morteza Omidbeigloo to six years in prison on the charge of "collusion and planning to act against national security" and to three years in prison and 74 lashes on the charge of "saber-rattling with a cold weapon (machete)", and to four years in prison and 74 lashes on the charge of "using a cold weapon", and to one year in prison and 74 lashes for "disturbing public order." Free barber services for four hours a day in three months have been issued for him in the Supreme Court of the NAJA as an additional punishment. Sending an SMS to his wife has been cited as an example of some of his accusations. "I wrote in the message that I could not leave the shop because the streets are crowded and in danger, but the agents changed it and falsely claimed that I had written I had beaten the NAJA officer with a machete," Mr. Omidbeigloo said. It should be noted that due to the lack of defendant's confession and the judge's uncertainty about the participation of Mr. Omid Bigloo in several cases involving "destruction", an acquittal has been issued for these charges </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='28862'> <reference source='http://prisonatlas.com/aban1'> According to IPA, more than 90 detainees from the November 2019 protests are being held at Fashafouyeh Prison. you can read the proper report and these prisoners names at the address below </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30729'> <reference source=''> According to IPA, Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Zargar, reduced his sentence from six years to four years and six months of imprisonment. Probably his additional punishment is also applicable </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30305'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%aa%d8%b6%db%8c-%d8%a7%d9%85%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%a8%db%8c%da%af%d9%84%d9%88%d8%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%aa%e2%80%8c%d8%b4%d8%af%da%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a2%d8%a8/'> "Morteza's eyes are in a serious situation and he can't keep his eyes open. He had also suffered sciatica in prison before.", an informed source told IPA. The authorities have promised to send Amir Beigloo to the hospital, but they have not done it yet. Mr. Amir Beigloo's father is also in a coma due to an illness, but officials did not provide a temporary release for Mr. Amir Beigloo to visit her father </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31072'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%aa%d8%b6%db%8c-%d8%a7%d9%85%db%8c%d8%b1%d8%a8%db%8c%da%af%d9%84%d9%88%d8%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%aa-%d8%b4%d8%af%da%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a2%d8%a8%d8%a7/'> According to IPA, His father, who had recently been transferred to the ICU, passed away. However, he was not allowed to leave </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30730'> He is being held in Fashafoyeh Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31505'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%88_Uw9DPGV.pdf'> Hrana published a letter by Morteza Amir Beigloo. The letter points to its "physical and psychological torture", including "artificial execution" by the intelligence. His "torturing way" can be found at the bottom of the page in the detention note, and the PDF file also listed in the "Evidence" section </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>