Ali Nejati

He has been a member of the board of directors of the workers' union of Haft Tappeh sugar cane company. Mr. Nejati was arrested during the mass arrest of the book-readers group of Mother bookstore in Andimeshk. he was arrested several times in connection with labor protests in Khuzestan province.

<coverage-outsourcing id='20532'> He and a group of labor activists revived the workers' union of Haft Tappeh sugar cane company. In the months and years later, the syndicate organized labor activities and defended their rights </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20531'> was arrested. In the weeks after the arrest, there was no information available on him and was not able to contact the family and access to a lawyer. He had been once summoned to the Intelligence Bureau and twice to the Revolutionary Court in the last two weeks, according to Deutsche Welle </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20530'> He was arrested for one-year imprisonment and transferred to Dezful prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20534'> His wife, Shahnaz Sagvand, was released. Ms. Sagand was summoned to the court several times after the arrest, and faced a long trial. She ultimately was acquitted of charges such as "propaganda against the state" and "disturbing public opinion" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20533'> According to the Center for Human Rights In Iran, he has also been arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1673'> In a few consecutive days, in late September of 2016, Ali Nejati, Ezzatollah Jafari, Abdolreza Shakeri Roshan, Shapour Rashno, Ashraf Rahimkhani, Ali Mohammad Jahangiri, Pejman Mirzavand, Amir Rahimkhani and a number of other citizens were arrested following the complaint of Abolfazl headquarters of Ahwas IRGC. Most of them were released on the following days. According to the reports, the shock caused by the presence of security guards at midnight at Shapour Rashno and Zainab Keshvari’s home led to the abortion of her three-month baby. After Mrs. Keshvari’s complaint because of the behavior of the IRGC forces and their failure to dissuade her from pursuing the case, the judiciary finally convicted her of "propaganda against the regime," and Judge Mousavi sentenced her to three months in Dezful's court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20518'> According to Radio Zamaneh, the Syndicate of Workers of Haft Tappeh sugar Company released a statement demanding the release of Ali Nejati </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5324'> According to Radio Farda Ali Nejati, released in late October, 2014 on a 100 million tomans (approximately 25 thousand USD) bail. According to this report, allegations of "propaganda against the regime" and "connection with the regime's opponents" have been conveyed to him </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20519'> A court in Dezful, headed by Judge Mousavi, tried the defendants of the book-reading case. In this court, Shapour Rashno was sentenced to one year imprisonment in Shiraz Prison, Ezatollah Jafari, one year imprisonment in Kerman Prison, Ali Mohammad Jahangiri, four years imprisonment in Yazd, Ashraf Rahimkhani to one year imprisonment convertible to fine and Zeinab Keshvari to three months imprisonment convertible to fine. According to a report released by the Center for Human Rights in Iran, charges have been made against these people, such as "propaganda against the regime", and its examples have been attending book-reading sessions, propagating feminism, and the study of labor movements. HRANA has been informed that Ali Nejati has been sentenced to six months in prison. Probably Abdolreza Shakeri Roshan has been tried in the same court and sentenced to one year in prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20522'> About 350 labor activists, students and teachers signed a letter condemning the security and judiciary prosecution of the labor activists including him </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20523'> According to HRANA, Shapour Rashno, Ashraf Rahimkhani, Ali Nejati and Abdolreza Shakeri Roshan were sentenced to four months in prison and Ali Mohammad Jahangiri to one year in psrion on the charge of "propaganda against the regime" in Khuzestan Appeals court. In the sentence of Ali Mohammad Jahangiri, the deportation was to Yazd Prison, and Shapour Rashinov's sentence was exile to Shiraz Prison. Ashraf Rahimkhani's verdict can be converted into a fine </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24776'> He was arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24774'> He was transferred to Shush prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24290'> The IRIB broadcast “Foiled Designs,” a film based on the “confessions” of Asal Mohammadi, Esmayil Bakhshi, Maziar Seyednejad, Ali Nejati and Sepide Qolyan. The film led to broad reaction from social media users and was used as a document that proved political prisoners were tortured </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25441'> Farzane Zilayi published a text to declare that Judge Moghise illegally refuses to accept her legal representation of Esmayil Bakhshi and Ali Nejati. In part of the text we read: They are doing all that they can; Not paying wages, heavy beating up, closing the case of torture without even one reference to the forensics or listeing to the testimonies of witnesses and without attention to the testimonies of the doctors who treated the injured or the radiological pictures of borken ribs and injured ear lobes </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27936'> He was sentenced to five years in prison by the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30898'> According to IPA, some prisoners were pardoned by the head of the judiciary on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. A few numbers of political prisoners have been released under the directive or will not return to prison to serve their sentences </coverage-outsourcing>