Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb

Esmail (Zartosht) Ahmadi Ragheb has been arrested several times for his activities in various fields, such as cyberspace activities and attending meetings in support of political and ideological prisoners. He also signed the Statement of 14 people demanding the Leader's Resignation.

The Statement of 14 was published in 2019 by 14 civil and political activists inside Iran. The signatories of this statement demanded the implementation of reforms in the country's constitution, the resignation of Ali Khamenei, and the transition from the Islamic Republic. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='9441'> Was summoned by Security Police </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10107'> Was summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9442'> Was arrested along with others in demonstrations in front of the Dana Plastic building and was taken to section 8 of Evin prison. The security forces are reported to have been especially abusive and violent during this arrest </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4594'> The defendant was released from Evin Prison to a custodian in lieu of bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10106'> The court session that was to take place tomorrow has been postponed by his own request </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5311'> It was reported that he was tried in branch one of the Revolutionary Court in Shahriar. The trial was headed by Judge Pourghafari </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9443'> According to reports by The Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners, he was sentenced, by Judge Pourghafari, to six months suspended prison term for writing critical comments against the Islamic Republic on his Facebook page. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9439'> HRANA reports that Esmail Ahmadi Raqeb, Maryam Davoodi, Hamed Goodarzi, Sakkineh Akharavey, Ali Ebrahimpour, Zahra Lashkari, Davoud Nemati, Marjan Mirhabibi, Zahra Sadat Yahyavi, Maryam Davoudi Omid, Raha Davoudian, Farideh Markhani, Fereshteh Karimian, and Donya Namazian, were each condemned to three months incarceration and ten lashes of the whip (suspended), for the crime of “disturbing the public order by participating in illegal demonstrations,” by branch 1044 of the criminal court 2 of Tehran, headed by judge Habibollah Hashemi </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10105'> HRANA reported that he was arrested at his home without a court warrant for his arrest </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10277'> HRANA reported that he has only had one telephone contact since his arrest where he reported his transfer to section 209 of Evin prison. He went on hunger strike in that section </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10509'> Was transferred to court. He was accused of “propagating against the Islamic Republic.” After release from prison he has been called to the court to answer queries regarding this accusation </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10901'> The Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners reported that a 1000 million Rial bail has been set for him. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11517'> Was transferred to hall 1 of section 4 of Evin prison. After the transfer he stopped his hunger-strike. But once his time there came to an end he went on hunger strike again. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11664'> According to HRANA he lost consciousness on the twentieth day of his hunger strike and was taken to the infirmary of Evin prison. A 100 million Toman property title has been rendered as bail but there are yet any steps to be taken towards his release </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='11756'> Was released from prison by posting bail </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='13514'> As reported by HRANA he was summoned by the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='15548'> At the Revolutionary Court in Shahriar, he was put on trial, once more, for the accusation of ‘propagating against the Islamic Republic’. This took place without the presence of a lawyer for the accused. According to Mr. Ahmadi’s claims, reported by Radio Farhang, two days later, a verdict of nine months prison was declared to him orally. (viva voce) </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='15547'> Meeting to review the six month prison sentence for ‘propagating against the Islamic Republic” (of branch one of the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar) was convened in the Appeals Court of Tehran. According to Mr. Ahmadi’s update on his personal Facebook page, there were three judges present at this hearing. He was represented by Mr. Mohammad Moghimi. Mr. Ahmadi praised the “ noble behavior and judicial balance” of the judges and expressed his hope to find, in the Intelligence Ministry’s judicial system, similar “courageous and enlightened persons of high character.” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='15840'> He wrote on his Facebook page, that branch 54 of the Court of Appeals issued a reduced sentence of six months incarceration and a 2 Million Rial fine </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23712'> He was fired from his job due to his peaceful activities and because of this, he had a sit-in across from Shahriar's governor's office. He was arrested and released a few hours later. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26485'> A strongly-worded statement was published by 14 political activists inside the country calling for the resignation of Ali Khamenei and fundamental changes to the constitution. It led to similar 14-person statements inside and outside the country </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26487'> Fars News Agency, which is close to the IRGC, reported the following: “Today, a number of anti-regime elements who were seeking a plan to create disorder and disrupt security were arrested in a meeting in Mashhad. The arrestees have relations to the counter revolutionary groups abroad. They have relations with groups that seek the overthrow the regime and designs to organize clashes in the city.” A few days later, Hassan Jafari, the deputy provincial governor of Khorasan Razavi province who is in charge of the political department, repeated the same claims and said the political activists had not been arrested because of their letter to Ali Khamenei but because of their attempts to “overthrow” the regime and “contact people abroad.” The provincial offices of the Intelligence Ministry also published a statement that said that the arrestees were seeking “new conspiracies and chaos” and that “they had a mission as the parliamentary elections approached; they were to plan contacts with critical candidates, make them more bold in their positions and thus use open political space to create chaos and further domestic clashes. With creating new disunity, they were to further the goals of the enemies of the Iranian nation” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26486'> A number of political and civil activists who had gathered in front of appellate court for Kamal Jafari Yazdi were arrested. They were first sent to Vakilabad Prison and three days later to Mashhad’s Intelligence Ministry detention house. Based on some reports, all the arrested men staged a hunger strike. A number of the arrestees were signatories to the 14-person statement </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26376'> He was arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27102'> Was sent to the general population </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27374'> Started a hunger strike demanding unconditional release of those arrested in connection with the Statement of the Fourteen and also treatment for sick prisoners. After two days, he ended the hunger strike after he was given promises by the authorities </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27703'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/zartosht-ahmadi-ragheb/'> A voice file containing his statements was published by IPA. Voice of Mr Ahmadi Ragheb shows that he is not in a good physical condition. Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb declared that he’s been in a hunger strike since 19 days ago and explained the reason as such: “I am protesting against the violent behavior of the security apparatus against myself and other human rights activists.” Commenting on the behavior of forces with him at the point of arrest and his previous hunger strike, he said: “At the time of arrest, the armed forces attacked my house. Forty one days later, I was transferred from Section 209 to the general population of Evin prison and I ended my hunger strike (after promises by the authorities)” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27852'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/zartosht-ahmadi-ragheb/'> According to IPA, after a long hunger strike, Mr Ahmadi was sent to the prison clinic. A day later was sent to Evin Prison’s quarantine section </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='28351'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/41179.htm'> He was released on bail </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31177'> After arriving at Shahriar's Sentence Enforcement unit, he was arrested "to enforce the sentence". Some media have attributed his arrest to the enforcement of his 9-month sentence (related to the 2016 case). </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31289'> According to Atlas, he is being held in Fashafouyeh prison. He has been on hunger strike since his arrest </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32199'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26175/'> According to HRANA, on the 61st day of his hunger strike, Zaratosht Ahmadi Ragheb was transferred to the prison hospital due to intestinal bleeding, and as a result of his long hunger strike, he suffered severe weight loss and many physical problems. A source close to Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb has told HRANA that the prison authorities have not paid attention to his demands despite the physical problems of this prisoner. HRANA previously reported that he had lost 12 kilograms of weight, had stomach bleeding, decreased blood pressure, loss of concentration, sleep disorders, and low vision. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32457'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26431/'> He went on leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40602'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35389/'> The trial session of Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb was held in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran under the chairmanship of Mohammad Moghiseh. Announcing this news, HRANA emphasized that during the court session, Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb was accused of propaganda against the system due to the signing of the letter demanding Ali Khamenei's resignation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32931'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26885/'> He was arrested by the agents. He may have been arrested to continue the enforcement of his sentence. He was on leave at the beginning of last month </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32999'> According to IPA, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb was transferred to Fashafouyeh Prison after his arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34009'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28178/'> He was released after serving his sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39641'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/zartosht-sanad.jpg'> Based on the indictment issued in absentia by the second branch of the Revolution Court of Shahryar, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb was sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of propaganda against the system based on Article 500 of the Islamic Penal Code, including the days of previous detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38808'> <reference source='https://t.me/ettehad/98189'> He was arrested. At the time of his arrest, the officers searched his house and confiscated some of his personal belongings and took them with them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38809'> <reference source='https://t.me/CFPPI3/3710'> In a message from Evin prison, he announced that he has been on a hunger strike since his arrest. He stated that the reason for his arrest was "signing the statement of 14 political activists requesting the resignation of Ali Khamenei as the leader". This is while a verdict has not been issued for Mr. Ragheb Ahmadi regarding this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38811'> <reference source='https://t.me/kampainhr/10944'> On the 18th day of his hunger strike, he was transferred to the infirmary due to the drop in blood pressure. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39643'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33938/'> He was transferred to a solitary cell in Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38810'> He was transferred to the Greater Tehran Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38812'> <reference source='https://t.me/kampainhr/11083'> He was transferred to Rajaee Shahr Prison. He is still on hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38813'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranCfppi/status/1511219621122256896?s=20&t=q9S_5ruyVvxkyyms4x6wPQ'> Mehdi Maskinnawaz, a prisoner in Rajaeeshahr prison, announced in an audio message that along with Arsham Rezaei and Reza Mohammad Hosseini, they are on a hunger strike "in protest against the detention of Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb in solitary confinement." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38806'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/pouyajegarvnd/status/1511796341722300420?s=20&t=q9S_5ruyVvxkyyms4x6wPQ'> Arsham Rezaei, Mehdi Meskinnavaz and Reza Mohammad Hosseini ended their hunger strike with the favorable promise of the prison officials to transfer Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb to the general ward. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39642'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntlbrk/status/1528838244640534528?s=20&t=MTm4_5cR6SBLiRNezqZ6aw'> The sentence that was issued to Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb in February was communicated to his family today after more than three months had passed. Due to the absentia nature of the judgment, he has only 20 days from the time of its issuance to request an appeal. Therefore, he has been deprived of the right to protest against the issued sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39911'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/NoToExecution_/status/1532100382838636547?s=20&t=am4SehW5olW0aBGXIkUVTA'> On the 36th day of the hunger strike, he sent a message from Rajaee Shahr prison in Karaj demanding the cancellation of the executions and the release of all political prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39910'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/pouyajegarvnd/status/1532715295843942400?s=20&t=am4SehW5olW0aBGXIkUVTA'> On the 38th day of the hunger strike, he changed the dry hunger strike to a wet hunger strike (drinking liquids) on the advice of the doctors. He has to undergo surgery in a few days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='39909'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/pouyajegarvnd/status/1534602328984195076?s=20&t=am4SehW5olW0aBGXIkUVTA'> He underwent surgery in Karaj Madani hospital. However, the agents did not allow his family to visit him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40604'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-35389/'> HRANA reported that despite not completing the treatment process, he was recently transferred from the hospital to Rajaee Shahr prison in Karaj. This report emphasized that he has been on hunger strike again since 3 days ago. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41275'> <reference source='https://t.me/hranews/70565'> According to HRANA, Arsham Rezaei, Reza Mohammad Hosseini, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, and Ali Mousanejad Farkoush wrote an open letter from Rajaeeshahr prison, condemning the continued detention of Nahid Shirpisheh and demanding her unconditional release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41277'> <reference source='https://t.me/Tavaana_TavaanaTech/55418'> Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb went on a hunger strike to protest the continued detention of Nahid Shirpisheh, the mother of one of the victims of the nationwide protests of 2019 and a political prisoner imprisoned in Karaj's Kechooei prison. In an audio file from Rajaee Shahr prison that was published on the Tavaana website, he says that he will start a hunger strike on Saturday, August 12, 2022, to protest the continued detention of Nahid Shirpisheh and will continue this strike until Ms. Shirpisheh is released. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41276'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36455/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> Arsham Rezaei, Ali Mousanejad Farkoush and Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb were transferred to the solitary cells of Rajaee Shahr prison. HRANA, quoting an informed source, wrote that the transfer of these three prisoners to solitary confinement was done on the order of Nadmi, the head of information protection at Rajaee Shahr prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41369'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36570/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Arsham Rezaei, Ali Mousanejad Farkoush and Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb were transferred from solitary confinement to the general ward of Rajaee Shahr prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41929'> <reference source='https://cutt.ly/SC1KN2n'> According to IranWire, Arsham Rezaei, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, Ali Mousanejad Farkoush, and Reza Mohammad Hosseini were banned from making phone calls to their families for two months, banned from cabin visits for three weeks, and banned from in-person family visits for three months by the order of the Disciplinary Council of Gohardasht Prison (Rajaee Shahr) in Karaj. It seems that this punishment was issued due to the publication of an open letter by these four political prisoners in support of Nahid Shirpisheh, another political prisoner imprisoned in Kachooei Karaj prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48421'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39578/'> He went on a hunger strike. HRANA wrote that Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb went on strike in protest against the seizure of his bank accounts and personal car, which were in the possession of his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47348'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39747/'> He was released from prison. 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 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 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='50873'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/apomv'> According to HRANA, he was arrested and taken to Evin prison in late March during protest gatherings regarding the poisoning of students. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50870'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/zartosht-ahmadi-ragheb-hunger-strike-evin-prison/7072718.html'> In a message, he announced the beginning of his hunger strike. In this audio message that was published on the Yashar Tabrizi Telegram channel, Ahmadi Ragheb announced his support and sympathy for the family of Sedigheh Tourani, the mother of Farhad Mojdam, who was killed in November 2019, and also "announced his support for the hardworking workers", saying that in protest of forcing him to wear prison clothes during the transfer to the Revolutionary Court and in protest of the "illegal" arrest and sentence, he has started a protest hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51944'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/apomv'> According to HRANA, Mr., Ahmadi Ragheb was sentenced in absentia by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion to commit a crime against internal and external security, and to eight months in prison for the charge of propaganda against the system. As an additional punishment, he has been banned from membership in political and social groups, banned from the use of smartphones, and banned from leaving the country for two years. With the application of Article 134 of the Criminal Code, five years of imprisonment with additional punishments can be implemented. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51945'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/hfril'> By sending a voice message from Evin prison, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, announcing the details of his conviction in absentia, said that he had been summoned to the court three times before, but he refused to appear in the court because he would not wear prison clothes and handcuffs. In this audio file published by IranWire, Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb says that this sentence was issued against him with the complaint of Ghenaatkar, the deputy prosecutor of Tehran and security institutions such as the deputy of the IRGC's Tharallah Headquarters. In this audio message, Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb has introduced Ghenaatkar as one of the clear violators of human rights in Iran. In this message, he says that he told the judge who issued the verdict that he has a national and patriotic duty to be the voice of Iran's political prisoners. Ahmadi Ragheb says that the government of the mullahs and military leaders gathered around the leader should be dismissed and free elections should be held and a new constitution should be written. In this audio message, he emphasized his previous positions and said that the Mullahs should return to their nests and the criminals should be tried. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52300'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41709/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA wrote, quoting an informed source, that Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb was transferred to one of the solitary cells of this prison by the order of the head of Evin prison. Political prisoner Mehdi Meskinnavaz, in an audio message from Evin prison published on IranWire, stated that the reason for Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb's transfer was that he knocked the photo of Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, on the ground. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52301'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41739/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, according to a source, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb went on a hunger strike to protest his transfer to solitary confinement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60152'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/3wp74tzd'> In a message from Ward 6 of Evin Prison, which was provided to the Voice of America, he said that "the process of censorship against political, civil, and human rights activists" is still "going on so that no voice from there can be heard by the people." Ahmadi Ragheb stated that the phones of his companion, Mehdi Meskinnavaz, Mohammad Nourizad, and Yavar Fethollahi are still disconnected, saying that we are determined to "get our voices to reach the ears of our compatriots inside and outside the country." And the efforts of "security institutions and prison guards to limit us are useless" because "we still use our methods." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60153'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/3wp74tzd'> According to the American press report, while 25 days have passed since the new round of his hunger strike in Evin prison, he has been deprived of the right to contact his relatives and family visits for the past three months by order of the prison authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53872'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43333/'> According to HRANA, Loghman Aminpour, Saeed Masouri, Afshin Baymani, Sepehr Emam Jome, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, Mohammad Shafi, Saman Saidi (Yasin) and Hamzeh Savari were transferred from Evin prison to Qezel Hesar prison in Karaj. Also, HRANA quoted a source and wrote that they have started a hunger strike to protest against the relocation of the prisoners and are currently in solitary confinement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53873'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/17574'> The Coordinating Council of Teachers' Union Organizations of Iran published a report on the latest situation of political prisoners exiled to Ghezal Hesar Prison and announced details about the unexpected transfer: > The transfer of these prisoners from Evin prison was done without prior notice and by deception and under various pretexts. This process of exile was done by resorting to handcuffs and shackles, as well as using violence, threats, and insults. This transfer was done while the names of these prisoners were not recorded in the books of Ghezal Hesar prison. According to the head of this prison, there is no way to accept these people." > According to this report, all the exiles are kept in the Safe Ward of Ghezal Hesar prison, which is reserved for the punishment of prisoners, and due to the lack of minimum security in this ward, the exiled have to be on guard 24/7 to prevent the cell door from being closed and blocked. > Based on the information published in the report of the Coordination Council, The Safe Ward lacks any cooking facilities and stores for shopping. As a sign of protest, the exiled prisoners refused to accept prison food from the first day of transfer, and due to the impossibility of cooking, during the past few days, the food of these prisoners has been limited to tea and biscuits. Also, this section lacks basic facilities such as drinking water and hot water for bathing. While announcing these matters, the Coordination Council added: > The exiled prisoners did not have any access to fresh air and were kept in a closed environment without ventilation for 24 hours. Apart from these cases, exiled prisoners are deprived of telephone as usual, and they are also denied the minimum facilities for treatment and health. The Coordination Council also wrote that the head of the Prisons Organization, Hayat al-Gheeb, was present at the prison of the exiled prisoners yesterday and emphasized that the transfer was done by his order. In the morning of Sunday, September 3rd, 2023, Loghman Aminpour, Saeed Masouri, Afshin Baimani, Sepehr Emam Jomeh, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, Mohammad Shafei, Saman Seydi (Yasin), Hamzeh Savari, Ahmadreza Haeri, Reza Salmanzadeh, Masoudreza Ebrahiminejad, Jafar Ebrahimi and Kamyar Fakour, 13 Political prisoners imprisoned in Evin and Gohardasht prisons (Rajaei Shahr) were deported to Ghezel Hesar prison by resorting to violence and without providing any explanation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53871'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43479/'> Harana wrote that despite his poor physical condition and severe weight loss, Ahmadi Ragheb has been deprived of proper medical treatment. According to this source, Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb has been on strike for more than 30 days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53874'> <reference source='https://x.com/pouyajegarvnd/status/1704116819651420556?s=20'> Pooya Jegarvand, a civil activist, reported on his X account a brief call by Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb and wrote that Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb said in this call that during this time he was taken to three prisons and three new cases were opened against him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='59496'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/political-prisoners-ahmadi-ragheb-salmanzadeh-tabrizi/7287347.html'> The Voice of America reported that Zarosht Ahmadi Ragheb has gone on hunger strike again in protest of the "inhumane and anti-human rights conditions" in the "full security" ward of Qezel Hesar prison. A source told Voice of America that Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, who was taken from Evin to Qezel Hesar along with a number of other prisoners, told his relatives in a call after days of no news that he was "in very bad conditions in a cell where even a chicken cannot be kept and will continue his hunger strike in protest of this situation until his demands are met." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60154'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44065/'> According to HRANA, on the orders of Ashkan Kamali and Faraj Nejad, the warden and deputy warden of Qezel Hesar prison, he was beaten and insulted and taken to one of the solitary cells of this prison. According to this report, this action took place due to the protest of Ahmadi Ragheb to the dire conditions of his and his associates. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60155'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44190/'> According to HRANA, it has been more than a week since Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb has been denied phone calls with his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60156'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/2fwzw4x6'> According to Voice of America, about two weeks have passed since his last contact with his family, and at that time he was also on hunger strike and was not in good physical condition. According to this report, any contact of Ahmadi Ragheb with outside the prison was cut off since September 27, 2023, after the announcement of a hunger strike in protest against the "inhumane conditions and against human rights" in Qezel Hesar prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60157'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/ydvmvssr'> According to Voice of America, after he was transferred to the general ward of the prison last week, he has not had contact with his family and relatives in the past seven days. According to this report, although his physical condition is not suitable for prison, the judicial authorities prevent him from being sent on medical leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60158'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/ywkx87nh'> The Voice of America reported that Ahmadi Ragheb was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. In this report, without referring to his accusations, it is stated that when he went to the prison warden's office to give his family power of attorney, he found out about the verdict against him. According to this report, he was informed that he has a prison sentence until November 2026. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60167'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/45avru7b'> According to IranWire, he started a hunger strike. According to this report, the reason for his hunger strike is to protest against executions and to protest against framing and harassment by Qezel Hesar prison officials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60159'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/3jdr9vsp'> According to Voice of America, in a new case, he was accused of propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the example of this charge was an audio file that he released from prison. According to this report, the mentioned case was opened in Branch 7 of Karaj Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office headed by Vahid Chegini and his last defense was taken. In the continuation of this report, it is stated that Ahmadi Ragheb has been on hunger strike since Sunday in protest against "repeated framing". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60160'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/295u9dyf'> In an audio file published by the Voice of America, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb says that based on the notification he received, a hearing will be held on his charge of propaganda against the state in January 2024. He says that the investigation session of this case was held earlier. In this audio message, Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb mentions that there is another case in the Shahryar court with the same charge and he is not aware of its fate. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55049'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/attack-ir-forces-political-prisoners-protest-execution-qezelhesar/7460495.html'> The protest of the political prisoners of Ghazel-Hesar Prison regarding the threat of execution of four Kurdish political prisoners imprisoned in Evin Prison (Mohsen Mazloum, Vafa Azarbar, Pezhman Fatehi and Mohammad Faramarzi) was met with the attack of the intelligence officers inside the prison and "beating and breaking the prisoners' belongings". The Farsi section of the Voice of America quoted Payam Salmanzadeh, the son of Reza Salmanzadeh, one of the political prisoners in Unit 4 of Qezal-Hesar Prison, wrote: > Political prisoners of Unit 4 of Qezel-Hesar Prison went on strike and shouted slogans in Evin Prison due to the death sentence of four Kurdish political prisoners. and following this incident, "prison information security officers and the Ministry of Intelligence officers raided the prison." Payam Salmanzadeh also said, "Until the last contact we had with the inside of Unit 4, the officers were standing in the yard with guns, and we have no news from that point on, and they also disconnected the phones." Reza Mohammad Hosseini also confirmed in a call from the prison, the audio file of which was made available to Voice of America, that in addition to "obscenities and threats" the prison authorities "filmed the prisoners and Unit 4 and took some of the prisoners' personal belongings. According to Mohammad Hosseini, the security forces, including the head of the prison, the head of information protection, and people such as Qasem Sahrai, Milady, and Molavi were also present in this attack. According to HRANA, five political prisoners were injured after the attack by security agents. HRANA confirmed the identity of two of these five injured political prisoners. According to this report, Afshin Baymani, a political prisoner who was recently transferred from Isfahan's Asadabad Prison to Qezel Hesar, was sent to the hospital outside the prison due to a blow to the chest, with reduced consciousness. Saman Yasin, another political prisoner who was injured, has been deprived of proper medical treatment despite the wound in the chest area. At the same time, Mohammad Farahani, the editor-in-chief of Mizan, the official news agency of the Judiciary, in his personal account on X channel, while denying the beating of political prisoners and the attack on Unit 4, claimed: > Several mobile phones, SIM cards and memory cards have been discovered from the convicts. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60161'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/47bbzmrk'> Due to complications caused by the strike, he was taken to the hospital. According to Voice of America, Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb was transferred to Karaj Madani Hospital following a 60-day hunger strike and severe hernia, but despite his illness and weight loss of more than 20 kilos, he is still not willing to break his strike. According to this report, the reason for his hunger strike was the opening of a new case against him by the authorities of Qezal Hesar prison in Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60168'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/45avru7b'> According to IranWire, he went on a dry hunger strike and refuses to drink water, salt and liquids. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60162'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/7cu63kut'> A source told Voice of America: > For the past 65 days, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb has been drinking water, six sugar cubes, and tea every day, but since yesterday, he has not taken anything, not even medicine." This reliable source emphasized that the prison authorities wanted to transfer Ahmadi Ragheb to the hospital with "handcuffs and shackles", but he has stopped drinking water since Monday and is in a "very worrying" condition." According to this report, Ahmadi Ragheb "has lost about 25 kilos in weight" and is in a "very anxious and often sleepy" condition, and suffers from "kidney problems and a very acute hernia" and "needs surgery." This source emphasized that "since the first day of the hunger strike, no official, not even the officials of the ward, have not even visited this political prisoner and "last week they opened a new case against him." According to this report, except for weight and blood pressure, they do not check any other symptoms in the infirmary, and even "blood sugar measurement is not done at all and because of this, Ahmadi Ragheb has refused to go to the infirmary for four days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60166'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/26zk994j'> Due to the decrease in level of consciousness and severe drop in blood pressure, he had bruises on his palms. According to IranWire, he was not sent to any medical center and the prison authorities did not take any action to save his life. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60169'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48733/'> He was transferred to solitary confinement. According to HRANA, he was transferred by the prison's disciplinary council after he protested the transfer of another political prisoner named "Ahmedreza Haeri" to solitary confinement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60501'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/5fwzchr8'> Voice of America reported that Reza Mohammad Hosseini, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, and Mostafa Ramezani have protested against the violation of the prisoners' rights, including cutting off phone calls, creating censorship and repression, creating fake cases, as well as cutting off water and creating health problems for the general population of prisoners. Several audio files provided to the Voice of America show that the calls of these political prisoners are repeatedly cut off while talking to their relatives. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60896'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/bdf7rtzn'> According to IranWire, he was transferred to solitary confinement due to the release of an audio file from inside the prison and protesting against the lack of water and improper sanitation in the prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='60895'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/bdf7rtzn'> IranWire reported that Reza Mohammad Hosseini and Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb returned to general ward. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='62376'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49497/'> HRANA reported that he was sentenced by Branch One of the Karaj Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mousa Asef al-Hosseini, to one year in prison and two years of exile in the city of Geydar, located in Zanjan Province, on charges of propaganda against the regime. The report states that Mr. Ahmadi Ragheb had recently been transferred to a solitary confinement cell and that his new sentence was issued upon his return to the general ward last week. According to the report, this case was opened during his imprisonment, following a complaint filed against him by officials at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='62835'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50029/'> In a report, HRANA stated that Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb has been denied access to specialized medical care and hospital transfer. According to the report, he suffers from hernia and knee osteoarthritis and requires laparoscopic surgery. The report further notes that due to obstruction by the relevant authorities, he has only been examined a few times by non-specialist doctors, despite being in need of specialized medical attention and hospitalization. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>