Ahmad Asgari

He is a journalist, poet, and a student of International Relations in the Political Science Faculty of Tehran's Azad University.

<coverage-outsourcing id='8254'> According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran the defendant was tried in Branch 28 of Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Moghiseh and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. This sentence was suspended in Branch 54 of Appeals Court. According to this report his charge was "participation in protests following the 2009 elections" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='256'> He was arrested while photographing polling stations. He was temporarily released after a few hours while his camera and cellphone were confiscated </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9130'> He was inquiring about the conditions of a prisoner by the name of Mohsen Rahmani when he was arrested by security forces. According to an informed source for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, he was arrested forcefully and beaten, losing a few teeth in the process </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23'> He was released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8255'> According to a report by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the defendant was tried in Branch 28 of Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Moghiseh and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment on charges of "propagating against the system and attempts against national security". Publishing news of political prisoner, anti-government activity under the guise of charity and social work, visiting with the families of political prisoners such as Siamak Ghaderi, Abdolfattah Soltani, and Nasrin Sotoudeh, and participation in the Ashoura protests in 2009 were all included in the charges against the defendant. The court's sentence was upheld in Branch 36 of Appeals Court presided by Judge Zargar </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24'> He was transferred to Evin Prison to serve his five year sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25'> It was reported that he suffers from Epilepsy and neurological disorders and despite his attorney's request for the issuance of a ruling that indicates that the defendant is not fit to serve his punishment, judicial authorities gave no response to this request Evin Prison authorities refused to allow the entry of the medications he regularly uses into the prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8256'> He was among the inmates who became eligible for clemency on Eid al-Fitr in 2015 and his sentence was reduced by half </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7967'> The Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoner in Iran reported that despite his having epilepsy and proneness to seizures, he is not being allowed medical leave </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8253'> An informed source reported to the International Campaign for Human Rights that despite the defendant's dealing with severe epilepsy, judicial authorities have not agreed to allow him medical leave or shorten his sentence due to his inability to serve. The Campaign reports that his request for conditional release was rejected and that the new request's response has not been issued, six months after the request was filed </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9094'> Saham News reported that he continues to deal with epilepsy and continuous seizures </coverage-outsourcing>