Behzad Mahmoudi

He was arrested at the same time as the December 2017 nationwide protests

• <coverage-outsourcing id='23192'> Was arrested at the same time as the December 2017 nationwide protests. He faced six days of interrogation and beatings at the Gisha Police detention centre. He was then transferred to ward 2A of Evin prison and was taken to the general ward approximately a month later </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23193'> HRANA reports that he was sentenced at the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Moghiseh, to a one year prison term for the charge of “propagating against the state” and a five year suspended sentence for the charge of “insulting the sacred”. After the submission of Mr. Mahmoudi to the verdict, the one year sentence was reduced to 9 months. According to this report, he grew up as an orphan through the Ministry of Health, and thus defended of himself with no connections or access to legal representation throughout the trial process </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='23251'> According to HRANA, he was subjected to beatings by prison authorities for “smoking past off hours” and was transferred to another ward. The intensity of the beatings has caused injuries to both his arms and wrists </coverage-outsourcing>