Azizollah Samandari

Azizollah Samandari

His father was executed in 1992 for his belief in the Baha'i Faith

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='1851'> He was arrested by security forces in Tehran </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='1852'> He was released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='1854'> It was reported that he was tried in Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court presided by Judge Moghiseh and sentenced to five years in prison on charges of "Membership in the wayward Bahaí sect¨, ¨Attempt to create and operate a computer program¨ and ¨Technical support for the illegal Baha´i university¨. This sentence was upheld in Appeals Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='1853'> Security forces posed as judicial postmen and attacked him in his home, transferring him to Evin Prison to serve his five year sentence. Security forces attempted to photograph and film him during his arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='1850'> He was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajaee Shahr Prison. He spent one night in quarantine in Rajaee Shahr Prison and was admitted to Ward 12 the following day. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='14609'> Azizollah Samandari has been released at the end of his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>