Hirad Pirbodaghi

Hirad Pirbdaghi is a worker’s rights activist. He was arrested and sentenced to prison for joining the labor movement. He was arrested in 2021 for participating in the "No to solitary confinement" campaign.

<coverage-outsourcing id='26339'> Roham Yeganeh, Hirad Pirbdaghi, Farid Lotfabadi, and three others were arrested. These people had appeared in front of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran at the same time as the hearing of the Haft Tappeh case to declare their support for the families of the detainees. Security forces detained a number of people present. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26340'> The three labor activists were transferred to Branch 7 of the Investigation department after their arrest and informed of the charges; The case of Hirad Pirbdaghi was investigated by Branch 7 of the investigation department. The charges against these individuals were described as "disturbing public order." After being informed of the charge, they were transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison following a temporary detention order. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26341'> "The families of these people went to Evin Prison today to follow up on the situation and visit their detained family members, but the prison authorities did not give them any information about their condition," Hrana wrote, citing an informed source. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26342'> According to the Campaign to Defend Political and Civil Prisoners, Roham Yeganeh, Farid Lotfabadi, and Hirad Pirbdaghi were released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26778'> He went to the Evin court to receive his personal belongings and was arrested. He was detained due to an increase in his bail rate. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26796'> He was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29334'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23921/'> Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran issued the verdict of three labor activists headed by Judge Afshari. According to this sentence, Roham Yeganeh and Farid Lotfabadi were sentenced to six months in prison and 74 lashes (suspended), and Hirad Pirbdaghi to six months in jail for "disturbing public order"; According to published reports, Mr. Pirbdaghi was charged with "conspiracy to act against national security," which the judge may have issued with a mitigating sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35894'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30083/'> After attending the security police station, he was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve his sentence. The Tehran Revolutionary Court had previously sentenced him to six months in prison on charges of "Assembly and collusion against national security." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35986'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30248/'> He was granted full parole till the end of his prison sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37500'> Hirad Pirbadaghi was charged with assault, and Asal Mohammadi was detained without a court order. In recent days, several former political prisoners and political activists have filed complaints about solitary confinement to torture detainees. Ms. Mohammadi and Mr. Pirbdaghi were among those who demanded justice. The reason for their detention seems to be related to this issue. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37502'> Hirad Pirbdaghi informed his family by telephone that he was being held in solitary confinement in Ward 209 of Evin Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37504'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32502/'> Hrana wrote that Hirad Pirbdaghi is still being held in solitary confinement. According to the report, the officers gave him only one set of clothes, and he had to wear washed and wet clothes in the cold season. Ms. Mohammadi was being held in solitary confinement with another prisoner. Her cellmate was released, and Ms. Ohammadi is currently in solitary confinement. Asal Mohammadi suffered from toothache and headache but was not provided with medical services. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37768'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/setarehjalali2020/'> Hirad Pirbdaghi's mother staged a sit-in in front of Evin Prison to demand her son's release. She wrote on her Instagram page that she would sit in front of the Evin courthouse with a blanket, books, and medicine to get an answer. A few days later, she held her son's birthday party alone in front of Evin Prison. Hirad Pirbdaghi is deprived of the right to visit his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37837'> Informed sources told Iran Prison Atlas that interrogators had pressured him to write a letter of repentance and commitment not to continue with his activism. The security services have used this method of harassing political prisoners since the beginning of the revolution, and its primary purpose is to break and humiliate political prisoners. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37836'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/indypersian/status/1470403495195025419'> His mother, Setareh Jalali, released a video announcing that her son had been imprisoned with a prisoner accused of being a member of ISIS and had been threatened with death. She went on to say that her follow-up on her son's condition had been fruitless. Informed sources told Iran Prison Atlas that Haji Moradi, the case investigator, has repeatedly prevented Hirad Pirbdaghi's mother ntry into the prosecutor's office. Haji Moradi does not provide the family with an exact answer about the accused's situation. It is unclear whether his recent claim to send the case to the Revolutionary Court is true or whether it was made to harass and put pressure on his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37959'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/6WUSCfrCmMAClci/status/1472214438950408192?s=20'> Iman Soleimani, a lawyer, announced on Twitter that the head of Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court (Iman Afshari) had acted inappropriately and illegally and prevented him from representing Hirad Pirbdaghi. Judge Afshari said he would only allow one lawyer to study the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38007'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/akvanian/status/1476205609439854599?s=20'> The trial of Hirad Pirbdaghi was held in Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. He was charged with conspiracy to defraud national security and propaganda activities against the regime. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38006'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/akvanian/status/1477312557941723138?s=20'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38280'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cauace_KDWn/?utm_medium=copy_link'> Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, sentenced Hirad Pirbadaghi to eight months and four years in prison, respectively, on charges of propaganda against the system and society and collusion against national security. He was also sentenced to two years of deprivation of membership in political and social groups and categories and a two-year ban from leaving the country. “Appearing in front of an electronic judicial services office and filing a complaint against the detention of defendants in solitary confinement" is one of the examples of his charges. If this sentence is upheld, it will be enforceable in the appeal stage of four years in prison. According to the indictment, Hirad Pirbadaghi's writings protesting children, the poor, and the lower classes are part of his charges. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40940'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgpHTTvKaBx/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=35e92df5-ec80-4bed-aeee-ff68ecdbe0ab'> Hirad Pirbodaghi was arrested and taken to Evin Prison. Journalist Farzad Seifikaran posted a video on Instagram which shows the agents broke down the door of Hirad Pirbodaghi’s apartment and destroyed the door frame. Seifikaran added that Mr. Pirbodaghi was arrested while his case is referred to the appeal court and the final verdict has not been issued yet. Farzad Seifikaran also reported that the agents arrested Hirad Pirbodaghi without a warrant. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>