Mohammad Moradi Kiyaei

Mohammad Moradi Kiyaei is a citizen living in Sari. He was arrested at the same time as the uprising of women, life, freedom.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='52824'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41847/'> 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='52825'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41847/'> According to HRANA, after leaving the house, he was arrested by the officers of the Sari IRGC and taken to the detention center of this security agency located in Tirkola village. According to this source, Mohammad Moradi was arrested following the publication of content on his social networks. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57375'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44295/'> He was released on bail from Tirkola Prison in Sari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57372'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42729/'> According to HRANA, his trial was held in the first branch of the Sari Revolutionary Court, and he defended himself against the charges of propaganda against the Islamic Republic and inciting people to fight and kill each other with the intention of disrupting the country's security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57373'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42962/'> According to the verdict issued by the first branch of the Sari Revolutionary Court, he was sentenced to one year in prison for the charge of repeated propaganda activity against the Islamic Republic. He was also charged with inciting people to disrupt the security of the country "through publishing untruthful content such as the massacre of people by the Islamic Republic, and content related to revenge and condemning silence, etc." and was sentenced to five years in prison and confiscation of his telecommunication equipment and SIM cards by the government. According to this report, he was also sentenced to additional punishments of two years of ban on leaving the country, a ban on employment in the field of IT, and a ban on being online with his and others' facilities and devices. By applying Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, five years of imprisonment will be applicable. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57374'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44295/'> HRANA reported that in recent days, the 8th branch of Mazandaran Court of Appeals confirmed the verdict of the lower court against Mr. Moradi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>