Mohammad Hossein Sepehri

Mohammad Hossein Sepehri is a teacher and political activist living in Mashhad. He is one of the signatories of the statement of 14 political and civil activists who demanded the resignation of Ali Khamenei and the transition from the Islamic Republic. He has been arrested and sentenced to prison several times in the past years.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='26269'> A strongly-worded statement was published by 14 political activists inside the country calling for the resignation of Ali Khamenei and fundamental changes to the constitution. It led to similar 14-person statements inside and outside the country </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26279'> A number of political and civil activists who had gathered in front of appellate court for Kamal Jafari Yazdi were arrested. They were first sent to Vakilabad Prison and three days later to Mashhad’s Intelligence Ministry detention house. Based on some reports, all the arrested men staged a hunger strike. A number of the arrestees were signatories to the 14-person statement </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26289'> Fars News Agency, which is close to the IRGC, reported the following: “Today, a number of anti-regime elements who were seeking a plan to create disorder and disrupt security were arrested in a meeting in Mashhad. The arrestees have relations to the counter revolutionary groups abroad. They have relations with groups that seek the overthrow the regime and designs to organize clashes in the city.” A few days later, Hassan Jafari, the deputy provincial governor of Khorasan Razavi province who is in charge of the political department, repeated the same claims and said the political activists had not been arrested because of their letter to Ali Khamenei but because of their attempts to “overthrow” the regime and “contact people abroad.” The provincial offices of the Intelligence Ministry also published a statement that said that the arrestees were seeking “new conspiracies and chaos” and that “they had a mission as the parliamentary elections approached; they were to plan contacts with critical candidates, make them more bold in their positions and thus use open political space to create chaos and further domestic clashes. With creating new disunity, they were to further the goals of the enemies of the Iranian nation” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27022'> <reference source='https://humanrightsiniran.com/1398/54283/'> The human rights website reported that he was being beaten during interrogation, and also his Intestine is injured because of a prolonged hunger strike and needs treatment. Authorities have prevented Mr. Sepehri from being transferred to medical centers and stated: he is deprived of medical facilities because he is under Interrogation </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27626'> Asghar Sepehri, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri's brother, told IranWire about his brother's health condition: My brother had been on a hunger strike for 33 days after his arrest, which caused his intestines to get blocked. Security officials prevent him from getting medical services outside the prison on the pretext of interrogation </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27625'> Was transferred to Vakil abad prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28926'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-23672/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> Eight people connected with the 14-person statement were sentenced to prison, exile, and social deprivations by Branch 4 of Mashhad Revolutionary Court. According to the sentence, Hashem Khastar was sentenced to 16 years in prison, three years in exile in Nikshahr, and a three-year ban on leaving the country, Mohammad Nourizad was sentenced to 15 years in prison, three years in exile in Izeh, and a three-year ban on leaving the country, Abdol Rasul Mortazavi was sentenced to 26 years in prison, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri was sentenced to 6 years in prison, Fatemeh Sepehri was sentenced to 6 years in prison, and Hashem Rajaei, Mohammad Hossein Pour and Morteza Ghasemi were sentenced to one year in prison. Due to the vagueness of the charges against these people, some of the sentences have not been recorded in the statistical section </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29505'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/korona/'> According to IPA, families of political prisoners affiliated with statement 14 wrote a letter to the judiciary and called for the release or granting leave to prisoners </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29555'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1%db%8c%e2%80%8c%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%8c-%d8%b3%d9%be%d9%87%d8%b1%db%8c%d8%8c-%d8%ae%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%b1/'> According to IPA, the ongoing arrest of Mohammad Nourizad, Hashem Khastar, Mohammad Hossein, and Fatemeh Sepehri is illegal. Lawyer Mohammad Hossein Aghasi said: According to Article 222 of Iran's criminal procedure law, Judge can be prosecuted, if the accused's bail is not accepted after the judicial order set on bail. Lawyer Ghasem Sholeh Saadi had insisted that requesting the leadership's resignation is not a crime, in a recent interview with Iran International. He also added: According to law, if the leader loses its qualificatio, must be dismissed. From this point of view, none of the defendants of this case should be found guilty under the laws of the Islamic Republic </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29572'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/?p=4610&preview=true'> According to IPA, Three political activists linked to the statement of 14 people including Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, Abdol Rasoul Mortazavi, and Kamal Jafari Yazdi, were insulted and "beaten" by Mashhad prison guards. After transferring them to the prison guard office, The officers beat Mr. Mortazavi and called him "crippled". Mr. Sepehri and Mr. Kamali have been verbally insulted too. They were transferred to Vakilabad Prison's separate wards, and their personal belongings were seized by officers. Mr. Sepehri was beaten by criminal prisoners in ward 104 of Vakilabad Prison. He cites the reason for such behavior as a plan designed by officers. Mr. Sepehri went on a hunger strike to request for Separation of defendants </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29866'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-24276/'> The Khorasan Razavi Court of Appeals upheld the verdicts of the three signatories of statement 14 and reduced Fatemeh Sepehri's sentence. The court has reduced only one year of exile and ban of leaving country sentences for Mr. Nourizad and Mr. Khastar. Fatemeh Sepehri's sentence was reduced to three years and six months in prison, but Mohammad Hossein Sepehri's conviction was upheld. According to the reports, Hashem Khastar was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for the charge of "managing or developing opposition groups", and Mohammad Nourizad was also sentenced to 7 years and 6 months of imprisonment for the same charge. They have also been sentenced to prison for other charges. According to Article 134, the sentences will apply to Hashem Khastar, Mohammad Nourizad, and Fatemeh Sepehri, and probably Mr. Sepehri's sentence will be five years of imprisonment. One of the charges against them is signing the letter demanding Ali Khamenei's resignation from the leadership. Lawyer Mohammad Hossein Aghasi insisted that this movement is not considered as a crime under the Islamic Republic's law, and an acquittal must be provided for such a case </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='29915'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%88%da%a9%db%8c%d9%84-%d8%a2%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%af/'> According to IPA, Armed riot police have been deployed around the Vakilabad prison. After the riots in various Iranian prisons, security forces have taken steps to handle other possible riots. Some political activists affiliated to Ali Khamenei's dismissal statement lost contact with their families. There were worries about these people condition </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42117'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37116/'> He was charged with insulting the leader by the investigation branch 901 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that Mr. Sepehri suffers from diseases such as high blood pressure, and despite the confirmation of the medical examiner that he cannot tolerate imprisonment which was issued two years ago, and after 37 months of his sentence, he has not been sent on medical leave. This source added that the forensic doctor had announced that if Mr. Sepehari does not receive proper medical care, there is a possibility of a stroke. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53727'> <reference source='https://t.ly/8jCQD'> Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, the brother of Fatemeh Sepehri, in a video message, referring to his sister's illness, asked the UN fact-finding committee to ask the Iranian government about the reason for his sister's imprisonment. Voice of America published this news and wrote that Mohammad Hossein Sepehri has demanded an explanation from the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the accusation of "collaboration with hostile countries" against his sister. Quoting Fatemeh Sepehri, he addressed the UN fact-finding committee that investigates the human rights situation in Iran and said, "Ask the regime of the Islamic Republic for what crime Fatemeh Sepehri is in prison?" </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53700'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Khosrowalikord2/status/1707410092717400386?s=20'> Mohammad Hossein Sepehari, Hossein Sepehri, and Hamidah Mahdavi Moin, daughter of Fatemeh Sepehri, were arrested when they were trying to get medical treatment approved for Fatemeh Sepehri at Ghaem Hospital. Attorney Khosrow Alikordi published this news and wrote that there is no information about the status of these detainees. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53720'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45171/'> After more than 50 days since their arrest, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri and Hossein Sepehri are still in Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad. Asghar Sepehri, the brother of Mohammad Hossein and Hossein Sepehri, told HRANA that his brothers have not made any phone calls to the family since November 9, and the relevant authorities have opposed their request to visit with their sister, Fatemeh Sepehri. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55187'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46602/'> More than four months have passed since the arrest of Mohammad Hossein Sepehari, he is still imprisoned in Vakil Abad prison. Asghar Sepehari, while confirming this news, told HRANA: > Mohammad Hossein Sepehri is still under arrest in Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad, and so far no bail has been set for his temporary release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56802'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AsgharSepehri/status/1768259977922162915'> Asghar Sepehri wrote in his X account that the temporary arrest order of his brother was extended for the sixth time by Ali Soleimani Marshak, the investigator of branch 903 of the Mashhad Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57066'> <reference source='https://x.com/AsgharSepehri/status/1777343156310233581'> His brother Asghar Sepehri announced that the order of termination from his job as a teacher was approved. While announcing this news, Mr. Sepehri added: > My brother has three months to file a complaint with the Administrative Court of Justice. He also wrote that Ali Soleimani-Marshak, the investigator of Branch 903, has sent the case of Mohammad Hossein Sepehari to the court after more than six months of temporary detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='62422'> <reference source='https://x.com/AsgharSepehri/status/1795440600549851379'> The court hearing of Fatemeh Sepehri, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, and Hossein Sepehri was held in the fifth branch of the Mashhad Islamic Revolution Court. Asghar Sepehri wrote on X social network about the latest status of the case of his family members: > Yazdankhah, Judge of Branch 5 of Mashhad Revolution Court, after the court session on 17 April has sent the case of Fatemeh Sepehri, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri and Hossein Sepehri to Ali Soleimani Marshak, the investigator of the case, to add the charge of insulting Khamenei and Khomeini to their case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60665'> <reference source='https://x.com/AsgharSepehri/status/1799852153281945610'> The fifth branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court, headed by Hossein Yazdankhah, sentenced Fatemeh Sepehri, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, and Hossein Sepehri to a total of 32 years in prison. Asghar Sepehari wrote on his X account that Fatemeh Sepehri was sentenced to seven years in prison for the charge of supporting Israel, seven years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion to commit a crime against internal security, three years in prison for insulting Khamenei, and for the charge of propaganda against the system to one year and six months in prison. According to Asghar Sepehri, Mohammad Hossein Sepehari was also sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion, two years in prison for the charge of insulting Khamenei, and one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the system. Mr. Sepehri further wrote that his other brother, Hossein Sepehri, was sentenced by this court to three years and seven months in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion, one year and four months in prison for the charge of insulting Khamenei, and seven months in prison for the charge of propaganda against the system. With the application of Article 134 of the Criminal Code, the effective sentence for Fateme Sepehari will be seven years of imprisonment, five years of imprisonment for Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, and three years and seven months of imprisonment for Hossein Sepehri. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>