Sajad Moradi Vandan

Sajad Moradi Vandan is from Abdanan. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

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='47666'> <reference source='https://t.me/kurdpaagency/28094'> Sajad Moradi Vandan was arrested by the security forces in Masjed Soleiman during the national uprising in 2022. According to IPA sources, he was kept in solitary in Ilam for a month and his tooth was broken under torture. Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that after his arrest he was taken to the Intelligence Ministry lockup in Ilam where he was severely tortured. He was transferred to Ilam Central Prison after a few weeks of interrogation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47667'> <reference source='https://kurdpa.net/fa/news/2023/02/7به'> According to Kurdpa, there was a street protest in Abdanan against the arrest of Sajad Moradi Vandan and the sentence of Ayat Arefinia. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47668'> <reference source='https://t.me/kurdpaagency/28198'> The protest gathering of the families of arrested protesters in front of the Abdanan courthouse turned violent after special forces attacked the families with tear gas. According to Kurdpa, the special forces beat up Mr. Moradi Vandan's father while cursing at him and his sister was taken to the hospital due to suffocation from the teargas. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47669'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/eisabazyar1/status/1627371197749948418?t=dOg3-4hIJToA0sqJmXQfXw&s=19'> He was transferred from solitary to the general population. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48460'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20416'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that Sajjad Moradi Vandan, Saman Moradi Vandan, Peyman Yasemi, and Amir Hossein Namdarpour went on hunger strike to protest the indecision in their case and the bad conditions of Ilam Central Prison. According to the report, the four were transferred to Ilam Central Prison in recent days at the end of their interrogations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49219'> Sajad Moradi Vandan sewed his lips shut to protest the lack of decision in his case. According to an IPA source, Sajad Moradi Vandan has qualified for the pardon, but Masoud Kargar, the prosecutor general of Abdanan has made his release contingent on his confession. With the transfer of Masoud Kargar, the case of Sajad Moradi Vandan was abandoned and he is not being release. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49916'> <reference source='https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=20650'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that due to the hunger strike, his health condition is concerning and the prison authorities have ignored his demand. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50252'> An IPA source reported that Sajjad Moradi Vandan was released on bail from Ilam Central Prison. He had ended his hunger strike after positive promises from judiciary authorities. </coverage-outsourcing>