Mohsen Jafarirad

Mohsen Jafarirad was a film critic, documentary maker and journalist. He was arrested for a while at the same time as the nationwide uprising of 2022. He died after his release. The cause of his death was reported as "suicide by taking pills".

• <coverage-outsourcing id='48701'> <reference source='https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5677946'> He was arrested by the security forces. According to the claim of Hossein Fazli Harikandi, the head of justice of Alborz province. After his arrest, he was accused of "propaganda activity against the state by attending illegal gatherings and filming them and calling for illegal gatherings"; These statements were made and published after the death of Mr. Jafarirad. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48702'> <reference source='https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5677946'> He was released in the custody of a guardian. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48709'> <reference source='https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5677946'> According to the Mehr News Agency, citing the Alborz Province Justice Department, he was summoned to court and indicted on the charge of "propaganda activity against the state by attending illegal gatherings and filming them and calling for an illegal gathering" and the case was sent to trial in the first branch of Karaj Revolution Court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48706'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/41SjOJS'> Mohsen Jafarirad died due to what was called "suicide". Houshang Golmakani, director of "Film Emrouz" magazine, wrote on his Instagram about the cause of Mr. Jafari Rad's death: > This morning, our former colleague Mohsen Jafari Rad, a critic and writer who had turned to making films and working with television in the last few years, committed suicide by eating some pills at the age of 36. Hossein Fazli Harikandi, the Chief Justice of Alborz province, also stated that Mr. Jafarirad's death was due to "taking rice pills". In his statement, this judicial official considered the "suicide" of Mr. Jafari-Rad as "unrelated to his recent arrest and stated: > According to the family's investigation, Mohsen Jafarirad suffered from depression after the death of his parents and was taking anti-depression medication." Fazli Harikandi explained about his recent arrest that he was arrested during street protests and accused of "crimes against security . </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>