Arsham Rezaei

Arsham Rezaei (Mahmoud Rezaei) is a constitutional monarchist and a painter from Islam Shahr. He has been arrested several times in recent years.

<coverage-outsourcing id='24150'> Arsham Rezaei, Majid Hosseini and Mohammad Hosseinzadeh were arrested. They were transferred to ward 4 after 10 days. Majid Hosseini and Mohammad Hosseinzadeh were released a few days later. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33510'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%B5-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84/'> His case review session was held at the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Moghiseh, without prior notice and presence of his lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24151'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%B5-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84/'> According to the reports, Judge Mohammad Moghiseh at the 28th branch of the revolutionary court Tehran sentenced him to seven years and six months in prison for the charges of propaganda against the state, insulting the leader, assembly, and collusion to act against national security and possession of alcoholic drinks. (Article 134: five years). His activities on social media, writing “death to the dictator” in his personal notebook, taking a picture with the “no to execution” sign, associating with other dissidents, and attending the memorial of those killed by the Islamic Republic, are instances of his crimes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27525'> He was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31604'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/آرشام-رضایی-در-دادگاه-تجدیدنظر-به-۵-سال/'> According to IPA reports, the 36th branch of the appeal court of Tehran presided by Judge Zargar and magistrate Babaei, sentenced Arsham Rezaei to eight years and six months in prison. (Article 134: five years. The sentence is for the charges of “propaganda against the state, insulting the leader, assembly and collusion to act against national security, and possession of alcoholic drinks. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33076'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27053/'> According to HRANA, Arsham Rezaei was summoned to the Evin prosecutor’s office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33509'> IPA sources reported Arsham Rezaei’s arrest to serve his sentence. The security forces went to his home under the guise of postmen and arrested him without a warrant. His nephew Vahid Rezaei was also arrested for a few hours. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33901'> He was transferred to another location. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33565'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/manototv/status/1330182936193241088?s=20'> In an interview with Mano-To TV, Arsham Rezaei’s mother, Keshvar Rezaei, said they had gone to the court several times but got no answers about Arsham. Some officials at the courts had mocked Ms. Rezaei for his Lori accent. She asked international organizations for help. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33564'> According to Atlas, after six days, there is still no information on Arsham Rezaei’s whereabouts and he has made no contact with his family. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33577'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27607/'> According to HRANA, Arsham Rezaei was transferred to a solitary cell in Rajaei Shahr Prison since his arrest and is still being held there. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33902'> <reference source=''> After about a month in the security ward, he was transferred to the general population ward of Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33900'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-28031/'> HRANA published an update on his situation. According to the report, Mr. Rezaei has been denied a phone call to his family since his transfer to prison. It was reported that Amin Vaziri, the magistrate overseeing political prisoners in Rajaei Shahr prison has ordered that Arsham Rezaei must request to make phone calls and if his request is approved, he will be taken to the security office to make a call to his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34378'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28483/'> HRANA reported that the trial session for the joint case of Arsham Rezaei, Mohammad Abolhassani, and Shakila Monfared was held at the 26th branch of the revolutionary court presided by Judge Iman Afshari. According to the report, Shakila Monfared has been sentenced to six years in prison and Arsham Rezaei and Mohammad Abolhassani were both sentenced to 15 months in prison and four months of mandatory work at the Ministry of Agriculture for four hours a day. (Article 134: five years for Shakila Monfared). The sentences for Arsham Rezaei and Mohammad Abolhassani are more than the maximum prohibited by law. It seems article 137 was applied to increase their sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35159'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29382/'> HRANA reported that the sentences of the defendants have been confirmed and communicated. The 36th branch of the appeal court of Tehran reduced Arsham Rezaei's sentence to 11 months in prison and confirmed Mohammad Abolhassani's 15 months in prison verbatim. The appeal court has also sentenced Shakila Monfared to 50 months in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36159'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30588/'> HRANA reported that Arsham Rezaei has been denied phone calls for two months by the order of Amin Vaziri, the magistrate overseeing political prisoners. Mr. Rezaei was denied communications with family for “spreading negativity about the state and disseminating lies through contact with outside the prison”. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36881'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3utUEB8'> Sources report that Reza Mohammad Hosseini and Arsham Rezaei were transferred to the quarantine ward of Rajaei Shahr Prison after contracting COVID-19. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37845'> According to IPA sources, Arsham Rezaei is suffering from pain in his leg and stomach problems and has not received efficient medical treatment in a long time. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38202'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Arash_sadeghii/status/1490436382040412170?s=20&t=EQXsqI4kBgdiP4ENvONcVQ'> Arsham Rezaei released an audio file from Rajaei Shahr Prison announcing that despite his illness and health issues, he has not received any medical treatment and therefore he has gone on hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38370'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AmnestyIran/status/1495825018290421763?s=20&t=PXb2K_3EbYbbe8nuqFFahA'> In an urgent call to action statement, Amnesty International asked Islamic Republic officials to “make sure Mr. Rezaei is receiving regular necessary medical treatment including his medicine.” The organization stated that Arsham Rezaei is in prison for his peaceful activities, and demanded his freedom. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38371'> <reference source='https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNaxWRHXIAMH156?format=jpg&name=medium'> Arsham Rezaei ended his hunger strike at the request of his family and friends. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38815'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranCfppi/status/1511219621122256896?s=20&t=q9S_5ruyVvxkyyms4x6wPQ'> Mehdi Meskin Navaz, a political prisoner in Rajaei Shahr Prison released an audio message announcing that he is going on hunger strike along with Arsham Rezaei and Reza Mohammad Hoseini in protest of the solitary confinement of Zartosht Ahmadi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38818'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/pouyajegarvnd/status/1511796341722300420?s=20&t=q9S_5ruyVvxkyyms4x6wPQ'> After prison authorities promised to move Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb to the general population ward, Arsham Rezaei, Mehdi Meskin Navaz, and Reza Mohammad Hosseini ended their hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41278'> <reference source='https://t.me/hranews/70565'> According to HRANA, Arsham Rezaei, Reza Mohammad Hosseini, Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb, and Ali Mousanejad Farkoush wrote an open letter from Rajaei Shahr Prison condemning the continued arrest of Nahid Shirpisheh, mother of a killed protester, in Kachooei prison and demanded her immediate release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41283'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36455/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> Arsham Rezaei, Ali Mousanejad, and Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb were transferred to solitary cells in Rajaei Shahr Prison. According to HRANA, the three were moved by the order of “Nademi”, the head of the Information office in Rajaei Shahr Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41370'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36570/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Arsham Rezaei, Ali Mousanejad Farkoush, and Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb were transferred from solitary cells to the general population ward of Rajaei Shahr Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41927'> <reference source='https://cutt.ly/SC1KN2n'> According to IranWire, Arsham Rezaei, Zartosht Ahmadiragheb, Ali Mousanejad Farkoush, and Reza Mohammad Hosseini were sentenced by the disciplinary council of Gohardasht Prison (Rajaei Shahr) in Karaj to two months of ban on phone calls to their families, three weeks of ban on cabin visits and three months of ban on face-to-face visits with their families. It seems that this punishment was issued due to the publication of an open letter by these four political prisoners in support of Nahid Shirpisheh, another political prisoner imprisoned in Kachooei Karaj prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47382'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39715/'> He was released from prison. 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='58270'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/3zbs3yu3'> According to IranWire, security agents went to his mother's house to arrest Mr. Rezaei. It is stated in this report that the officers did not succeed in arresting Arsham Rezaei because he wasn't home. According to this report, Mr. Rezaei released a video and said to the security officers: > We will see you on the street on September 16, and be sure that we will stand in front of you there as well. We are not afraid of anything. We will give up our lives, but we will not give up our Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58268'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44924/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested by IRGC intelligence agents at his home in Fardis Karaj and transferred to Evin Prison's Ward 209. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58269'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44514/'> According to HRANA, since his arrest, he has been denied the right to call his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58271'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44797/'> According to HRANA, despite the fact that 19 days have passed since his arrest, he is still in limbo in the detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence known as Ward 209 of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58272'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44924/'> He was transferred to the Quarantine Ward of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58273'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45260/'> His interrogation session was held in the third investigation branch of Evin Prosecutor's Office. According to HRANA, Mr. Rezaei defended himself against accusations such as propaganda against the state, disseminating lies, disturbing the public mind, and assembly and collusion through membership in dissident groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58274'> According to an Atlas source, the hearing of the case of 10 political activists named Payam Bastani, Vahid Sorkhgol, Kazem Alinejad Baraelou, Arsham Rezaei, Maisam Gholami, Vahid Ghadirzadeh, Ali Asghar Hosnirad, Saman Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Kamraninejad, and Hojatollah Rafei in the branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court was held under the chairmanship of Iman Afshari. According to this source, all these people except Mohammadreza Kamraninejad are in temporary detention in Ward 4 of Evin prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58282'> <reference source=''> According to an Atlas source, based on the verdict issued against 11 political activists by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, Arsham Rezaei was sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion, one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state, five years in prison for the charge of encouraging people to fight and bloodshed, two years in prison for the charge of illegal acquisition of wealth, and two years in prison for the charge of publishing lies and a fine of 150 Rials to the government fund. According to this source, as additional punishments, he has been sentenced to two years of ban on residence in Tehran province and other neighboring provinces, two years of ban on membership in political and social groups, confiscation of his mobile phone and internet modem, and a fine of 730 million Rials. After applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, five years of imprisonment and additional punishments can be enforced. The issued sentence is available in the Supporting Evidence section of the profile. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>