Mohammad Reza Memar Sadeghi

Mohammad Reza Memar Sadeghi is known as a tourist and has accommodated a large number of Iranian and foreign tourists

Mohammad Reza Memar Sadeghi has been a member of the CouchSurfing social network. CouchSurfing is a global site of "free hospitality and accommodation" <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='27154'> <reference source=''> According to IPA, He was arrested by IRGC agents without providing a warrant. He was transferred to Sarollah camp's 1-A detention center with handcuffs and shackles on ankles. He was arrested for criticizing the IRGC's involvement in the CouchSurfing website and Iranian user's activities </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30327'> According to IPA, he was transferred to the Evin Prosecutor's Office to face charges. Mr. Memar Sadeghi was charged with "propaganda against the system," and he was kept in cell 2-A for one day. IRGC agents searched his house on August 24, 2016. He was returned to detention center 1-A after searching the house </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30031'> He was transferred to Evin prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30032'> According to IPA, he was released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27155'> According to IPA, he was sentenced to one year in prison by the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. The reception of foreign guests through the "CouchSurfing" website was the example of charges against Mr. Memar Sadeghi. Mr. Memar Sadeghi was one of the site's members, but security forces have introduced him as the administrator of the site in Iran. Judge Salavati had said that he would not accept Amir Raeisian to represent Memar Sadeghi as a lawyer in the trial </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30033'> According to IPA, the Tehran Appeals Court confirmed his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27156'> According to IPA, he began serving his prison term in Evin prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30431'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%b6%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%82%db%8c%d8%8c-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%81%d8%b6%d8%a7%db%8c-%d9%85%d8%ac/'> After the Coronavirus outbreak, Ali Khamenei ordered a large number of prisoner's freedom by issuing a directive. This directive (with several clauses ) has been mentioned to the political prisoners too. The political prisoners who have been sentenced under five years in prison will be released from prison by security agencies' approval. He was released from prison based on this directive </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>