Mansour Dahmardeh
Mansour Dehmardeh is from Zahedan. At the time of his arrest, he was an assistant bus driver. He was arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini.
- <coverage-outsourcing id='43263'> Mansour Dehmardeh was arrested by the security forces. An IPA source reported that he was arrested at a roadblock at the entrance of Zahedan city by the Intelligence Ministry forces in civilian clothing. </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='43265'> An IPA source reported that 41 days after his arrest there is still no news about his whereabouts and condition which has his family very concerned. </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='45477'> He was transferred from the Intelligence Ministry jail to Zahedan Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='43976'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/20046'> Rasanak reported that after Mr. Dehmardeh's family visited the revolutionary court of Zahedan to follow up on his situation, the prosecutor told them that he is charged with waging war against God (Moharebeh) and spreading corruption on earth. He told the family that Mr. Dehmardeh will be executed soon. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='44455'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/12422'> Due to severe wounds and bruises from physical torture, he was transferred to the Zahedan Prison infirmary. Baloch Activists Campaign reported that after 12 days in the infirmary, he is in terrible health. The report states that two attorneys named Hossein Barahooei and Akbar Kaikhah visited the 102nd branch of the criminal court of Zahedan to accept him as a client but the judiciary authorities did not allow them to get involved with the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='44649'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/haalvsh/status/1604080813708124160?s=20&t=fGg2GIQD6VMJ_gHwvPkL1g'> In a statement on Twitter, German MP Aniko Mortan accepted the political guardianship of Mansour Dehmardeh. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='45475'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/9429'> According to Halvash, the 2nd branch of the criminal court of Shahid Nouri of Zahedan sentenced Mr. Dehmardeh to death on the charge of spreading corruption on earth. His sentence was communicated to him at Zahedan Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='45476'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AnikoMerten/status/1611060165863739402?s=20&t=hGLqBIrSbAB7LI39dcRAZg'> German MP Aniko Morten objected to the death sentence of Mr. Dehmardeh and demanded its overturn. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='47093'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/'> In a call for immediate action, Amnesty International announced that at least 14 of the people arrested during the 2022 uprising in Iran have been sentenced to death and are in danger of execution. Amnesty International stated that the Islamic Republic has violated fair trial principles and has tortured most of these individuals, namely Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, Mohammad Ghobadlou, Sahand Nour Mohammadzadeh, Shoeyb Mirbalouch Zehi, Ebrahim Narouei, Mansour Dehmordeh, Kambiz Khorute, Javad Rouhi, Mehdi Mohammadifard, and Arshia Takdastan. by cable, whip, electric shock, mock execution, rape, and other types of sexual violence. The report goes on to say that Mehdi Mohammadifard was raped during his interrogation and had to be hospitalized. Based on the reports, Mr. Mohammadifard also experienced beatings, being hung by a foot, threats with a gun, and putting ice on his testicles during interrogation. The report also mentions the repeated torture of Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou which led to his broken ribs and interior bleeding and lung issues. Mohammad Ghobadlou has also experienced several violations and according to the medical examiner his body was wounded and bruised after the arrest. At least 14 out of dozens of prisoners named in the report have been sentenced to death and the rest face heavy charges. Toumaj Salehi, Farzaneh Tahazadeh, Farhad Tahazadeh, Karevan Shahiparvaneh, Reza Eslamdoust, Taher Hamidi, Shahram Marouf Mola, Pouria Javaheri, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, Mohammad Ghobadlou, Sahand Nour Mohammadzadeh, Shoeyb Mirbalouch Zehi, Ebrahim Narouei, Mansour Dehmordeh, Kambiz Kharout, Javad Rouhi, Mehdi Mohammadifard, Arshia Takdastan, Mohammad Boroughani, Mehdi Bahman, Majid Kazemi, Manouchehr Mehmannavaz, Saleh Mirhashemi, Saeed Yaghoubi, Sahand Nour Mohammadzadeh, Hossein Mohammadi, Reza Ariya, Mahan Sedarat, Saeed Shirazi, Abolfazl Mehri Hossein Hajilou. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='48589'> <reference source='https://t.me/haalvsh/10886'> A source told Halvash that ward 9 of the prison is in the basement. It has 30 steps going down and eight dark cells of 1.5 by 3 meters. Each cell houses eight to ten prisoners. The prisoners in this ward consist of political prisoners, ideological prisoners, and some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising, including Shoaib Mir Balouch Zehi, Mansour Dehmordeh, Kambiz Kharout, Ebrahim Narouei, Mansour Hout, and Nezamoddin Hout who have been sentenced to death. According to the source, every new prisoner that enters the ward will be tied to the stairs for three days and gets beaten and insulted, and then taken to a cell. The cell has a toilet and a shower in the corner which are separated by a small 60 cm wall, and when a prisoner goes to the bathroom the rest lie down on the floor. There is a camera at the corner of the cell. People in different cells can't see each other and when someone has a visitor or has to be taken to the infirmary, they take him away in handcuffs and shackles. The prisoners suffer depression due to a lack of movement and small space. Every two prisoners who smoke get one or two cigarettes a week that they buy themselves and each prisoner can make a phone call in the presence of authority once a week for three minutes. The prisoners are taken outside separately to get some air for five minutes once a day. According to the report, the main perpetrators of the torture in this ward are Ali Poudineh from Zabol, Reza Hashem Zehi from Nook Abad, Moslem Sarhaddi from Zabol, Mehdi Khosh Neshin from Zabil, and the warden of the ward 9 is a person known by the last name Alizadeh who is not a local. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='51871'> <reference source='https://haalvsh.org/2023/05/20/13263/'> Haalvsh reported that six Baluch citizens who were arrested in connection with the nationwide uprising of Women, Life, Freedom, are kept in Ward 9 of Zahedan prison, and the government forces are still torturing them and depriving them of their human rights to exert pressure. The names of the prisoners: 1- Shoaib Mirbaluchzahi Rigi 2- Mansour Dehmardeh 3- Kambiz Kharot 4- Ebrahim Naroei 5- Mansour Hout 6- Nezamoddin Hout </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='52663'> <reference source='https://haalvsh.org/2023/06/21/13602/'> Despite having a foot infection, he was denied access to adequate and effective medical services. According to Haalvsh's report, there was a wound in the area above the knee of Mansour Dehmardeh, who was injured and bleeding when he was arrested due to assault by the officers. However, due to the lack of medical care, the foot wound became infected and has made it difficult for him to walk. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='52934'> <reference source='https://haalvsh.org/2023/07/20/13871/'> Haalvsh wrote that Mansour Dehmardeh has undergone knee surgery. According to reports, Mr. Dehmardeh was tortured after his arrest and he had bleeding from the knee area, the location of a tumor, and then he suffered an infection after being deprived of effective medical treatment. He was denied access to medical services for a long time and his surgery was done at the family's expense. However, the family was not allowed to visit the hospital and now they do not know the result of the surgery. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='56348'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/15779'> Baluch Activists' Campaign wrote that Mansour Dehmardeh has been deprived of the right to family visits and phone calls for more than three months and his family is in the dark. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='56349'> <reference source='https://t.me/rasanknews/29444'> Rasanak wrote that the family of Mansour Dehmardeh has been unaware of their child's health for more than four months. According to Rasanak's report, Mr. Dehmardeh had an operation on his leg about four months ago and the cost of this surgery was taken from his family. However, they have not been allowed to visit him at the hospital. According to this report, the authorities have not informed his family about the result of Mansour's surgery and recovery. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
- <coverage-outsourcing id='56350'> <reference source='https://t.me/balochcampaign/18138'> He was released on bail. While announcing this news, the Baluch Activists' Campaign published a video of the moment of Mansour Dehmardeh's release. It also wrote that Mansour Dehmardeh was subjected to severe torture in the intelligence detention center for 10 days, and his teeth and nose were broken. According to this report, Mr. Dehmardeh told the judge in court, "I only threw three stones and set a tire on fire." According to Haalvsh sources, in response to Mansour Dehmardeh, the judge announced that "anyone who protests against Ali Khamenei's state will be sentenced to death." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>