‌Ahmad Moein Shirazi

Ahmad Moein Shirazi (Picasso Moein), and his wife (Shabnam Shahrokhi), are Kickboxers and famous users of Instagram.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='30487'> Intelligence agents told Mr. Moein Shirazi not to leave the house in a phone call. Hours later, he was summoned to the prosecutor's office. Intelligence agents summoned Mr. Moein and his wife (Mrs. Shahrokhi) to the Ministry of Intelligence's pursuit office on Baradaran Mozaffar Street (Valiasr Crossroads).The couple were interrogated for about three and a half hours in the Ministry of Intelligence office. They were told that they had acted "against religion, God, and the government." Ahmad Moein and Shabnam Shahrokhi did not accept the accusation, and the agents told them: > obviously you are guilty, but you have made a mistake, and you are cleared from the charge of contacting foreigners . They were asked not to publish photos without hijab and critical content </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30488'> Shabnam Shahrokhi and Ahmad Moein Shirazi were summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence office again. They have removed hundreds of critical posts from their Instagram page during this time. But the intelligence agents asked them to delete their other posts on Instagram. After two hours of interrogation the intelligence officer told them: “We will stop bothering you if you finish your activities.” But the Ershad prosecutors office summoned the couple after a while. After attending the prosecutor's office, Shabnam Shahrokhi and Ahmad Moein realized all the statements they made during the interrogation, as well as all the critical articles on their Instagram pages, were used as an indictment by the investigator. They were accused of more than 10 charges such as "supporting white Wednesdays, and girls on Enghelab Street" by the investigator. They did not accept the charges and were temporarily released by paying 200 million tomans bail </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30489'> Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, sentenced them to prison, lashing, and paying fines. Ahmad Moein Shirazi has been sentenced to seven years in prison on the charge of "persuading people to decadence", 16 months in prison, and paying four million tomans for "producing obscene content", and eight months in prison for "propaganda against the system". Judge Afshari also sentenced Mrs. Shahrokhi to six years in prison on the charge of "persuading people to decadence", 16 months in prison, and paying four million tomans for "producing obscene content", and enduring 74 lashes and three months of forced labor for "Offending the public chastity". She has been acquitted on the charge of "propaganda against the system." All of these sentences have been issued for their Instagram activities. By applying Article 134, seven years of imprisonment will be enforceable to Mr. Moein, and six years of imprisonment and three months of forced labor will be enforceable to Mrs. Shahrokhi </coverage-outsourcing>