Manouchehr Bakhtiari

Manouchehr Bakhtiari is Pouya Bakhtiari’s father. The Islamic Republic killed and incarcerated thousands of protesters during the November 2019 protests. Since his son's death, Manouchehr Bakhtiari has openly opposed the Islamic Republic and was arrested several times.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='28579'> Bakhtiari family announced that they will host people on December 26th by the site of Pouya’s grave. December 26th is the 40th day anniversary (Shia mourning tradition) of the massacre of the November 2019 protests and therefore, many families of victims intended to hold ceremonies. Some dissident groups also called for protests on that day. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28583'> Security forces entered the Bakhtiari family home and arrested Pouya Bakhtiari’s mother, father, sister, grandmother, grandfather, an 11-year-old child, and several other family members. Some of the family members were released after a few days, but at least five family members, including Pouya Bakhtiari’s mother, sister, father, and uncle remained in custody. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28587'> After 10 days since his arrest, there is still no news of his whereabouts. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28597'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/38E8BQu'> Nahid Shirpisheh, Mona Bakhtiari, and Mehrdad Bakhtiari were released. Manouchehr and Asef Bakhtiari are still in custody. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28603'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-father-of-pouya-bakhtiari-uncle-freed-no-reason/30396383.html'> Manouchehr and Asef Bakhtiari were released. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32063'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/30735013.html'> He was arrested by security forces after traveling to Kish Island with his wife Sara Abbasi to protest the 25-year deal between Iran and China. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31590'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/2OxDxdg'> One of Manouchehr Bakhtiari’s relatives, Bahman Sadeghi, told DW: “Mr. Bakhtiari was arrested by the Ministry of Information at Kish Airport.” Mr. Bakhtiari was arrested while returning from Kish Island and his wife was mistreated by the agents. The agents confiscated some of their personal belongings and reportedly acted very rudely toward Ms. Abbasi. They forced her to get naked and despite her pregnancy, they made her go through the metal detector several times. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32064'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3iyph10'> He went on hunger strike for three days while in custody to be allowed to call his mother from jail. He is currently in Information Ministry detention in Bandar Abbas. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33776'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/DadKhahi_/status/1298195089601298433'> The Dadkhahi (Justice Seeking) campaign’s Twitter page released a video of Manouchehr Bakhtiari’s family gathering in front of the Ministry of Interior in protest of his illegal arrest. All his family members were reportedly assaulted by the security forces and arrested for a short time. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33740'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/39P4SUf'> He was released on bail. He was detained for five months with restrictions such as solitary confinement and being denied communication with family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35507'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3d2Gccd'> Nahid Shirbisheh, Mona Shirbisheh, Hourieh Farajzadeh, Pouran Nazemi, Mehrdad Bakhtiari, Kambiz Norouzzadeh, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, Ashkan Shirpisheh, Arian Shirpisheh, Sakineh Ahmadi, Hamideh Ketabdar, Javad Lal Mohammadi, Hashem Amini, Iran Allahyari, Mohammad Karimi, Mahyar Zafarmehr and his daughter, Yashar Tabrizi and his two daughters, and Ms. Namvar and her daughter were arrested by the security forces and transferred to Isfahan Prison. They were arrested in Isfahan, on their way back from the tomb of Asad Bakhtiari, one of the heroes of the constitutional revolution. Sakineh Ahmadi, mother of Ebrahim Ketabdar, one of the protesters killed in November 2019, passed out during the arrest. All of them were released a day later. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35821'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29871/'> According to HRANA, security forces assaulted Mr. Bakhtiari during his arrest and put him in the trunk of their car, and took him to an undisclosed location. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36246'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30843/'> HRANA reported that after 70 days under arrest, there is still no information about his condition. He has not had any contact with family during this time. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36298'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/31361324.html'> According to Radio Farda, Manouchehr Bakhtiari was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, two years and six months in exile and two years ban from leaving the country. According to the report, Mr. Bakhtiari is being held in Karaj Prison, and during his trial procedure, he was denied an attorney and not informed about the trial dates. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38151'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/BakhtiariAsef'> In protest of his trial procedure, he went on a hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38150'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/BakhtiariAsef/status/1481970072633622531?s=20'> In a video released on social media, his brother Asef Bakhtiari says in the presence of family members that his brother has been on a hunger strike for six days now. Mr. Bakhtiari was transferred to solitary confinement one day after he started his hunger strike. Before going to solitary, he wrote a letter to Karaj attorney general in which he says the judge has sentenced him to three years and six months in prison in a “brutal and cruel verdict, without arraignment, announcing the trial dates, nor access to an attorney”. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39262'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/10253'> The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Unions reported that Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, Mehdi Beyrami, and Sasan Narieh have gone on hunger strike in support of Esmail Abdi. They all have been transferred to the narcotics and violent criminals’ ward. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39541'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/10673'> Esmail Abdi accepted the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Unions’ request to end his hunger strike. He sent a message thanking individuals like Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, Mehdi Beyrmi, Sasan Narieh, and Mohammad Ashtiani for their support, and asked them to end their hunger strikes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39546'> <reference source='https://t.me/kashowra/10804'> In a letter to Manouchehr Bakhtiari, Esmail Abdi saluted his resolve and asked him to end his hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39766'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Al_Sharifzadeh/status/1533894033684148227?s=20&t=dYOfcRUR0VZWTjJuiY01ww'> His attorney Ali Sharifzadeh announced on Twitter that Manouchehr Bakhtiari has suffered severe gastrointestinal disease and bleeding, but the prison authorities refuse to transfer him to a medical center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40834'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Al_Sharifzadeh/status/1548985941792022531'> His attorney Ali Sharifzadeh tweeted that Manouchehr Bakhtiari was transferred to solitary confinement about a week ago and he is on hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40838'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CgQ029QjfJr/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D'> Manouchehr Bakhtiari’s wife Sara Abbasi announced that the attorney general of Karaj city has ordered his exile to Qazvin’s central prison. She reported that Mr. Bakhtiari was held in solitary confinement for nine days. He was on a hunger strike for three days when he was forced to break it due to severe Gastrointestinal bleeding. After receiving IV treatment for three days, he was transferred to solitary and later to Qazvin central prison. Ms. Abbasi also highlighted on Instagram Mr. Bakhtiari’s disease, the need for treatment, and being denied phone calls and visitation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41998'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-37064/'> He was denied phone calls and family visits and access to medical services. HRANA reported that although Manouchehr Bakhtiari is suffering from gastrointestinal problems, prostate, and hernia, the infirmary has just prescribed him some pills. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44979'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CmqyeSsuWMP/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk%3D'> The prison guards in Choubindar Prison in Qazvin assaulted and cursed at Manoucher Bakhtiari while transferring him to solitary. His wife Sara Abbasi announced on Instagram that the guards at Choubindar Prison prevented him from calling her and then beat him and cursed at him. An IPA source reported that he was taken to solitary after. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50453'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CqpYbu5uGNW/'> He went on a hunger strike. His wife Sara Abbasi announced on Twitter that in a brief 2-minute call, her husband told her that he is going on a hunger strike because he has been denied visits and phone calls for more than a year, and despite his illness and need for surgery, he has gone on hunger strike for three days. Ms. Abbasi continued: > Although the supreme court sent the letter for my husband's freedom a year ago and he has several letters from doctors and despite the comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, he is still in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50799'> <reference source='https://iranhr.net/fa/articles/5828/'> Iran Human Rights Organization reported that based on a notification that they have received, Manouchehr Bakhtiari must attend the first branch of the revolutionary court of Qazvin on April 29 for his trial in a new case. The announcement does not mention Mr. Bakhtiari's charges and according to a source, despite suffering from hernia and prostate problems and being denied medical treatment for 290 days in prison, he is still in solitary. The source said their room is almost 8 meters wide but recently eight other prisoners were moved to his room and they sleep without any comfort on the floor. Despite receiving medical confirmation from the state medical examiner, the prison authorities deny him medical treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52403'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41155/'> The first branch of the Qazvin Revolutionary Court held a hearing on the new case. According to HRANA, during the meeting, which was held in the form of a video conference chaired by Judge Esmail Asadi, attorney Ali Sharifzadeh defended his client, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, against the charge of insulting the leadership, and finally, according to the report received, this case was referred to the fifth investigation branch to fix the defect. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50805'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Soranmansournia/status/1652646435261693957?s=20'> Sedigheh Tourani, mother of Farhad Majdam, one of the "Justice Seekers" activists of the November 2019 uprising, died in a "suspicious" car accident. After the announcement of the new case against Mr. Bakhtiari, a group of "Justice Sekkers" families traveled to Qazvin. The parents of Vahid Damvar, one of the protesters killed in the November 2019 uprising were also involved in the accident and got severely injured. Some of the Justice Seekers' families and activists on social media called the incident "a systemic murder." Souran Mansournia, brother of Borhan Mansournia, another November 2019 Justice Seekers' activist wrote on Twitter: > A dark blue 405 Peugeot pulled in front of the Damvar family's car at high speed a few times, and eventually Vahid's old father lost control of the care and drove off the road. After the accident, there was no sign of the 405 Peugeot and no camera recorded it." Mr. Mansournia believes this was a "systemic murder and quoted a threat from the interrogators: > Don't think just because people are behind you, you can do whatever you want. We know other methods besides prison and execution. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52402'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41155/'> He was sent to Velayat Hospital. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote, quoting an informed source, that during the tests, it was found that Manouchehr Bakhtiari's prostate disease has progressed by 63% and he has a urinary obstruction, and also, 75 mm of the intestine has entered the hernia, which if surgery is not performed immediately, will lead to intestinal knots. According to this source, despite receiving two letters from the forensic doctor to send Mr. Bakhtiari to the hospital for surgery, no action was taken and the Karaj prosecutor, Mr. Madadi, prevented him from being sent to a specialized hospital. While stating that Mr. Bakhtiari has been limited to drinking liquids for the past year and a half due to digestive disease, this source added: > Recently officials announced that Mr. Bakhtiari can undergo surgery at his own expense in the hospital that we choose, but he will return to prison after the operation." This is while the specialist doctors and the forensic doctor admitted that he needs 3 months of absolute rest after the operation, because if the necessary care is not orivuded, there will be a possibility of infection and his life will be in danger. According to this informed source, despite the provision of bail to send Manouchehr Bakhtiari to a hospital outside the prison, he is in Chubinder Qazvin prison without proper medical attention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52401'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41772/'> Despite his poor physical condition, he was deprived of specialized treatment due to the refusal of the authorities. In an interview with HRANA, Sara Abbasi announced that her husband, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, fainted at one o'clock in the morning with severe abdominal pain and urinary obstruction and was taken to the prison hospital in a wheelchair. According to Mrs. Abbasi, the prison staff limited themselves to injecting a serum and inserting a catheter and returned Mr. Bakhtiari to solitary confinement again with unfavorable physical conditions. Sara Abbasi stated that "Manochehr Bakhtiari is incapable of walking in prison", and added: > Despite the order of his treating doctor that he needs to be admitted to a hospital outside the prison, no action has been taken so far." The Karaj prosecutor Mr. Madadi has refused to release him and send him to a specialized hospital and to grant medical leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52404'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/mehrdadbkhtiari/status/1674394386237386758?s=20'> He was taken to a hospital and returned to prison an hour later. Mehrdad Bakhtiari posted a video on Twitter of his brother Manouchehr Bakhtiari being taken to the hospital and wrote: > On Wednesday, they brought my brother to the clinic for examination, and we were able to see him after one year and six months." Mehrdad Bakhtiari also expressed concern about his brother's physical health and warned that "Manouchehr Bakhtiari's life is in danger. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52405'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/mehrdadbkhtiari/status/1675484885576818688?s=20'> Mehrdad Bakhtiari wrote on Twitter that during a call with his brother, Manouchehr Bakhtiari, he found out that three soldiers who were escorting him were arrested because of a video of Mr. Bakhtiari that was released online. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60869'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43803/'> The trial of Manouchehr Bakhtiari regarding the case that was recently opened against him was held at the 8th branch of Qazvin General and Revolution Prosecutor's Office. According to HRANA, Mr. Manouchehri, together with his defense lawyer, defended against the charge of propaganda against the system. The report stated that "the origin of this case is being investigated in the first branch of Karaj investigation." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60870'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44279/'> According to HRANA, based on a summons issued by the first branch of Qazvin Revolutionary Court, Mr. Bakhtiari was asked to appear in this branch on October 21, 2023, on charges of propaganda against the system. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60871'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44453/'> The trial of Manouchehr Bakhtiari was held via video conference by the first branch of Qazvin Revolutionary Court. A source told HRANA that this case was opened against Mr. Bakhtiari with the complaint of Mr. Lak, the head of Qazvin Prison Intelligence. This source continued: > Mr. Bakhtiari is suffering from toothache and tooth infection and has been deprived of medical attention for about two months. The infection has spread to his eyes and ears. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60872'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44720/'> He was sentenced to six months in prison by the first branch of Qazvin Revolutionary Court for insulting the leader. Sara Abbasi, Manouchehr Bakhtiari's wife, told HRANA about her husband's condition: > More than a year and a half ago, the forensic doctor approved a letter stating that my wife's hernia and prostate should be operated immediately. Also, he has been suffering from toothache for more than three months. However, with the excuses of the relevant officials, he was deprived of specialized treatment and medical leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60873'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45144/'> The trial of Manouchehr Bakhtiari was held in the form of a video conference at Branch 114 of the Criminal Court in Karaj. According to HRANA, the case was referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Karaj District due to the lack of documents. According to this report, this case has been opened against Mr. Bakhtiari on the suspicion of filming restricted locations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60874'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45652/'> Despite securing bail and the family's request for medical leave, the prosecutor's office announced that Manouchehr Bakhtiari's medical leave has been canceled by the order of the relevant authorities. According to HRANA, this happened while the Karaj prosecutor Hassan Madadi had signed the letter to send Mr. Bakhtiari on leave yesterday. The report quoted Mr. Bakhtiari's wife as saying that he has been in solitary confinement in Qazvin prison for more than 500 days and has been denied the right to family visits. It is further stated that Mr. Bakhtiari suffers from several diseases, including hernia and prostate, and needs surgery. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60875'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-manouchehr-bakhtiari/7402825.html'> By releasing an audio file from Choubinder prison in Qazvin, he warned that "the Islamic Republic is seeking to kill him in prison." In this audio file, which was published by Masih Alinejad, the host of the Voice of America's Tablet program, Mr. Bakhtiari says: > I am sick now [and] my life is in danger, but the regime of the Islamic Republic has still kept me in prison so I'd suffer and kill myself. At the end of his message, he states that he will resist until the fall of the Islamic Republic and will continue to demand justice for the blood of his son and the people of Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60876'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45810/'> The trial session of Manouchehr Bakhtiari was held in the form of a video conference by the first branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court, headed by Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini. According to HRANA, in this session, which was held in the presence of Mr. Bakhtiari's defense lawyer Mostafa Nili, he defended himself against the accusations of propaganda against the system, gathering and colluding against the security of the system, forming a group to disrupt the system, publishing lies, and being a member of dissident groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60877'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46133/'> According to HRANA, the first branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Mousa Asef Al-Hosseini, sentenced him to 10 years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion to commit crimes against the country's security, and the formation and management of a group in cyberspace to disrupt the country's security; one year in prison and 74 lashes for the charge of publishing lies; two years in prison for the charge of propaganda activity against the system and disturb the public mind; and five years in prison for the charge of cooperating with dissident groups. Due to the fact that the number of accusations in the case has not been accurately reported, the harshest punishment of 10 years of imprisonment for the charge of forming and managing illegal groups is likely to be enforced. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60878'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46328/'> According to HRANA, he was denied access to the prison phone and contact with his family by the prison's disciplinary council for three months. The report stated that Manouchehr Bakhtiari was talking to his family regarding the issuance of his 18-year prison sentence when his phone was cut off, and this denial of contact may be due to this issue. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60879'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46864/'> According to HRANA, the 6th branch of the Court of Appeal of Qazvin Province, headed by Habibollah Amiri, confirmed Manouchehr Bakhtiari's sentence of six months in prison for insulting the leader. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60880'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C3X5TkNORoX/?utm_source=ig_embed'> Sara Abbasi, the wife of Manouchehr Bakhtiari, wrote on her Instagram account that her husband contacted her and said that from 9 last night to 10 this morning, due to urinary obstruction, severe pain, and a severe drop in blood pressure, he passed out and fell to the ground, but he was denied medical attention. According to her, the authorities of Choubin prison in Qazvin told Mr. Bakhtiari: > We will send you to the forensic medicine office again. Manouchehr Bakhtiari's wife added that they took him to the forensic medicine twice before, despite the fact that the forensic doctor had issued a letter of incapability to tolerate prison and his urgent need for surgery, but the judiciary and the Karaj prosecutor did not allow him any leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60881'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47120/'> Manouchehr Bakhtiari, who suffers from prostate disease and urinary obstruction, also has toothache and tooth infection. While announcing this news, a source told HRANA: > Recently, he passed out and fell to the ground due to urinary obstruction. After being transferred to the prison hospital, only a few medicines were prescribed for him. This is while he needs surgery and is still denied transfer to specialized medical centers. According to this source, despite the cold weather, the heating system of the prison has been broken for several days and no measures have been taken to repair it. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60882'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47369/'> According to HRANA, based on the summons issued by the Fourth Investigation Branch of Qazvin General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, Mr. Bakhtiari has been asked to appear in this branch within six days to defend the charge of publishing lies online. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60883'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47390/'> Manouchehr Bakhtiari's investigation session was held in the fourth branch of the Qazvin General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office under the chairmanship of investigator Bigdeli, and he defended himself on the charge of publishing lies online. According to HRANA, this session was held at 8 am today, without prior notice and without Mr. Bakhtiari's access to his lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60884'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47714/'> HRANA wrote that Karaj prosecutor Hassan Madadi's opposition to sending Manouchehr Bakhtiari to treatment centers outside the prison has deprived him of the right to treatment for the third month in a row. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60887'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47945/'> According to HRANA, the hearing of Manouchehr Bakhtiari's accusation was held in the form of a video conference in Branch 110 of the Qazvin-2 Criminal Court under the chairmanship of Judge Safarian. According to this report, the court session was held in the presence of Ali Sharifzadeh, Mr. Bakhtiari's defense lawyer, and he defended him against the charge of disseminating lies online. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60885'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48110/'> According to HRANA, the first branch of the Alborz Court of Appeals, with Mohammad Lotfi and Mohammad Bahou as advisors, overturned the sentence of 18 years of imprisonment issued by the first branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court due to the lack of jurisdiction of the trial court and referred it to the Kish Revolutionary Court for retrial. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60886'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48488/'> According to HRANA, he was sentenced to 13 months and 15 days in prison by Branch 110 of the Qazvin-2 Criminal Court headed by Judge Safarian for the charge of publishing lies online. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61185'> <reference source='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlGRlvyWDFU'> Mona Bakhtiari, the sister of Pouya Bakhtiari, announced by publishing a video that after visiting her mother, she found out about the attempt on her mother's life and that someone assaulted her. In this video, Pouya Bakhtiari's sister also announced that before Nowruz 2024, the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence had promised her mother a 10-day leave with a bail of several billion. She added that in exchange for giving her mother a leave, they made her promise not to have any activity in cyberspace and not to publish any posts. She said that the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence did not allow Mrs. Shirpisheh to take leave because of the recent posts of her aunt and uncle in cyberspace. In this video, Mona Bakhtiari said: > The officers of the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic summoned and interrogated me two months ago and asked me to give them information about my aunt and uncles, but I refused this request. They also asked me to introduce my brother Pouya Bakhtiari as the rioter. Mona Bakhtiari stated that the life of her father Manouchehr Bakhtiari is also in danger in prison due to his illness and the prison authorities preventing his surgery, saying: > We are willing to be killed because this life is much worse than death. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>