Kioumars Marzban

He is a writer.

<coverage-outsourcing id='24550'> Was arrested. Had come to Iran a year before </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24551'> Human Rights Watch published the news of his arrest. Based on this report, he has not had a chance to meet his relatives since arrest. His case is being reviewed in the branch one of Evin prosecutor’s office. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26230'> Iran Human Rights Campaign reported: The radical website <<Justice Seekers>> has made some accusations against Marzban after his arrest became public.The news site claims that Kioumars Marzaban traveled to the United States to sign a contract with the purpose of <<networking in Iran>>. “After leaving the country in 2009, he lived in Malaysia for several years and in Georgia for several months. The only place he has seen other than Iran is Malaysia and Georgia, and he has never traveled to the United States.”,a source close to him told the Campaign. Justice Seekers called him a Popular Infiltrate, with the "main task" of generating emotional waves and trying to divert the country's celebrity positions to inflame and make a social divide in the body of society. The site claims that he has "inflamed" and "created a social divide in the body of society" by setting up the art classes and being in touch with artists in the country </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24552'> His case, carrying the double charges of “propaganda against the regime” and “insulting the sacred” was sent to the Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Salavati, IRNA reported. Based on this report, the case is being held by the Intelligence Ministry. This official news agency noted Mr Marzban as “a writer for foreign-based media” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='26229'> Kioomars Marzban’s lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aqasi, told ICHRI that he had been convicted by the revolutionary court of “contact with hostile governments, insulting the sacred, insulting the Supreme Leader, propaganda against the regime and insulting the regime authorities” which respectively carry the following sentences: 11 years, 7.5 years, 3 years, 1.5 years and 9 months. This amounts to 23.5 months in total which, after Article 134 reductions, will come down to 11 years in prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27643'> More than 3,000 prisoners were "forgiven" on the anniversary of the Prophet's birth. In the meantime, the prison sentences of 32 of the political defendants were reduced or completely removed. His lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, informed about the reduction of Mr. Marzban's applicable sentence to six years imprisonment </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='29941'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-24349/'> He came on leave after Coronavirus outbreaks in Iran's several prisons </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31247'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=5707'> However, the situation of the Coronavirus spread in Iran and many other countries are critical but he returned to prison after his leave ended </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34889'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Mhaghasi1/status/1364577265082859531?s=20'> His lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, tweeted that Kiumars Marzban was released from prison after the remaining part of his sentence was suspended. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>