Siamak Honarvar

Siamak Honarvar is a Bahai citizen in Shiraz. He was arrested in April 2021 along with a few other Bahai citizens in Shiraz.

During the mass arrests of Bahai citizens in Shiraz in April 2021, Saeed Ettehad, Ghasem Masoumi, Siamak Honarvar, Soroush Abadi, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Aliyeh Foroutan, and Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani were arrested by security forces. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='35744'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29696/'> Siamak Honrarvar was arrested along with a group of Bahai citizens. He is being held in solitary confinement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='35792'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29999/'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37369'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32344/'> The first branch of the revolutionary court of Shiraz presided by Judge Mahmoud Sadati sentenced Sedigheh Aghdasi, Aliyeh Foroutan, Siamak Honarvar, Ghasem Masoumi, Saeed Ettehad, and Behrouz Farzandi each to seven months and 16 days in prison for propaganda against the state and 31 months and 16 days in prison for membership in dissident groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41076'> <reference source='https://cutt.ly/AZNjIFS'> According to IranWire, Saeed Ettehad and Siamak Honarvar reported to the verdict enforcement office in Shiraz and were transferred to Adel Abad Prison to serve their sentences. An IPA source said the appeal court has confirmed their sentences verbatim (Article 134: 31 months and 16 days). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47746'> <reference source='http://rlu.ru/3drfW'> He was released. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>