Amir Sheibani Zaveh

Amir Shibani Zaveh is a political activist from Mashhad who has been arrested and tried several times. He was arrested in the wave of arrests of activists, at the same time as the nationwide uprising in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='45905'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/?p=393413'> According to HRANA, the security forces arrested him in Mashhad. His arrest happened at the same time as nationwide protests in response to Mahsa Amini's murder. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45906'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/?p=393413'> HRANA reported that he was released on bail around this date. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45915'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/?p=393413'> According to HRANA, he appeared in Branch 7 of Mashhad Revolutionary Court for the charges of "assembly and collusion" and "Propaganda against the system with the aim of overthrowing the Islamic government". Harana further quoted Mr. Sheibani Zaveh and wrote that because he did not have the right to choose a designated lawyer, he was denied access to a lawyer during the court session. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61662'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46987/'> 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>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49212'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39301/'> He was sentenced to a total of eight years and six months in prison by the Seventh Branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court. According to HRANA, Amir Sheibani Zaveh was sentenced to one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the system, three years in prison for the charge of membership in groups and factions opposing the system, and four years and six months in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion. By applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, four years and six months of this ruling will be applicable. HRANA also quoted Mr. Sheibani Zaveh and wrote that "participating in calls to protests, publishing pictures of Mahsa Amini and Nika Shakarami's grave on Instagram, and participating in the ceremony of Abolfazl Adinehzadeh, one of the victims of the protests in Mashhad," were the basis of his accusations. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61664'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/ms78jpsr'> According to IranWire, the first branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Hadi Mansouri sentenced him to one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the system, and as an additional punishment, he was sentenced to two years of ban on leaving the country and two years of ban on appearing in cyberspace. According to this report, the accusation against him is related to the families of the victims and victims of the nationwide protests of 2022." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61659'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46987/'> IranWire reported that the sentence of one year of imprisonment, two years of ban on leaving the country, and two years of ban on appearing in cyberspace was confirmed by the fourth branch of Khorasan Razavi Court of Appeal headed by Judge Amini and Judge Khalighi verbatim. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61666'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47667/'> According to HRANA, after receiving a notice to enforce the prison sentence, he was summoned to the 21st branch of the 10th District Prosecutor's Office of Mashhad. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61667'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47824/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested and transferred to Vakil Abad prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61668'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48455/'> According to HRANA, he was accused by Branch 901 of Mashhad General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of propaganda against the system. According to this report, the publication of the court verdict online is one of the examples of accusations against him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61669'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48763/'> According to HRANA, Narges Shakhs Emampour, Shaghayegh Sheibani Zaveh, and Shahrazad Sheibani Zaveh, members of Amir Sheibani Zaveh's family, were summoned to the intelligence protection of the Mashhad police force and released after a few hours of questioning, following the publication of materials related to the crash of the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='62781'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1800207392535171407'> Dadban quoted an informed source and wrote that 10 months had been added to the one-year imprisonment of Amir Shibani Zaveh. According to this report, this increase in the sentence took place after the publication of his statement in the Persian language media abroad. The report stated that this political prisoner has been banned from leaving for three years and deprived of activities in cyberspace. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61671'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49421/'> HRANA reported that he was sentenced by Branch 35 of the Khorasan Razavi Court of Appeals to 10 months of imprisonment, 18 months of ban on leaving the country, and 18 months of ban on activities on cyberspace for the charge of propaganda against the system through activities in cyberspace. According to this report, this sentence was previously issued by the fifth branch of Mashhad Revolutionary Court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>