Sedigh Ali Beigi Zahed

He was arrested at the same time as the December 2017 nationwide protests

• <coverage-outsourcing id='22732'> Was arrested at the time of the December 2017 nationwide protests in Tabriz. He was taken to court a day later, and transferred to Tabriz prison from there, having been released around 25 days later by posting bail. He was later sentenced to 7 months imprisonment in a court presided by judge Ahraar </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='22734'> The third branch of the Court of Appeal in Eastern Azerbaijan, with the presence of judges Alizadeh and Farshi Raadvar went over the request for appeal on behalf of Reza Farokhi, Amir Sattari, and Mohammad Emami Mayan Olia, and have confirmed the preliminary judgments. Sedigh Ali Beygi had not requested an appeal for his sentence. The relevant proceedings have been recorded in the evidence section of this page. All of these individuals have been charged with “gathering and collusion to commit crimes against national security”. According to HRANA’s report, examples of crimes have included: Mohammad Emami having had videos of the protests on his phone, Sedigh Ali Beygi having tried to intervene upon the beating of a female university student by the authorities, and Reza Farokhi and Amir Sattari having alerted the public as to the protests taking place in Tabriz’s ‘Saat Square’ through social media </coverage-outsourcing>