Rasoul Razavi

He is an Turk ethnic activist. He has been arrested several times and gone on hunger strike in prison.

<coverage-outsourcing id='6642'> The defendant was arrested alongside nearly 100 protesters on the Shahid Kalantari Bridge as they participated in a gathering to protest the drying up of Lake Urmia. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10648'> He was sentenced to four months in prison by the second branch of Tabriz Revolutionary Court for a case from 2011 </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6128'> He was arrested while returning from work. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6644'> After 16 days of temporary detention he was released from Tabriz Central Prison on bail of 30 million tomans. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6133'> He was arrested in Tabriz. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6134'> According to Guney News the defendant was charged in Tabriz Court. Mr. Mohammadzadeh, the Investigative Judge of Branch 20 of Tabriz Revolutionary Court, listed the defendant's charges as "Propagating against the system, colluding to commit a crime against national security, relations with foreign and dissident groups, involvement in opening the placards in Sahand Stadium, and participation in Pan-Turkish groups" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6135'> According to Oyan News, the first trial session for Hossein Ali Mohammadi, Taha Kermani, and Rasoul Razavi was held in Branch 3 of Tabriz Revolutionary Court and was presided by Judge Bagherpour </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6641'> The defendant, Hossein Ali Mohammadi, and Taha Kermani were released from Tabriz Central Prison after nearly five months of temporary incarceration and posting bail of 200 million tomans. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6132'> The defendant was tried in Branch 3 of Tabriz Revolutionary Court and sentenced to one year in prison by Judge Bagherpour. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6137'> The defendant's one year prison sentence was upheld by Judge Mohammad Imani in Branch 6 of Azerbaijan Province Appeals Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6131'> He was arrested and transferred to the Quarantine Ward in Tabriz Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6645'> He was conditionally released from Tabriz Prison. This conditional freedom was overturned one year later and he returned to Tabriz Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6643'> He was arrested after his participation in the Qods Day march and a gathering of social activists in support of Muslim Turkish Uighur people. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6127'> He was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6140'> According to HRANA, the defendant was tried on charges of "Propagating against the system" and "Disrupting public order" by Judge Imani, head of Branch 2 of Tabriz Revolutionary Court, and sentenced to six months in prison on the former charge. The court did not make a ruling on the "Disrupting public order" charge and postponed its review. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6138'> He was arrested by agents of the Intelligence Ministry. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6139'> According to Gunaz TV the defendant has been transferred from the Intelligence Ministry Lock-up to Tabriz Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6141'> His six month sentence was upheld in Appeals Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10647'> His conditional freedom which was granted in 2014 was revoked after his persistence to continue political and civil activism </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6129'> In addition to Abbas Lezani, a number of other political prisoners across the country also began hunger strikes in protest of the unjust case against him and his incarceration. Ayat Mehrali Beyoglu, Rasoul Razavi, Hossein Ali Mohammadi, and Morteza Moradpour in Tabriz Central Prison, Meisam Joulani, Morteza Parvin, Mostafa Parvin, Tohid Amiramini, Saleh Pichghanlou, and Mohsen Mohsenzadeh in Ardebil Prison, and Latif Hosseini in Rajaee Shahr Prison were among these individuals. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6560'> It was reported that he continues to remain in a hunger strike. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6628'> It was reported that the defendant was transferred to an unknown location on the 19th day of his hunger strike. There is no more information on this individual following his transfer. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6839'> The defendant's trial was held in Tabriz General Court under extremely tight security while he was on hunger strike </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='6854'> It was reported that he ended his hunger strike after a few weeks "in order to facilitate the progression of his case". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7304'> He was sent on a 7 day leave </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='8747'> According to Gamac, the Revolutionary Court exonerated him from "propaganda against the regime" charges, but the public court sentenced him to 13 months in prison for "disruption of public order" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9630'> According to Gonaz TV, he released an audio file announcing that he will once again go on hunger strike due to the continuation of the "tyrannical behavior". He claimed that he has been "arrested and kidnapped" because of his civil objections against "suppression of legitimate rights of the Nation of Azerbaijan" and the "Fars racism" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9887'> Oyan News cited a report by Azoh which claimed that Rasoul Razavi's family wrote a letter to the Commission on Article 90 in the congress, expressing concerns for his health and requesting immediate review of his case </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10194'> Mehdi Zeraati, Ghodratollah Yousefi, Asgar Faraji, Hassan Heidarian, and one more person were arrested. One day later Sajad Boudaghi was also arrested. According to Azooh, these citizens were arrested for supporting Rasoul Razavi </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9978'> Morteza Moradpour and Rasoul Razavi were exiled to the Central Detention Center of Karaj city </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10275'> According to Harana, Rasoul Razavi and Morteza Moradpour are denied visitations and phone calls </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10211'> Amnesty International released a statement offering details of the cases of the eight prisoners on hunger strike and demanding their freedom. The mentioned prisoners are: Mohammad Ali Taheri, Arash Sadeghi, Mehdi Rajabian, Hossein Rajabian, Rasoul Razavi, Morteza Moradpour, Vahid Sayadi Nassiri, and Ali Shariati </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10288'> According to Harana, he announced the end of his hunger strike after 44 days. According to the report, his message states that he has "denied the rumors his torture and abuse by the prison authorities" and "I am ending my hunger strike due to the requests of friends and judicial authorities and Mr. Nader Ghazipour and for the benefit of Azerbaijan, and with the hope that my demands will be met" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10649'> Azoh published pictures of the "representation request" forms regarding the banishment of Morteza Moradpour and Rasoul Razavi to the Karaj city's Central Detention Center. In Mr. Razavi's document it is mentioned that his sentence of four months in prison - dating back to 2011- must also be enforced. Both documents are documented at the Supporting Evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10729'> Rasoul Razavi and Morteza Moradpour were transferred back to Tabriz Prison. Oyan News reported that this transfer was ordered on November 22nd of 2016, and Karaj city police made the families of these prisoners pay for the transfer expenses due to "lack of budget" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='16360'> Gunaz TV reported that reaching the end of his sentence he was released </coverage-outsourcing>