Sajad Zare

Sajad Zare is a citizen living in Shiraz. He has been arrested and sentenced to prison several times in recent years. Sajad Zare was arrested at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to Mahsa Amini's murder.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='35981'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30230/'> He was arrested by IRGC intelligence agents at his home and transferred to the detention center of this organization in Shiraz. Later, he was sentenced to 17 months in prison by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court for the charge of "insulting the leader" and to seven months in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the state". He was also sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 105 of the 2nd Criminal Court of Shiraz for the charge of "sacrilege". This sentence was finally changed to two years of imprisonment by the 17th Branch of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province headed by Judge Jamshid Kashkouli and advised by Fardin Fathi and Mohammad Hadi Jamali. With the application of Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the harshest punishment, i.e. two years of imprisonment, can be enforced. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35982'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30230/'> He was transferred to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35983'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30230/'> He went on leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36965'> He returned to prison at the end of his leave. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36966'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/57542.htm'> He was transferred to Shiraz Intelligence detention center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36967'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/57542.htm'> He was returned to quarantine in Adel Abad Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36968'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/57542.htm'> He was released at the end of his two-year sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44984'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38548/'> According to HRANA, Sajad Zare and Saeed Zare were arrested by security forces in Shiraz in late September. In this report, Saeed Zare was assaulted by the officers during his arrest, and one of his teeth was broken and his hand was injured. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44985'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38548/'> HRANA reported that despite the passage of a month since their arrest, Sajad Zare in the detention center of the Intelligence Department and Saeed Zare in the central prison of Shiraz are in indefinite detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45258'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-38824/'> According to HRANA, he was transferred from Detention Center No. 100 of Intelligence Ministry to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47433'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39673/'> He was released from prison. 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='57348'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4dps5h92'> According to IranWire, he was arrested by IRGC agents in front of Shiraz Intelligence Detention Center No. 100 for taking pictures of Behiyeh Namjou, Navid Afkari's mother, and was taken to this organization's detention center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57349'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4dps5h92'> Five days after his arrest, he was transferred to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz. According to IranWire, IRGC officers announced the reason for his immediate transfer as "the IRGC intelligence detention center in Shiraz is under repair". In this report, it is stated that Mohammad Khosravani, the investigator of Branch 14 of Shiraz Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, is responsible for handling Mr. Zare's case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57352'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44828/'> According to HRANA, even though 52 days have passed since his arrest, he is still in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57351'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45863/'> HRANA wrote, based on the verdict issued in recent days by the first branch of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court headed by Mahmoud Sadati, Sajjad Zare was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion, and three years in prison and two years in exile for the charge of insulting the leader. He has been sentenced to exile to one of the cities of Yazd province. According to HRANA's report, due to the fact that Mr. Zare had a previous conviction, the amount of the sentence for all charges was considered "maximum plus half". Atlas has considered the maximum punishment of six years and three months of imprisonment. It is stated in Article 137 of the Criminal Code that the court must issue a punishment between "the average minimum and maximum legal punishment" of that crime and "the maximum punishment plus a quarter". Therefore, the punishment issued for the accusation of assembly and collusion can be a maximum of six years and three months of imprisonment, and the punishment issued for the charge of insulting the leader can be a maximum of two years and six months of imprisonment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57353'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/dadban4/status/1741546805697925268'> Dadban wrote that Mahmoud Sadati played the video of Navid Afkari's forced confessions during the court session of Sajad Zare, which caused Mr. Zare's protest and cut off the audio of the video conference. According to the report, the example of Sajad Zare's crime is his participation in the anniversary of Navid Afkari's death. According to the IRGC's attached letter to Mr. Zare's case, the charge of insulting Khamenei from his case last year, which was included in the amnesty decree, has been added to this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57354'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47368/'> HRANA quoted a source saying all the political prisoners in Shiraz Prison No. 2 were transferred to Adel Abad Prison without prior notice and are being held among "violent prisoners" without observing the principle of segregation of crimes. According to this report, Sajad Zare protested against this action and was transferred to one of the solitary cells of Adel Abad prison as a punishment by the order of the prison authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>