Reza Arabpour

Reza Arabpour is from Izeh. 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 Mehsa Amini.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='51154'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-40718/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Bahman Bahmani, Mohsen Ahmadpour, Behrouz Selahshour, Rasoul Badaghi, Vahid Abbasi, Reza Arabpour, Sadegh Ghasemi, and Esmail Mousavi Nazari were arrested by the intelligence agents of the IRGC on the order of the investigator of the case, and after the completion of the investigation, they were transferred to Sheyban prison in Ahvaz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51166'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-40718/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, in a joint case, Bahman Bahmani, Mohsen Ahmadpour, Behrooz Selahshour, Rasoul Bodaghi, Vahid Abbasi, Reza Arabpour, Sadegh Ghasemi, and Esmail Mousavi Nazari were indicted by investigation branch of the Izeh prosecutor's office on charges such as Moharebeh, corruption on earth, and membership in groups opposed to the regime. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51161'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-40718/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA wrote that the indictment in the case of Bahman Bahmani, Mohsen Ahmadpour, Behrouz Selahshor, Rasoul Bodaghi, Vahid Abbasi, Reza Arabpour, Sadegh Ghasemi, and Esmail Mousavi Nazari was issued and their case was referred to the fourth branch of Ahvaz Revolutionary Court. According to HRANA's report, all of them are in Sheyban prison in Ahvaz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61347'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46789/'> HRANA quoted Hossein Ali Hatami, a lawyer, as saying: "Mr. Mohsen Ahmadpour, Behrouz Salahshour, Rasoul Bodaghi, Vahid Abbasi, Reza Arabpour, Sadegh Ghasemi and Esmail Mousavi Nazari are in Sheyban prison in Ahvaz. After numerous protests and sending repeated bills, the arrest order of all clients except Reza Arabpour was turned into bail. The fourth branch of Ahvaz Revolutionary Court refuses to accept bail for the temporary release of these citizens, despite issuing a bail order. According to Mr. Hatami, there are currently objections to the extension of Reza Arabpour's arrest order every month. In this report, quoting another source, it is stated: > The reason for not handling their case properly is the interference of security institutions and others outside the judicial system. This has led to the continuation of the long-term detention of the seven mentioned citizens. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57448'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47560/'> HRANA wrote that despite more than 16 months since his arrest, Reza Arabpour is still being held indefinitely in Sheyban prison in Ahvaz. According to this report, Hossein Ali Khatami, his defense lawyer said that Reza Arabpour's arrest order is protested every month, and each month their protest to the extension has always been ignored by the judicial authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='62506'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48632/'> HRANA quoted Hossein Ali Hatami, Mr. Arabpour's defense lawyer, as saying that in recent days, the temporary arrest order of Mr. Arabpour has been renewed by the fourth branch of Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, and they have not agreed to turning it into a bail order. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='62718'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1659857013973700608?s=20'> Dadban wrote in the report that Behrouz Selahshor, Bahman Bahmani, Mohsen Ahmedpour, Rasul Badaghi, Sadegh Ghasemi, Vahid Abbasi, Reza Arabpour and Esmail Mousavi Nazari are the eight defendants to whom the IRGC Intelligence attributed the bloody events of November 2022 and according to sources close to these protestors, they are facing heavy charges such as Moharebeh and corruption in the land and rebellion. According to this report, they are kept in Ahvaz Central Prison and they are reported to be in bad physical and mental condition. A source told Dadban: > Some intend to marginalize the case of these eight people and give them heavy sentences, while they have been subjected to severe torture in prison." The report stated that after the lawyer announced the flaws in the case to the court, the first branch of Ahvaz Revolution Court accepted the flaws, removed the case from the agenda of the court and returned it to the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Izeh to fix the flaws. According to the prosecutor's report, in crimes that could face the death penalty, the accused must have access to a lawyer in the pre-trial phase. Still, none of the accused had access to any lawyer. In the rest of the report, Vahid Abbasi's eye got infected due to the pellet stuck in it and he faced many vision problems, but the prison officials did not allow him to undergo surgery and said that "a death row person does not need eyes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60702'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49054/'> HRANA, quoting attorney Hossein Ali Hatami, wrote that despite the passage of more than one year and seven months since his arrest, he is still in the Sheyban prison of Ahvaz in an undecided manner and so far his temporary release has not been possible. Based on this report, the fourth branch of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court has set the date of the hearings of Mohsen Ahmedpour, Bahman Bahmani, Behrouz Salahshour, Rasoul Bodaghi, Vahid Abbasi, Reza Arabpour, Sadegh Ghasemi and IEsmail Mousavi Nazari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61771'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-49493/'> HRANA reported the hearing of the charges against Reza Arabpour, Mohsen Ahmedpour, Bahman Bahmani, Rasoul Bodaghi, Vahid Abbasi, and Esmail Mousavi Nazari, who are in the same case, on charges including moharebeh, corruption on land and forming a rebel group, at the fourth branch of Ahvaz Revolutionary Court was held and each of the defendants separately defended their accusations in the meeting. According to this report, Sadegh Ghasemi and Behrouz Salahshour, the other defendants in this case, did not appear in the meeting due to illness and lack of proper notification. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='62909'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50088/'> HRANA wrote that he is still in the Sheyban prison of Ahvaz. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='63597'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50588/'> According to HRANA, he has been detained without a decision in Sheyban prison in Ahvaz for more than 670 days. According to this report, despite the fact that the court hearing on his charges was held in the fourth branch of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, no sentence was issued for him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='63812'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50749/'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='63973'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50897/'> HRANA, quoting Hossein Ali Hatami, a lawyer, wrote that based on the verdict issued by the fourth branch of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court, Reza Arabpour was sentenced to 15 years in prison for being an accessory to Moharebeh and was acquitted of the charge of participating in rebel groups. According to this report, the other defendants in this case, Bahman Bahmani, Mohsen Ahmadpour, Behrouz Salahshour, Rasoul Bodaghi, Vahid Abbasi, Sadegh Ghasemi, and Esmail Mousavi Nazari, were acquitted of the charges of war, corruption in the land, and membership in opposition groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>