Mahmoud Ojaghlou

Mahmoud Ojaghlou is from Tehran. He was arrested during the 2022 national uprising.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='47163'> <reference source='https://t.me/ARCHUMANRIGHTS/4433'> Azerbaijan Human Rights Society reported that Mahmoud Ojaghlou was arrested by the security forces at his workplace in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47165'> <reference source='https://t.me/ARCHUMANRIGHTS/4433'> Mahmoud Ojaghlou was transferred from the Intelligence Ministry lockup in Evin Prison (Ward 209) to the general population ward. According to the report, the judiciary authorities refuse to give an answer to his family. Since his arrest, Mahmoud Ojaghlou only had one brief phone call with family and has been denied family visits and access to an attorney. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50505'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq-8MQGMVvH/'> Former political prisoner Ali Reza Farshi posted on Instagram that during his time in Ward 209, Mahmoud Ojaghlou was on a hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50566'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CrOlzinJbJS/'> Mahmoud Ojaghlou was taken to Branch 3 of the Evin Court where he received two new charges. According to Abbas Lesani's page, he was charged with "membership in the Azarbaijan National Movement group and agitating public opinion with intent to incite war and riots. The group that he is accused of being a member of, does not exist. The National Movement is a 50-year old social movement and there is no actual group with that name. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52710'> Mahmoud Ojaghlou was sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison. According to an Atlas source, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, headed by Abolghasem Salavati, sentenced Mahmoud Ojaghlou to five years in prison for each of the charges of assembly and collusion, membership in illegal groups, and inciting people to fight and kill each other with the intention of disrupting national security, and one year in prison for propaganda against the state. Judge Salavati has also sentenced this citizen to a ban on leaving the country, a ban on membership in political groups and organizations, and a ban on online activities, each for two years as an additional punishment. With the application of Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, five years of imprisonment and additional punishments will be applicable. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52932'> Despite the verdict issued against him in the primary court, he is still deprived of having a lawyer of his choosing. According to an Atlas source, Mahmoud Ojaghlou has requested in a letter to the head of branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to be allowed to choose a lawyer to study and handle his case. But Judge Salavati told the relatives of this prisoner that in such cases the accused is not given the right to choose a lawyer and only the trusted lawyers of the justice system are allowed to enter the case. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='59205'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C5RLKObNYld/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> His case was referred to branch 36 of the appeal court of Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='59206'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C5RLKObNYld/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> According to the information page of Abbas Lasani, Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province, without summoning Mr. Ojaghlou to participate in the court session, sentenced him to five years in prison for each of the charges of assembly and collusion and inciting people to fight and kill each other and to one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state. In this report, it is stated that as a supplementary punishment, in addition to confirming the judgment of the lower court, the court has added that all social networks of Mahmoud Ojaghlou should be deleted and he should read the books about the "history of Azarbaijan's Culture and Language" written by Heydar Pir Alilou and "Questions and Answers About the History of Culture and Language of Azerbaijan" written by Mohammad Reza Rabbani and summarize them. According to this report, the court acquitted him of being a member of illegal groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53758'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C0uWOOqNT4w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=='> Abbas Lasani's information page wrote that despite the passage of one year of Mahmoud Ojaghlou's imprisonment, he was not allowed leave due to the opposition of the relevant judicial and security officials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='59209'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C5RLKObNYld/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Abbas Lasani's information page wrote that in recent days, Mr. Ojaghlou has been faced with "threats of framing" by the intelligence interrogators. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>