Hamed Ghareh Oghlani

Hamed Ghareh Oghlani is a resident of Urmia. He studied architecture and worked in the field of setting up CCTV cameras. He was sentenced to long-term imprisonment on the charge of "taking up arms against the Islamic government through cooperation with the MKO."

• <coverage-outsourcing id='31626'> The intelligence forces arrested him when he attended a meeting with some customers. He has epilepsy, but the officers give him the medication on the fourth day of arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31627'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25772/'> His family was summoned to the intelligence office. According to information provided to HRANA by an informed source, security forces threatened family members and "forced them to make a compulsory commitment"; No information is available on the contents of the commitment. Meanwhile, intelligence officers told Hamed Ghareh Oghlani that "If someone spread the news of his arrest in the media, they will kill his mother." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31628'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25772/'> He was transferred to prison from Intelligence Ministry’s detention house in Urmia. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32458'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26425/'> Mr. Ghare Oghlani has symptoms of COVID-19. He was sent to the prison infirmary but still not taken any medicine. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33673'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/honyblack1/status/1326526932649975813?s=20'> Hanieh Ghareh Oghlani, the sister of Hamed Ghareh Oghlani, provided some information on her brother's case and his physical condition to Iran International TV. She said: > My brother has been charged with involvement with the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), as well as insulting prominent government figures, including Ali Khamenei and Ghassem Soleimani. Hamed said that the interrogators had forced him to confess and that they had no evidence other than the forced confessions to present to the court. In another part of this audio file, she referred to her brother's illness; Hamed Ghare Oghlani already has epilepsy, and now his illness has intensified. Prison officials have also denied Mr. Ghareh Oghlani's access to his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33672'> <reference source=''> According to Atlas, two judges have sentenced Mr. Ghareh Oghlani to prison and another judge has sentenced him to death. IPA does not have the exact details of this sentence, but the evidence shows that his case has been tried in the public court. In this case, the majority sentence will be 13 years and three months of imprisonment. Also, his enforceable sentence under Article 134 will probably be less than the reported amount. Information about his sentence will be updated after obtaining more details; Currently, his enforceable sentence has been recorded as an estimated ten years of imprisonment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33766'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27799/'> HRANA reported Yousef Behnamoon, lawyer for Hamed Ghareh Oghlani, has appealed the verdict issued by Branch Two of Urmia’s Revolutionary Court. He has asked for the opinion of forensic experts to be considered in issuing the verdict. In defending Hamed, Mr Behnamoon said that his client was not a member of Mojahedin Khalq Organization and had only received some messages from MEK members. He also denied the conviction of “insulting the Supreme Leader.” </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34310'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/2XYCisj'> In a voice file he published from Urmia’s prison, Hamed Ghareh Oghlani addressed the head of the judiciary and protested against the violation of rights of himself and his family by judiciary employees including the prison guards and the judge. Protesting the fact that prisoners in Urmia Prison are not separated based on their crimes and the dangerous conditions reigning in the prison, he says: “Mr Rayisi! As you know, in the Urmia prison, I share my cell with criminals who use all sorts of drugs; who threaten to kill me while brandishing their knives; who ask for bribes and act like prison lords.” Mr Ghareh Oghlani was also clear that his arrest and trial was part of an attempt by the Intelligence Ministry to frame him. He also spoke about the pressures and threats by security bodies against his family. In the last part of his statement, this political prisoner once more said that he was not a member of Mojahedin Khalq Organization and that he has never accepted this charge in his defense statement in the courtroom. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='34814'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28902/'> The 13-year prison sentence for Hamed Ghareh Oghlani was approved by Branch 41 of the Supreme Court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38017'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32873/'> 47 prisoners in Urmia Prison’s political ward started a hunger strike to protest their transfer to a ward that lacked sufficient facilities and space. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38018'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/united4iran/status/1471480241331785730?s=20'> Political prisoners in Urmia Prison have been on a hunger strike for four days now, but authorities have remained unresponsive to their demands. According to an IPA source, the prisoners were recently moved to a new ward and were told they would only be allowed two hours of outdoor time per day. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38019'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/honyblack1997/status/1473936869264134150?s=20'> The physical condition of at least eight of the prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for two weeks, was reported to be critical. Hamed Ghareh Oghlani is also facing severe physical weakness and dizziness. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38020'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/honyblack1997/status/1474266164326981636?s=20'> The political and ideological prisoners of Urmia Prison ended their hunger strike after authorities promised they would not be transferred to the new ultra-security ward. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38093'> According to an IPA source, the Special Guard forces of Urmia Prison resorted to violence by raiding the political and ideological prisoners’ ward in order to transfer them to a new security ward. The Special Guard officers severely beat the prisoners who resisted the transfer and destroyed their personal belongings. Hatam Ozdemir, Hamed Ghareh Oghlani, Khaled Fereydouni, Farzad Samani, Sakar Eyni, Keyvan Rashozadeh, Kamran Ghasemi and Nayeb Askari were transferred to solitary cells after being beaten. Also, Kayhan Mokrem suffered serious head injuries. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41947'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36947/'> Despite suffering from epilepsy, Hamed Ghareh Oghlani has been deprived of access to effective and sufficient medical services. A source has told HRANA: "Hamed suffers from Grand Mal Seizures and has been deprived of medication and treatment despite his needs. Also, the medical facility in Urmia Prison is not well-equipped and the officials are not following the specialist doctor's prescription. Instead, they are administering their own medication.” This well-informed source further told HRANA that Urmia Prison officials are preventing Hamed Ghareh Oghlani from being sent to the hospital and forensic doctors. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51756'> <reference source='https://t.me/ARCHUMANRIGHTS/5157'> According to Ark, Hamed Ghareh Oghlani is a political prisoner suffering from epilepsy. He is currently being held in the security ward of Urmia Prison without access to necessary medical treatments and medicine. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54626'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46261/'> He went on strike to protest against not being transferred to the hospital and not being granted medical leave. HRANA, quoting a source, wrote that he suffers from grand mal epilepsy and recently his illness worsened, but the officials in the case refused to send him to the hospital. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54627'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46287/'> According to HRANA, on the third day of his hunger strike, he was transferred to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54890'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/2s4enfke'> He is on the sixth day of his hunger strike. According to Iran Human Rights Monitoring, keeping him in solitary confinement and the deterioration of his health has caused great concern for his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54981'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/dadban4/status/1749367369019908393'> On the eighth day of the hunger strike, he is not in a good physical condition to the extent that the prison authorities have asked the family of Ghareh Oghlani to convince him to break the hunger strike. According to the prosecutor's report, he is still kept in a solitary cell. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54982'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1751169026053509188?s=20'> According to Daadban, he is still in solitary confinement on the 14th day of his hunger strike. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55227'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46606/'> According to HRANA, his physical condition is deteriorating. The report stated that he has faced many threats and false promises, but he is still on hunger strike. According to this source, Hamed Ghareh Oghlani was only allowed to see his mother twice, but he was denied the right to make phone calls. According to the source, the authorities have not reacted to Mr. Ghareh Oghlani's situation and this has increased the concerns of his family and those around him. This source said about the detention conditions of Hamed Ghareh Oghlani in Urmia prison: > The conditions of the two-person cells in that prison are very harsh, cold and dirty. The toilet inside the cell is in a condition that is very difficult to use. The heaters are located outside the room and do not provide enough heat to the rooms. A small heater is mounted on top of the cells, which produces almost no heat due to the vent next to it. Two people are kept in a 1*1.5 meter room. Hamed and other prisoners in these cells walk at night due to the extreme cold and sleep during the days when sunlight shines into the cells. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55228'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/dadban4/status/1753011696484921762'> Dodban reported that the prison authorities have threatened Hamed Ghareh Oghlani that they will exile him if he continues his hunger strike. In this report, it is stated that the prison authorities are keeping his solitary cell cold in order to increase the pressure on Mr. Ghareh Oghlani. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55491'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/4d5v6zc5'> IranWire reported that Hamed Ghareh Oghlani has not been in contact with his family for nearly a month and has been on a hunger strike for 27 days. According to this report, during the time that Mr. Ghareh Oghlani was on strike, he was able to have visits with his mother only in the first days, but after that he was transferred to solitary confinement and there is no information about him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56052'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47213/'> According to HRANA, he was sent on leave for 10 days with a bail of 30 billion rials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>