Mehdi Mohammadifard

.Mehdi Mohammadifard is from Noshahr. He was arrested when he was 18 during the national uprising of 2022 and was sentenced to death in a vague and rushed trial.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='45556'> <reference source='https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1401/10/15/2832175'> The first branch of the revolutionary court of Sari by judge Mohammadzadeh tried 18 citizens in one joint case and s sentenced three of them to death. According to reports from human rights groups for several days which finally got confirmed by the state media, the first branch of the revolutionary court of Sari sentenced Arshia Takdastan and Mehdi Mohammadifard each to death twice in a joint case for spreading corruption on earth and waging war against God and Islam (Moharebeh). Javad Rouhi has received three death sentences for apostasy plus the same charges as the other two defendants. According to a state news agency, Tasnim, Mr. Takdastan received the death sentence for acts such as “throwing stones and soda bottle”. Aside from the fact that the state lacks credibility, throwing a few objects cannot provoke the charge of Moharebeh and spreading corruption on earth and lead to death sentences and this is in violation of domestic and international laws and conventions. HRANA had previously reported that in addition to the death sentence, Mr. Takdastan has been sentenced to five years in prison for “agitating and provoking people to wage war and kill each other with the intent to undermine national security” and one year in prison for propaganda against the state and two years in prison for insulting the leader. In another report, HRANA explained that Mr. Mohammadifard has also received six months in prison for propaganda against the state, two years in prison for “agitating and provoking people to wage war and kill each other with the intent to undermine national security”, one year in prison for insulting the leader, and four years in prison for assembly and collusion to act against national security, adding up to seven years and six months in prison. The case has 18 defendants altogether, all of whom have received a vague one-sentence charge from the court, “causing 400 billion rials of damage to government buildings”. Assuming the claim and the times are correct, it seems the court has calculated all the damages throughout the uprising, in many places and times, and obviously, these defendants could not have been present everywhere at all times. HRANA reported that all the confession from Arshia was taken under torture and the only evidence against him in the case is “sending a message to Iran International news channel”. Another source told HRANA that Mr. Mohammadifard’s confessions were also coerced and the only evidence presented against him is a video attributed to him where the face of the accused is not visible, but the state media have accused him of making and using Molotov cocktails. The judiciary's Mizan news agency claimed that Javad Rouhi's charges were based on "damaging public property, burning a Quran, and leading the riots". His attorney Soleiman Vatandoust has rejected the accusations and said: > A review of the CCTV video shows that he was only present at the protests and there is no basis for the charges of Moharebeh or corruption on earth. There is no evidence of my client being involved in encouraging people to shed blood and fight each other, or propaganda against the state; the charge of apostasy through burning the Quran is also wrong. The court ruling has dismissed the defense and based the sentence on Mr. Rouhi's confessions which were taken under torture and severe pressure from the interrogators. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45659'> <reference source='https://t.me/Daadbaan2021/3656'> Dadban reported that Mehdi Mohammadifard was tortured during interrogation and was hospitalized for a while as a result. According to the report, he was held in a solitary cell for 20 days that lacked basic sanitation, where rats and roaches would crawl on the prisoner. Dadban continued that Mr. Mohammadifard was suffering from mental illness before his arrest and had a health card about the illness. But during his transfer to court, the guards destroyed his mental illness card. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45667'> <reference source='https://www.iranintl.com/202301054708'> Iran International reported that he was physically and sexually tortured during interrogation. According to the report he had no access to an attorney during the whole trial procedure. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47775'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/01/iran-quash-death-sentences-of-young-protesters-subjected-to-gruesome-torture/'> Amnesty International released a statement demanding the immediate overturn of the death sentences of Arshia Tajdastan, Mehdi Mohammadifard, and Javad Rouhi. Amnesty wrote that the IRGC agents raped Mehdi Mohammadifard and put ice on Javad Rouhi's testicles, which is considered to be sexual torture. Amnesty went on to say that during their time in lockup, they underwent severe, cruel, and inhumane torture including getting hung up upside down, long periods in solitary confinement, taser, and lashing, death threats with a gun to their head, rape, and other sexual violence like putting ice on testicles. Amnesty goes on to say due to the severe torture, Mr. Rouhi's shoulder muscle has been torn, he is now incontinent, has a gastrointestinal illness, mobility and speech problems, his fingers were broken, and has amnesia. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47086'> <reference source='https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/'> In a call for immediate action, Amnesty International announced that at least 14 of the people arrested during the 2022 uprising in Iran have been sentenced to death and are in danger of execution. Amnesty International stated that the Islamic Republic has violated fair trial principles and has tortured most of these individuals, namely Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, Mohammad Ghobadlou, Sahand Nour Mohammadzadeh, Shoeyb Mirbalouch Zehi, Ebrahim Narouei, Mansour Dehmordeh, Kambiz Khorute, Javad Rouhi, Mehdi Mohammadifard, and Arshia Takdastan. by cable, whip, electric shock, mock execution, rape, and other types of sexual violence. The report goes on to say that Mehdi Mohammadifard was raped during his interrogation and had to be hospitalized. Based on the reports, Mr. Mohammadifard also experienced beatings, being hung by a foot, threats with a gun, and putting ice on his testicles during interrogation. The report also mentions the repeated torture of Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou which led to his broken ribs and interior bleeding and lung issues. Mohammad Ghobadlou has also experienced several violations and according to the medical examiner his body was wounded and bruised after the arrest. At least 14 out of dozens of prisoners named in the report have been sentenced to death and the rest face heavy charges. Toumaj Salehi, Farzaneh Tahazadeh, Farhad Tahazadeh, Karevan Shahiparvaneh, Reza Eslamdoust, Taher Hamidi, Shahram Marouf Mola, Pouria Javaheri, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Hamid Ghareh Hassanlou, Mohammad Ghobadlou, Sahand Nour Mohammadzadeh, Shoeyb Mirbalouch Zehi, Ebrahim Narouei, Mansour Dehmordeh, Kambiz Kharout, Javad Rouhi, Mehdi Mohammadifard, Arshia Takdastan, Mohammad Boroughani, Mehdi Bahman, Majid Kazemi, Manouchehr Mehmannavaz, Saleh Mirhashemi, Saeed Yaghoubi, Sahand Nour Mohammadzadeh, Hossein Mohammadi, Reza Ariya, Mahan Sedarat, Saeed Shirazi, Abolfazl Mehri Hossein Hajilou. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51827'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/43SeA13'> The public relations of the Supreme Court of the country reported that the sentence of three executions of Javad Rouhi and two executions of Mehdi Mohammadifard in the Supreme Court was overturned and referred to a branch of the same rank. According to this report, the court wrote in its verdict: > The extent of the above-mentioned destructive actions was due to the efforts of many people on the scene, and the role of the two defendants was limited to their individual efforts, and due to the narrow interpretation of the criminal laws in favor of the defendants, it cannot naturally be Examples of moharebeh and corruption in the land, subject of articles 286 of the Islamic Penal Code and articles 675 and 687 of the Punitive Law, and are compatible with the note under Article 286 of the Islamic Penal Code, which means fifth or sixth-degree prison sentences. In addition, it has been stated that due to the contradiction in the votes, the judgment of the trial court cannot be accepted. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61779'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44068/'> According to HRANA, the hearing of his accusations was held in the second branch of the Sari Revolutionary Court, and he defended himself against the accusations of "corruption in the land" and "moharebeh". According to this report, the proceedings of his case have been postponed due to the lack of designation of a related court, and for this reason, he remains in custody awaiting a decision. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61780'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44425/'> HRANA reported that he was sentenced to six years and six months in prison by the second branch of the Sari Revolutionary Court. Due to the fact that the details of the charges have not been reported, Atlas has considered this sentence as an enforceable sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='61782'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/5n66yuvc'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>