Meysam Gholami

Meysam Gholami is a constitutional monarchist and political activist. He has been arrested and sentenced to prison several times in recent years. He was also arrested in connection with the 2022 uprising.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='35909'> According to IPA research, a group of virtual activists were arrested by the security forces from December 2020 to February 2021. There were at least nine people, five of whom were released shortly after their arrest in an unknown manner. Meysam Gholami, known as Arian, Masoud Vazifeh, with the second name of Arshia, and two women with the nicknames of Toufan and Ariana, are among the detained people. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35912'> According to an IPA source, Meysam Gholami was arrested by the security forces and was transferred to Rajaeishahr prison some time later. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35913'> Arshia Vazifeh and Meysam Gholami were transferred from Rajaeishahr Prison to Greater Tehran Prison. They were kept in solitary confinement for about 20 days. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35914'> A person close to him told IPA that he is in Ward 2, Hall 9 of Greater Tehran Prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36935'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31888/'> According to HRANA, the third session of the trial of Meysam Gholami and Fariba Asadi will soon be held at Branch Two of the Shahriar Revolutionary Court. In the first and second sessions of the trial, they received charges such as "propaganda against the state by printing and distributing banners and leaflets", "assembly and collusion against national security" and "membership in dissident groups". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37353'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32283/'> Mehran Azari, Meysam Gholami, and Fariba Asadi were each sentenced to one year in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the state" by the second branch of the Shahriar Revolutionary Court, and Masoud Vazifeh was sentenced to six months in prison for the charge of "assisting in propaganda against the state". Also, another case has been filed against Ms. Asadi in Fardis Revolutionary Court for the charge of "propaganda against the state through printing and distributing pamphlets". According to HRANA, the prosecutor of Quds city protested against the verdict and demanded more severe punishment. Masoud Vazifeh and Meysam Gholami are still in the Greater Tehran Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37881'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32818/'> He was released after serving his sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45806'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38250/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Mr. Gholami was arrested by the security forces in Kaboudar Ahang. His arrest took place at the same time as nationwide protests in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini - a 22-year-old girl from Saqez who was beaten to death by Ershad patrol agents. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45807'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38250/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA wrote that Mr. Gholami was transferred from one of the security detention centers to Hamedan prison. Quoting a source, the report stated that the charges attributed to him are "communicating with political prisoners and reporting on their situation, propaganda against the state and supporting nationwide protests." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45808'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38250/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> He was released from Alvand Prison on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45809'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38405/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA's report, Mr. Gholami was summoned to the first branch of the public prosecutor's office in Kaboudar Ahang to defend himself against the charges of "propaganda against the state and use of satellite reception equipment". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48189'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39772/'> The hearing of Meysam Gholami's charges was held at the Kaboudar Ahang Revolutionary Court. According to HRANA, Mr. Gholami defended himself against the accusations of propagating against the state and inciting people to bloodshed with the intention of disrupting the country's security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57999'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42645/'> He was arrested by the security forces at his workplace located in Nowshahr. According to HRANA, Mehdi Seifi, one of Mr. Gholami's friends was arrested at the same time. The report stated that the security agents confiscated some personal items, including their mobile phones. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58279'> According to an Atlas source, the hearing of the case of 10 political activists named Payam Bastani, Vahid Sorkhgol, Kazem Alinejad Baraelou, Arsham Rezaei, Maisam Gholami, Vahid Ghadirzadeh, Ali Asghar Hosnirad, Saman Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Kamraninejad, and Hojatollah Rafei in the branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court was held under the chairmanship of Iman Afshari. According to this source, all these people except Mohammadreza Kamraninejad are in temporary detention in Ward 4 of Evin prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58000'> <reference source=''> According to an Atlas source, based on the verdict issued against 11 political activists by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, Meysam Gholami was sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion and one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state. According to this report, he has been sentenced to two years of ban on residence in Tehran province and other neighboring provinces, two years of ban on membership in political and social groups, and confiscation of his mobile phone and internet modem. After applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, five years of imprisonment and additional punishments can be enforced. The issued sentence is available in the Supporting Evidence section of the profile. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58001'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-48051/'> According to HRANA, Vahid Sorkhgol, Farhad Hafezi Semnani, and Meysam Gholami, who are in Evin prison without observing the principle of separation of crimes, were assaulted by several prisoners of general crimes. According to this report, Mr. Sorkhgol's head, Mr. Hafezi Semnani's hand, and Mr. Gholami's face and arm were injured. It is stated in this report that these three prisoners were taken to the prison infirmary after being assaulted, but they were returned to the prison only after being injected with painkillers. According to HRANA, Mr. Sorkhgol, who suffers from severe headaches, vision disorders, and hearing problems, spent several hours after being assaulted, in a semi-conscious state, and needs to be sent to medical centers outside the prison, however, no action has been taken in this regard. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>