Hassan Firouzi

Hassan Firouzi is from Shahr-e Rey. He was arrested during the 2022 national uprising.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='45779'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-protest-execution-hassan-firouzi-evin-prison/6912200.html?nocache=1'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45776'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38416/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> HRANA reported that he was arrested by the security forces in Shar-e Rey. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49842'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3nzZHAi'> He was transferred to Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45780'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-protest-execution-hassan-firouzi-evin-prison/6912200.html?nocache=1'> He was arrested again. VOA reported that he was tortured to agree to do fake video confessions. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45778'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-protest-execution-hassan-firouzi-evin-prison/6912200.html?nocache=1'> VOA reported that after his family visited Evin Prison, they were asked not to visit there again, and they were informed that their son has received a death sentence and it has been sent to the sentence enforcement office. According to the report, he was severely beaten in lockup and was sentenced to death on charges such as "leading the protests, propaganda against the state, and undermining security". He was transferred to the hospital due to the wounds and bleeding from the torture. In his last call from Evin Prison, he asked the people to help him so he can see his daughter once. In the audio file of the call released online, Mr. Firouzi says: > Whether I sign it or not, they're going to kill me. I just want to see my daughter one last time. I only saw her for 18 days and I really miss her. My only wish is to see her before they do what they want with me. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49838'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/40qDdQN'> The judiciary's Mizan website denied the existence of any incarcerated protester sentenced to death by the name of Hassan Firouzi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49836'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3M0I72P'> The judiciary announced that it has arrested a person named Hassan Firouzi while escaping the country in the Iranian waters near Qeshm Island, and claimed he is in financial debt. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49840'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3nzZHAi'> He was released from Evin Prison. According to IranWire, he said: > They told me that if you confess to these things in front of a camera, we'll overturn your Moharebeh sentence. I confessed by after confession they kept me for 20 more days. After release, they told me not to go to my neighborhood or contact anyone. Go to another city. My home is in Shahr-e Rey but I'm in Qom right now. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='49839'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3nzZHAi'> In an interview with IranWire, he denied the rumors about his coma and losing a kidney. He said he was arrested with his friends during the protests after beating a Basij member. They were taken to a safehouse where they were severely tortured and whipped with a wet rope. He was taken to the hospital as a result. He went on to say that Evin Court charged him with propaganda and collusion against the state through cooperation with enemy channels, gathering intel for Israel, and Moharebeh through beating agents. He spent 76 days in solitary and then moved to the general population. He says in Evin Prison things got better and he wasn't tortured anymore and even had a few phone calls with his wife, but after his audio file was released he was denied phone calls and visits. He said his family didn't publicize his situation because they are not very educated and they were threatened that if my family publicized it, they would harm me and my family. He said the story about his arrest in Qeshm was also fake and a scenario made by the state. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>