Mojtaba Fouladi

Many of his family members were in fact executed for their political opposition at that time. Recently, many others close to him have also been arrested and sentenced to prison terms

• <coverage-outsourcing id='17436'> Bijan Kalangari and his nephews, Mojtaba and Meghad Fouladi were arrested. Mr. Kalangari was incarcerated in for political reasons in the 80’s </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='17434'> HRANA reported that none of the three individuals have contacted their families and have been deprived of their right to an attorney </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18411'> HRANA reported that two weeks after his arrest, he was transferred from the Intelligence Detention Center in Arak to the prison of this town, but he still had no access to an attorney </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='18868'> HRANA, quoting an informed source, wrote, “the prosecutor has not granted permission to hire the lawyer of their choice using the excuse that it will “cause scandal”. He believes that we are still in the preliminary stages of the preparation, so there is no need for it, and it the necessary they can choose from among the, already, vetted lawyers of the judiciary” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20867'> HRANA has reported that the trial court has sentenced Bijan Kalangari, Mojtaba Fouladi, and Meghdad Fouladi each to 10-year prison terms. During the Appeals process, these sentences were reduced to 3-years each. According to the report, “Gathering and Colluding against National Security” was cited by the Appeals Court as the charge leading to these convictions </coverage-outsourcing>