Mohammad Sadeghi

Mohammad Sadeghi is a theater and television actor from Amol and lives in Tehran. He was arrested during an Instagram live. Some of the official media in Iran cited "wearing women's clothes, makeup and inciting people to commit criminal acts" as the reasons for his arrest.

<coverage-outsourcing id='58160'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42260/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested by Tehran's intelligence agents in his private home. According to this report, when he was arrested, he wanted to throw himself down from the third floor, which was prevented by the firemen and judicial authorities. The report also stated that Mohammad Sadeghi published videos on his personal page today, which showed plainclothes forces entering his house. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58161'> <reference source='https://6rang.org/74926/'> Shesh Rang reported that despite 20 days since his arrest, he is still in prison in Tehran. According to this report, he has been charged by Branch Two of Tehran's 38th District's Moral Security Prosecutor's Office on charges of encouraging people to corruption and prostitution and encouraging and inciting people to commit violent acts. The report stated that during this period, he had only one short phone call with his mother and was denied family visits as well as access to a lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58162'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42875/'> HRANA wrote that he was transferred from Tehran prison to Evin prison and is still denied access to a lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58163'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43026/'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58164'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/443pvh7y'> He was sentenced to prison. He published a video in this regard and announced: > I was sentenced to five years in prison by branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court for the charge of inciting people to war and bloodshed against the security of the country, and this sentence was confirmed by branch 36 of the appeals court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58165'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mr2h8r26'> He was summoned to serve the prison sentence. By posting a video on his Instagram page, he announced that he had received a notification issued by the fourth branch of the sentence enforcement of the 38th district of Tehran, and he must appear in the said branch within five days to execute the sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58166'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mwhv9m9e'> In an interview with IranWire, Mohammad Sadeghi described what happened to him during his past arrest and said, "I wanted to document the illegal attack of the security forces on people's houses, that's why I posted it live on Instagram. They kept calling my phone to cut the internet and not be able to show their brutal attack live. I blocked the numbers one by one and continued live." While pointing out that different security groups were present to arrest him, he says: > I got into the car, the officer who was sitting next to me kept trying to hit me in the face with his knee. "Finally, I reached the security building and the interrogations began. They kept coming and interrogating until the night. He further mentions the insulting behavior of the interrogators due to his gender expression and the threat of rape in prison, and says that he had to answer for his nail polish while in custody: > They humiliated and insulted me for my nail polish and my appearance and used it as a tool for psychological pressure. I said that just as you feel good about that ring on your hand, I feel good about my earrings and nail polish, and most importantly, it doesn't hurt anyone. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>