Peyman Farhangian

Peyman Farhangian is a labor activist and poet from Bandar Kiashahr. He has been arrested and tried several times in recent years due to his activities related to workers' rights.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='31580'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25399/'> He was arrested by intelligence officers in Kiashahr and transferred to the detention center of this organization in Rasht. Until a few days later, Mr. Farhangian's family was unaware of his condition. About a week later, he was transferred to Siahkal prison, but he was also interrogated in this place. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31582'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25399/'> When the investigator of the case followed Mr. Farhangian's family regarding the status of the case and protested the lack of decision in his son's case, he kicked them out of the room and ordered the other supervisors not to respond to questions about the status of Peyman Farhangian. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31581'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25399/'> He is kept in Siahkal prison, but according to the information provided by HRANA's source: > He has been transferred to Rasht Intelligence several times for interrogation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31583'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25658/'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='32986'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/New_Project_cNPFFj9.jpg'> Branch 102 of the Astaneh Ashrafieh Criminal Court-2 sentenced Peyman Farhangian to several counts of imprisonment, which, by applying Article 134 and also the judge's order, 11 years of his sentence will be enforceable; Sentences related to the accusations of "forming a group against the regime and insulting government officials." According to Judge Sadegh Hosseini's decision, he was sentenced to 10 years for the charge of "forming a group against the regime" (Jadal signal group), three counts of five years imprisonment for the charge of "insulting the sanctities of Islam" (insulting Islam, prophets and imams), five years for The charge of "inciting the people to revolt against the government of Iran", two counts of two-year imprisonment for the charge of "insulting the founder and leader of the Islamic Republic", two counts of one-year imprisonment for the charge of "propaganda against the system", one year in prison for the charge of "inciting and leading people astray to violent acts" and two six-month imprisonments for the charge of "insulting the officials of the system" (publishing cartoons of Ahmad Jannati and Ahmad Alam Al-Hoda). In his decision, the judge identified him as a follower of Karl Marx's thoughts. During the interrogation, he was accused of publishing material against the Islamic Republic. Examples of all the mentioned accusations were the publication of content on Instagram or the Jadal Signal group. Before the court session, the intelligence officers of Astaneh Ashrafieh had mentioned the following about the accused: > 1- Publication of materials denying the existence of God and its ineffectiveness in human life. > 2- The publication of the slogan of death to the oppressor, be it the king or the leader, and Mr. Farhangian's comment: it is the most beautiful slogan in recent times. > 3- Ineffectiveness of Qassem Soleimani in the war with ISIS and vandalizing the murals related to this person. > 4- Publishing materials and supporting the protests of November 2019. > 5- Commenting on the level of violence in the Islamic Republic. > 6- Publication of poems against the government. > 7- Attributing a title other than the government of Iran; Islamic capitalist government. > 8- Publishing a live video about the situation in Iran on Instagram and also working in the Jadal Signal Group. > One of the examples of the accusation of "insulting Ali Khamenei was the release of a video about his comment about the downing of passenger plane 655 in the summer of 1988; This video was republished many times at the same time as the downing of the Ukrainian plane by the IRGC, and many criticisms were raised against the leader of the Islamic Republic; Mr. Farhangian was also one of the people who published this video at that time: > If it was not an international issue, they would not have taken responsibility for this crime." It should be noted that Mr. Farhangian was accused of "inciting people to violent acts , which was exemplified by supporting the Aban protests and inviting people to join popular movements. According to HRANA's report, the trial court was held in absentia and Mr. Farhangian was sentenced to one year of compulsory participation in science and religious education classes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33762'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hosein_taj/status/1336022799652155393?s=20'> According to Atlas, citing his lawyer Hossein Taj's Twitter page, the court has suspended part of his prison sentence after Mr. Farhangian's appeal. After re-examining the case, Judge Sadegh Hosseini confirmed the verdicts, but suspended seven years of the sentence for five years, and the other four years will apply to him. According to Hossein Taj: > The defense was not taken into consideration by the judge and an appeal will be filed. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35960'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36641/'> HRANA wrote that Mr. Farhangian was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Branch 18 of the Court of Appeals of Gilan Province headed by Judge Ali Asghar Pourghasem and Advisor Hossein Gholizadeh Sarcheshmeh. According to HRANA's report, seven years of this sentence will be suspended for five years and three years of prison will be applicable for him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41448'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CV26953sZP0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> He went to Astaneh Ashrafieh Justice Branch to be transferred to Ezbarem Lahijan prison to serve his sentence. Peyman Farhangian wrote on his Instagram that the head of the sentence enforcement branch issued an order to reduce the amount of bail from four billion to one billion rials and agreed to a 20-day leave that can be extended on the condition of reporting attendance after the completion of each term. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41447'> <reference source='https://t.me/ettehad/100722'> He went to Azbaram Lahijan prison to serve his sentence. According to the report of the Free Union of Iranian Workers, he reported to prison due to the pressure on the bail bondsman and his refusal to appear after 138 days of absence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41449'> <reference source='https://t.me/ettehad/104423'> She went on leave. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48652'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38235/'> According to HRANA, Peyman Farhangian was released on parole. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48653'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3Zvld7y'> Iranian Writers Association reported that Peyman Farhangian was summoned to the Astaneh Revolutionary Court for the charge of propaganda against the system. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54051'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41778/'> The second branch of the Astaneh Ashrafieh General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office issued a summons to trial on the charge of "propaganda against the system". While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that the appointment was made by Eskandar Sharifpour, the investigator of the second branch of the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Astaneh Ashrafieh city, the reason for assigning the charge of "propaganda against the system" against Peyman Farhangian, was "the reports of the intelligence department of this city and the publication of materials on his Instagram page." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54052'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42367/'> According to HRANA, the Peyman Farhangian case was referred to the Revolutionary Court. According to the document issued by the branch 101 of the Criminal Court of Astaneh Ashrafieh under the chairmanship of Judge Mohammad Hossein Mohseni and sent to him recently, the case has been sent to the Revolutionary Court due to the conflict of jurisdiction of the said branch in dealing with the charge of "propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54053'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42873/'> The hearing of the trial of Peyman Farhangian's accusations was held in the 102nd branch of the Criminal Court of Astaneh Ashrafieh. According to HRANA's source, this session was held without the presence of Peyman Farhangian and his lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54054'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/3x6a7zab'> According to Kulbarnews, according to the verdict issued by the 102nd branch of the Astaneh Ashrafieh Criminal Court-2, Peyman Farhangian was sentenced to one year in prison, two years of mandatory residence in Zabol city, two years of ban on leaving the country and the blocking of his Instagram page for the charge of propaganda against the regime. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54055'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43726/'> According to HRANA, the retrial s of Peyman Farhangian was held. In this session, Peyman Farhangian, along with Hossein Taj, his defense lawyer, defended himself against the charge of "propaganda against the regime". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54056'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44303/'> Peyman Farhangian's appeal request was rejected in the criminal court. Announcing this news, HRANA wrote, "The preliminary ruling of Peyman Farhangian was confirmed after the rejection of Aina's appeal request." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54057'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44882/'> He was sentenced to one year in prison, two years of ban on leaving the country, and social deprivation by the appeals court of Gilan province. According to HRANA, based on the verdict, Peyman Farhangian was sentenced to one year in prison, banned from leaving the country for two years and his Instagram page was blocked for the charge of "advertising against the regime". This verdict was issued by Branch 11 of the Court of Appeals of Gilan Province, headed by Hossein Deliri and advised by Mohammad Sadegh Iran Aghideh. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54058'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45946/'> He was summoned to endure imprisonment. HRANA reported that according to a notification recently issued by the Astaneh Ashrafieh General and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, Peyman Farhangian has been asked to "appear in this branch within the prescribed deadline to serve his sentence." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57569'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46018/'> He was arrested to endure imprisonment. While publishing this news, HRANA wrote that Peyman Farhangian was arrested after going to the Astaneh Ashrafieh sentence enforcement branch and was transferred to Ezbarem Lahijan prison to serve his sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57570'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/neda_farhangian/'> Neda Farhangian, Peyman Farhangian's sister, in a note on her Instagram page, informed about the difficult conditions of "Ezbarem" prison in Lahijan and his detention among the prisoners of dangerous crimes and wrote: > My dearest brother is in a difficult situation in the general crimes ward. His crime is defending the workers and opposing exploitation and tyranny. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57571'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46803/'> HRANA, quoting a source, wrote that Peyman Farhangian is serving his sentence in Ezbarem Lahijan prison without observing the principle of separation of crimes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57572'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47248/'> She was sent on leave from prison for a month. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='63394'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50350/'> The 18th branch of the Gilan Province Court of Appeals, headed by Judge Mohammad Mehrani and Advisor Hossein Gholizadeh, sentenced him to seven years of suspended imprisonment. While publishing this news, HRANA wrote that this action was taken following the sentencing of Peyman Farhangian in another case to one year in prison and the application of Article 54 of the Criminal Code. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='63474'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50488/'> She returned to prison to continue serving her sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>