Akbar Azad

Akbar Azad is a writer, civil activist, and a member of the Writers Association of Iran. During the past decades, he has been arrested many times and sentenced to prison at least once due to his activities in the field of ethnic rights.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='28511'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/turk_appeal/'> Alireza Farshi, Akbar Azad, Behnam Sheikhi, and Hamid Manafi were arrested along with several others during the commemoration of the International Mother Language Day in Nasimshahr, Tehran. These people were released on bail sometime later. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28509'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/turk_appeal/'> The first branch of the Baharestan Revolutionary Court sentenced the four defendants in this case to heavy sentences for the charge of "forming dissident groups". According to this verdict, Ali Reza Farshi, Akbar Azad, Behnam Sheikhi, and Hamid Manafi (respectively) were sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment and two years of exile to Bagh Malik, 10 years of imprisonment and two years of exile to Dareh Shahr, 10 years of imprisonment and two They were sentenced to one year of exile to Soleiman Mosque, 10 years of penal servitude and two years of exile to Azna. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='28510'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/turk_appeal/'> The 54th branch of the Court of Appeal of Tehran, headed by Judge Babaei, sentenced the four defendants in this case to two years in prison and two years of exile. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36515'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Hasan_rash_zahr/status/1424818887984484361?s=20'> He was arrested after going to the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Baharestan City. In order to release the previous bond and replace it with a new bond, he has referred to the 2nd branch of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Baharestan City. In addition to rejecting his request, the judicial authorities arrested and transferred him to the detention center of the Baharestan Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36663'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/jinac/52144'> According to an informed source to Atlas, Akbar Azad was sent on medical leave after posting bail. This leave was extended many times due to Mr. Azad's illness. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51759'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4HByuurqu/'> According to the information page of Abbas Lasani, Akbar Azad was summoned to the second branch of the Baharestan Prosecutor's Office to serve the sentence of two years of mandatory residence in the valley of Ilam province. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51977'> Akbar Azad went to Darreh Shahr Valley of Ilam province to endure two years of forced stay. According to an IPA source, Mr. Azad was exiled to Darreh Shahr while he was suffering from severe diabetes and his son also has MS and needs his father's constant care. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52169'> Following the deterioration of Akbar Azad's son's illness, he returned to his city of residence, Tehran, declaring that he was incapable of serving the sentence of exile. According to an IPA source, Akbar Azad's declaration of disobedience to exile was made after the Darreh Shahr branch of sentence enforcement opposed his request for leave. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52170'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/1087'> The Iranian Writers Association condemned the imprisonment and exile sentences issued against Akbar Azad in a statement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53048'> <reference source='https://fa.arcdh.eu/1402/05/10/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b4%d8%aa-%d9%85%d9%88%d9%82%d8%aa-%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%85%d9%84%db%8c-%d9%85%d8%af%d9%86%db%8c-%d8%a2%d8%b0%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%9b/'> When she was sent to Darreh Shahr city to endure her imprisonment in exile, she was arrested by the intelligence department of this city and interrogated for several hours. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>