Farzad Sahraei

Farzad Sahraei

He was arrested the same time as the December 2017 nationwide protests

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21804'> He was arrested in January, according to HRANA. He was beaten at the time of arrest and at the detention center. After a few days the detainees were transferred to the IRGC's detention center and also the ward 12 of Langrood Prison in Qom, which had been evacuated for protesters of the December 2017 nationwide protests </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21805'> Farzad Saharei was tried in the first branch of Qom Revolutionary Court, headed by Mohsen Ghasemi, and charged with "committing corruption on earth" under Article 286 of the Criminal Code, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. The court cited his alleged charges as "disturbing public order in the pursuit of action against national security." The lawsuit states that "membership in anti-revolutionary and inimical channels such as the Voice of America, Amad News, Hichkas, Najafi (apostate singer), BBC Persian and Absurd", "presence in protests", "making films and photos and sending them", " Supporting the White Wednesdays Campaign "and" The desire for dissolution of the Islamic state found in his chats "are reasons of his charges. According to HRANA, he has surrendered to the verdict, and therefore his sentence has been reduced to 20 months in prison. This proceeding is registered in the Evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21806'> HRANA reported the arrest and conviction of Farzad Saharei, Hassan Badiei and Ali Ebadi. According to this report, the three detainees who were detained at the same time as the December 2017 nationwide protests were sentenced to two, two and five years' imprisonment, respectively. The five-year sentence of Mr. Ebadi will be executed by applying Article 134. The report states that Ali Ebadi is doing his five-year time at the Langrood Prison, and Farzad Saharei and Hassan Badiei will report to prison a while later </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='22023'> According to HRANA, he began serving his prison sentence </coverage-outsourcing>