Roohollah Nakhaei

Rouhollah Nakhaei is a freelance journalist in the field of foreign policy. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='42706'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=8359'> The International Federation of Journalists issued a statement asking the Iranian authorities to stop arresting journalists and provide free access to the Internet. Anthony Belanger, Secretary General of the International Federation of Journalists, said: > We ask the Iranian authorities not to use the national protests as an excuse to suppress the media. Every citizen in Iran has the right to know what is going on. Mr. Belanger also added: > Our colleagues should be released immediately and allowed to report freely. We also call on the authorities to immediately end the widespread disruption of Iran's internet. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42707'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3LPDEOk'> Journalist Association of Tehran province released a statement expressing its concern about the widespread summoning, arrests, and searches of journalists' houses and "obstructing" them from their work in the days when nationwide protests were going on in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. In this statement, the "professional duty" of reflecting the news is emphasized and it states that the detained or summoned journalists were "directly assigned by their media managers to prepare news and reports about the death of Mrs. Mahsa Amini and the reactions related to it, which means they were doing their professional job and duty." It goes on to say: > Obviously, one cannot simply complain about the public attention to foreign media and at the same time ignore the need of the society to have an independent media institution, and create illegal restrictions for journalists and the media, and summon and arrest journalists to for the news coverage of the events. This level of contradiction is not understandable. The trade union strongly demands our colleagues to be released as soon as possible and to be able to perform their duties. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42708'> <reference source='https://cpj.org/2022/09/names-of-journalists-arrested-in-irans-anti-state-protests/'> The Committee to Protect Journalists published the names of 40 journalists who were arrested in Iran at the same time as the protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder. This international organization has requested the Iranian authorities to release "immediately and unconditionally all the journalists who were detained due to the news coverage of Mehsa Amini's death and the subsequent protests". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42710'> During the countrywide protests in Iran in reaction to the murder of Mahsa Amini, parts of Evin Prison were set on fire on October 15th, 2022. A number of prisoners lost their lives, and some were wounded by the bullets shot by the prison guards. A number of prisoners suffered poisoning from breathing in the smoke and tear gas. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42709'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=8518'> Anthony Belanger, Secretary General of the International Federation of Journalists, said regarding the fire in Evin prison: > We are very concerned about the fate of our colleagues in Evin and we remind the Iranian authorities that they are responsible for the lives of journalists in prison. He also added: > Once again, we demand the immediate release of all journalists who have been unjustly detained in Evin and other Iranian prisons for carrying out their journalistic duties. According to the International Federation of Journalists, four journalists named Rouhollah Nakhaei, Alireza Jabbari Darestani, Ahmad Reza Halabisaz, and Farshid Ghorbanpour have not been in contact with their families, which has caused concern about their fate. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42705'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=8507'> He was arrested. HRANA reported that he was arrested at the same time as Ali Reza Khoshbakht and Hoda and Zahra Tohidi. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48225'> <reference source='https://t.me/emtedadnet/73201'> Emtedad reported that the court hearing of Zahra and Hoda Tohidi, Alireza Khoshbakht, Vida Rabbani, Hamid Reza Amiri, and Rouhollah Nakhaei will be held in late November 2022. In this report, Parto Burhanpour, the attorney for some of the defendants in this case, is quoted as saying: > We have only spoken with our clients over the phone. According to Emtedad, Ali Mojtahedzadeh, and Saeed Khalili are the hired lawyers of Zahra Tohidi, Hoda (Zahra) Tohidi, Vida Rabbani, and Alireza Khoshbakht. Saeed Khalili and Parto Burhanpour are the attorneys for Rouhollah Nakhaei and Hamid Reza Amiri. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47711'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/32278899.html'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47713'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/viwqis'> Attorney Saeed Khalili announced in a tweet that the court hearing on the charges of Rouhollah Nakhaei was held. Mr. Khalili wrote: > While the charges against Mr. Rouhollah Nakhaei were announced as assembly and collusion and propaganda against the state, and there is no doubt that he does qualify for the pardon, today they announced that his court session will be held tomorrow." > A day later, he also tweeted that the court hearing was held in Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, headed by Mohammad Reza Amouzad, without taking the defendant's last defense. According to Mr. Khaili, the reason for not allowing the last defense is the court is waiting for a decision on the pardon directive. > Mr. Khalili is referring to the issuance of the "Pardon and Reduction of Public Punishment directive", following which a number of political prisoners were released from Iran's prisons. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property . However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49841'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/ntu4'> Ruhollah Nakhai was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. Attorney Saeed Khalili tweeted that Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced his client to two years and seven months in prison on charges of propaganda against the state and assembly and collusion to act against national security. Saeed Khalili did not mention the amount of punishment issued for each charge. Atlas has assumed that two years and seven months of imprisonment is the enforceable sentence in this case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50819'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/saeedkhalili110/status/1653088485044293633'> The Court of Appeal confirmed his sentence. Saeed Khalili, Rouhollah Nakhaei's attorney, while announcing this news on his Twitter page, described the sentence issued against his client as a "sign of chaos" in the judiciary. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55940'> Edalat Ali (Ali's Justice) hacker group hacked the management system of the Judiciary. In this cyber attack, Edalat Ali obtained more than three million judicial files, including confidential letters and documents, and published them on a website called "Edalat Iran" affiliated with the same hacker group. In the review of Rouhollah Nakhaei's case on this site, Branch 3 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of District 33, the institution handling his case, was in the preliminary stage and the charge that led to his conviction was assembly and collusion. Mr. Nakhaei has been sentenced to prison by the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Mohammad Reza Amouzad on charges of assembly, collusion, and propaganda against the regime. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55941'> <reference source='https://x.com/PartoBorhanpour/status/1759889419215986776?s=20'> Rouhollah Nakhaei's sentence of two years in prison was enforced. Parto Borhanpour, Rouhollah Nakhai's lawyer, while publishing this news on his user account on the X social network, wrote: > The sentence of two years imprisonment of Rouhollah Nakhai was enforced today, despite the fact that he was subject to the amnesty decree for 2022. Mr. Nakhaei has been transferred to Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>