Yavar Fathollahi

.Yavar Fathollahi is a Snap driver in Tehran. He was arrested during the 2022 national uprising.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='50416'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ManotoNews/status/1643605459230920704?s=20'> A few months after his arrest, in an audio file from prison that was released on Manoto TV, he explained the arrest. He says he was attacked and assaulted by a few security forces in civilian clothing in the Shariati neighborhood in Tehran's District 19. He started to defend himself and during the altercation one of the attackers' feet was barely injured. After the arrest, he was transferred to the police station in a private car and after the officer in charge refused to take him into custody, he was transferred to an unknown location. In the file, Yavar Fathollahi says he was severely tortured both physically and psychologically. He says they were using electric shocks to torture him. After his transfer to court, he was taken to the IRGC Intelligence lockup in Afsarieh. Mr. Fathollahi said he was transferred to the Greater Tehran Prison after four days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50417'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ManotoNews/status/1643605459230920704?s=20'> He was summoned to court. In the audio file released by Manoto Newsroom, Yavar Fathollahi says after his transfer to court, he was arraigned for attacking and insulting police forces, destruction of public property, and participating in protests. He was then transferred to Evin Prison's ward 209 for 10 days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50418'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ManotoNews/status/1643605459230920704?s=20'> He said in the audio file that the investigator at the third branch added a few more charges to his case including Moharebeh. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50419'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ManotoNews/status/1643605459230920704?s=20'> Yavar Fathollahi explained in the audio file that initially he only had one plaintiff, but during the investigation phase, their number grew to three. His family tried to get them to drop the complaint. He says the plaintiffs, knowing his family's financial situation, asked for 2.5 billion rials to drop the charges. Even though there has not been any trial yet and they do not have any medical examiner record to prove their claims and be able to legally demand compensation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50422'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/760'> All the political prisoners in Greater Tehran Prison were transferred to Detention Center 6 in Evin Prison. IranWire reported that the transfer was done without prior notice to prisoners and they didn't have enough time to gather their personal belongings. Their families found out about the move after it was done. According to the report, about 40 prisoners were transferred to Evin Prison; among them were Masoud Eslaminasab, Parham Parvari, Hami Bahadori, Abbas Mirzaei, Mehdi Bahman, Mohammad Havashemzadeh, Mehdi Meshkinnavaz, Ebrahim Ataei, Davoud Razavi, Ehsan Ahya, and Amir Ahya. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>