Hojatolah Rafei

Hojatخlah Rafei is a teacher and a resident of Shahrهar. He has been arrested and sentenced to prison several times in recent years.

<coverage-outsourcing id='37642'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30828/'> He was arrested by IRGC agents and taken to an undisclosed location. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37643'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31006/'> He was transferred from IRGC detention to the Greater Tehran Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37644'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31524/'> In order to hold a court hearing, his charges were transferred to Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari. He was transferred to the court without prior notice and without the presence of a lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37645'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31533/'> Hojatollah Rafei was sentenced to five years in prison by branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari for charges of assembly and collusion to commit a crime against the security of the country and to one year in prison for propaganda activities against the system. If this sentence is approved in the appeal stage, by applying Article 134, five years of imprisonment will be applicable. He was also sentenced to a two-year ban on leaving the country, planting 40 saplings, and writing a research paper on the former regime of Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37646'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-31752/'> According to HRANA, Hojatolah Rafei is serving his sentence in Tehran prison. He is denied the right to make phone calls and visits. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37647'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32607/'> He wrote a letter protesting against the lack of access to the phone and being denied visitation. The letter was seized by authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37648'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32607/'> According to Eliasi, the assistant prosecutor in charge of political and security prisoners, Mr. Rafei has the right to make phone calls with his mother only in the prison security office and in the presence of the prison security chief, and if he repeats his previous violations, his calls will be cut off. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37649'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32607/'> HRANA reported that Mr. Refei is still denied the right to make phone calls. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37901'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/news/tehran/55240'> Alireza Farshi and Hojatollah Rafei started a three-day hunger strike in protest against the cultural discrimination imposed by the Islamic Republic and in support of the protests of workers and teachers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47396'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39702/'> He was released from prison. 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='58377'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43525/'> According to HRANA, he was arrested by IRGC intelligence officers in Shahriar and taken to 2-A Detention Center. It is stated in this report that while searching the house, the officers also seized Mr. Rafei's mobile phone. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58378'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43525/'> According to Harana, he was transferred from the quarantine ward of Evin prison to the fourth ward of this prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58388'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44485/'> HRANA reported that about 10 days ago, Mr. Rafei's left hand was burned and infected in prison. In this report, it is stated that despite Mr. Rafei's poor physical condition, he has been deprived of medical treatment and being sent to the hospital. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58276'> According to an Atlas source, the hearing of the case of 10 political activists named Payam Bastani, Vahid Sorkhgol, Kazem Alinejad Baraelou, Arsham Rezaei, Maisam Gholami, Vahid Ghadirzadeh, Ali Asghar Hosnirad, Saman Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Kamraninejad, and Hojatollah Rafei in the branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court was held under the chairmanship of Iman Afshari. According to this source, all these people except Mohammadreza Kamraninejad are in temporary detention in Ward 4 of Evin prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58381'> According to an Atlas source, based on the verdict issued against 11 political activists by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, Hojatolah Rafei was sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion and one year in prison for the charge of propaganda against the state. According to this report, he has been sentenced to two years of ban on residence in Tehran province and other neighboring provinces, two years of ban on membership in political and social groups, and confiscation of his mobile phone and internet modem. After applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, five years of imprisonment and additional punishments can be enforced. The issued sentence is available in the Supporting Evidence section of the profile. </coverage-outsourcing>