Matin Khaledi

Matin Khaledi

Matin Khaleghi (Matin Khaledi, Matin Khalidi) was arrested during the nationwide December 2017 protests

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='20683'> He was arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='20684'> Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that Matin Khaleghi, Amin Zendehdel and Ebrahim Mohammadpour are still incarcerated in Urmia prison </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='20871'> Kurdistan’s Human Rights Network reported that Matin Khaledi and Ebrahim Mohammadpour currently reside in ward 13 of Urmia prison. They have faced certain issues in interacting with non-political prisoners, and Ebrahim Mohammadpour has been charged with “insulting the prophet” due to contents retrieved from his cellphone </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21016'> The Human Rights Network in Kurdistan reported that the third branch of the Urmia Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Reza Najafzadeh, has charged Matin Khaleghi and Amin Zendehdel with “gathering and colluding against national security” and “propagating against the state”, sentencing each to six years in prison. Naser Hassani and Safar Ordoukhani were each given one year in prison based on the charge of “propagating against the state”, along with Manijeh Soltanzadeh, who was given a six-month sentence. By applying the article 134, 5 years of Matin Khaleghi and Amin Zendehdel's sentences will have to be served. All of these citizens were arrested during the December 2017 nationwide protests and were transferred after some time from Intelligence detention center in Urmia to the prison of this city. With the exception of Matin Khaleghi, the rest have been released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21350'> According to HRANA, he was released on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='25271'> According to Hrana, the Appeals Court reduced the sentences of Matin Khaledi, Amin Zendehdel and Naser Hassani to one year in prison, one year in prison and two months in prison. Safar Ordoukhani and Monireh Soltanzadeh were cleared of all charges </coverage-outsourcing>