Omar Emami

From the mid-90’s, Omar Emami, has been incarcerated, accused of charges such as, “collaboration with the Democrat Party”

<coverage-outsourcing id='2191'> He was arrested by IRGC forces after sustaining a bullet injury. According to Iran Prison Atlas, he was severely tortured during his detention, was denied access to a lawyer as well as contact with his family. The injuries suffered from the bullet wound still mark his daily life </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9690'> Mohammad Yaghoubi, Vali Doroudi, Ali Salehi, and Omar Emami, were tried for the charge of “membership in the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, armed struggle against the Islamic Republic of Iran and illegal border crossing”, at branch one of the Revolutionary Court of Kermanshah, headed by judge Chavoshi. According to Iran Prison Atlas, Mohammad Yaghoubi and Ali Salehi, were condemned to 20 years incarceration and exile in Yazd prison, and Vali Doroudi was sentenced to life in prison and exile in Yazd prison. The court proceedings for the above has been recorded in the evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='16494'> Branch 31 of the Supreme Court of Iran, headed by judge Mohammad Salimi, and with Mohammad Sadegh Arab as a consultant, confirmed the initial court ruling, sentencing Ali Salehi and Mohammad Yaghoubi to 20 years exile in Yazd prison, and Vali Doroudi and Omar Emami to life in exile at Yazd prison. These political prisoners were guilty of “membership in the Democratic party, armed struggle, unlawful border crossings.” The above court proceedings can be found in the evidence section of this page </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9719'> Atlas reports, that he has undertaken a hunger strike, along with eight other political prisoners in Yazd prison, protesting the refusal to separate the political from the ordinary prisoners and the inappropriate behavior of the authorities towards political prisoners. This hunger strike ended after several days when the prisoners demands were met </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='2192'> The defendant was released on furlough to attend his brother's mourning ceremony a month after his passing for the first time in 19 years of incarceration. This furlough was allowed with the submission of bail of 250 million tomans </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9714'> Was allowed leave for twenty days after posting a 250 million Toman bail </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='9713'> IPA reports that despite the fact that prisoners, condemned to life in prison, have the right to ask to be considered for release after twelve years, he was denied all of these types of opportunities </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20172'> According to Kurdpa, Vali Doroudi and Omar Emami were transferred to the open ward of Yazd prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27973'> He was released from prison </coverage-outsourcing>