Payam Bastani Parizi

Payam Bastani Parizi lives in Tehran. In recent years he has been arrested and tried several times for his critique of the Islamic Republic officials on social media. He was once again arrested during the 2022 protests and sentenced to long-term prison.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='46434'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/271281/'> The security forces arrested him in Tehran and transferred him to Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='5390'> It was reported that he is in alarming conditions at hall 3 of ward 1 in Rajaei Shahr Prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='5391'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/271281/'> It was reported that he is still in Rajaei Shahr Prison. According to Radio Zamaneh, he has been sentenced to two years in prison and 30 lashes for insulting the leader and the president. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='5649'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.com/271281/'> He was released on a pardon. According to Radio Zamaneh, Payam Bastani Parizi was released after receiving 30 lashes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49979'> The fourth branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office under the chairmanship of investigator Dehghan accused Payam Bastani Parizi of "assembly and collusion with the intention of committing a crime against national security and inciting people to fight and kill each other to disrupt the security of the country". According to Atlas sources, during the investigation session, he was denied access to a lawyer, and sufficient opportunity to defend and explain the accusation according to legal standards. In the interrogation session, Investigator Dehghan, without mentioning the charges and their basis, put only a sheet in front of him and said: > Write your explanation here about the crime you committed. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42335'> <reference source=''> Payam Bastani Parizi was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder. According to IPA, the security forces arrested Mr. Bastani at his own house, searched his home, and confiscated his phone, some of his electronic devices, and his hard drive. A few days later Payam Bastani Parizi called his family and told them that he was transferred to the Greater Tehran Prison. Before being transferred to prison, he was interrogated and tortured in Geisha's security. A source explained to Atlas a few months later that the tortures were often heavy punches. This source further added that the agents' purpose in torturing Mr. Bastani was not necessarily to obtain a forced confession, and it seems that they tortured him more with the intention of humiliating him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49980'> According to Atlas sources, the fourth branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office headed by Judge Dehghan issued the order to "take him to trial", and a few hours later, the indictment of his case was issued by the Tehran Prosecutor's Office. He is accused of "assembly and collusion to commit a crime against national security and inciting people to fight and bloodshed with the intention of disrupting the security of the country". </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49975'> According to an Atlas (IPA) source, the hearing of Mr. Bastani's case was held in branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court under Judge Ali Mazloum. A few days later, the court sentenced him to five years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion with the intention of acting against national security. He was denied access to a lawyer during the trial. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49976'> Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeal confirmed his verdict in absentia. This sentence was never communicated to Mr. Bastani. A source told Atlas that the court sent letters to the prison many times asking that the accused be transferred to the court to receive the sentence, but the prison officials prevented his transfer. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46115'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39207/'> After 118 days since his arrest, Payam Bastani Parizi is still being held in Tehran awaiting a decision. According to HRANA, he has been beaten and injured by prison authorities and he received a notice to attend court a week after but the prison authorities refused to transfer him to court and he is still being denied access to an attorney. HRANA also mentioned the unsanitary conditions of the prison and the high population density in the wards and contact power and hot water outages which have led to diseases spreading among prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='49981'> According to an Atlas source, his case was referred from the Court of Appeal to the first branch of the Evin prosecutor's office. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48651'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39664/'> 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='58288'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43849/'> According to IranWire, he was arrested by security agents in Karaj without a warrant. According to the HRANA report, he was transferred to the 1-A detention center of the IRGC. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58289'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43849/'> According to HRANA, 12 days after his arrest, he was transferred to the quarantine ward of Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58290'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44722/'> HRANA wrote that despite 51 days since his arrest, Mr. Bastani is still incarcerated in Ward 4 of Evin prison. According to this report, his case is being investigated in the Evin Prosecutor's Office with charges of assembly and collusion. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58291'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45343/'> According to HRANA, despite the fact that 79 days have passed since his arrest, he is still in the 4th Ward of Evin Prison. The report stated that in addition to the accusations of propaganda against the system and assembly and collusion, he has been accused of forming a group in the cyberspace in recent days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58275'> 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='58294'> <reference source=''> 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, Payam Bastani Parizi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the charge of forming groups with the aim of disrupting the country's security, 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, 10 years of imprisonment and additional punishments can be enforced. The issued sentence is available in the Supporting Evidence section of the profile. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>