Ehsan Pirbornash

Ehsan Pirbornash is a satirist and sports journalist. He was arrested among many others during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43212'> <reference source=''> Security forces arrested Ehsan Pirbornash in Zirab city in Mazandaran Mazandaran province. An IPA source reported that he is being held at the IRGC Intelligence lockup in Sari. According to the source, he was arrested without a warrant and the security forces assaulted one of his family members who asked them for a warrant. In the early days of his arrest, he was denied phone calls with family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43213'> <reference source='http://bit.ly/3AAviWzhttps://twitter.com/mirmotaharian/status/1590936695733899265?s=20&t=cGMyJzxgoC0DH7hi1SFiVw'> His wife, sports journalist Behnaz Mir Motaharian reported in a tweet that he was transferred to Qaem Shahr Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43275'> <reference source='https://t.me/IranintlTV/147967'> The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) demanded the release of Niloufar Hamedi, Saeedeh Fathi, Ehsan Pirbornash, and Arya Jafari. According to Iran International, this is the second time that the AIPS has released a statement in support of the sports journalists demanding clarification in their cases. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45630'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmq9VEZt72l/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y='> His wife Behnaz Mir-Motaharian said on Instagram that her husband has been held in Qaem Shahr Prison under inhumane conditions for the past 48 days. She said the quarantine of Qaem Shahr is a barely 25 sqm room with 10 beds, but during the time her husband has been there, 68 people were housed in that room at the same time. The room does not have access to a yard nor phones during work hours and not even a window or decent air conditioning. She said her husband has suffered panic attacks and convulsions as a result of these terrible conditions. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45628'> The trial session of Ehsan Pirbornash was held at the revolutionary court of Sari. According to an informed source, some of the charges examined in this session were propaganda against the state, disseminating lies, forming and managing an illegal group, sacrilege, and presence in "riots". An IPA source said Ehasan Pirbornash was arrested after the head of the Savadkuh Basij force sent a letter to the Qaem Shahr prosecutor. According to the source, the letter claimed that Ehsan Pirbornash intends to "riot" and must be arrested. Informed sources also emphasized that Mohammad Khanlari, the prosecutor of Savadkouh, and Ahangar, the investigator of this case, played a role in his arrest and in making a case for him. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45629'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CnOjZHHts6z/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y='> The revolutionary court of Sari sentenced Ehsan Pir Bornash to 18 years in prison. According to an IPA source, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for forming and managing an illegal group, two years in prison for disseminating lies online, one year in prison for propaganda against the state, and five years in prison for sacrilege (After article 134 is applied, 10 years enforceable). His wife Behnaz Mir-Motaharian wrote on her Instagram account that the sentence was issued despite the letter from the prison doctor about his incapability to serve the sentence due to illness. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47477'> 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. </coverage-outsourcing>