Mahmoud Mehrabi

.Mahmoud Mehrabi is from Mobarakeh. He was a municipality employee and was forced by the municipality security to resign. He was persecuted and framed for his lifestyle which the state considers undesirable. He was also arrested during the 2022 uprising and disappeared for a while.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='50198'> The Mehrabi family told IPA that Mahmoud Mehrabi was arrested at his workplace in Mobarakeh Municipality. The agents also searched his old and current homes without a warrant. According to IPA, his sister's house which is next to his was also searched without a warrant and his personal laptop and some electronic devices were confiscated at these three locations. His family told IPA: > About a year later Mahmoud told us that they had hung me from my hands and kept lashing me so I would sign some papers without knowing their content. He also told the family: > I didn't sign the papers. I never thought I could resist for so long. His family told IPA that several employees of the municipality were behind the case against him and used their connections to threaten him and his family members repeatedly. He was chastised several times at the municipality for wearing a tie on foreign trips. The municipality security told him repeatedly: > Ties are agitating and using them is against Sharia conventions. Saeed Bagheri, the chief of security of Mobarakeh municipality and a close relative of a prominent Shia cleric, and Fereshteh Salehi, a city council member of Mobarakeh were among those responsible for the cases against him. The Mehrabi family explained that these individuals pushed their agenda with the help of the chief of Intelligence in Mobarakeh, Mr. Asghari. After his release, Mr. Mehrabi and his family were threatened and interrogated many times by the Intelligence Ministry and the security police. Several cases were filed against him without the family's knowledge and they would only find out about them after the order of non-suit. Due to these pressures, Mr. Mehrabi resigned from his position at the municipality. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50199'> Mahmoud Mehrabi and his sister were interrogated for five hours in Dastgerd Prison. Sources told IPA that the interrogator while pretending to try to resolve the issues in the case, created a scary atmosphere. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50200'> After arriving at the third branch of the court of Mobarakeh, he was charged with sacrilege against the first Shia Imam and was transferred to Alef-Ta lockup in Isfahan Prison. As the basis for the charge, they showed him a picture attributed to the first Shia Imam that the prosecutor claimed he has been involved in spreading. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50201'> According to the IPA sources he was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50202'> While checking on a case against him at the courthouse in 2017, he was faced with a new case. This case was opened after the complaint from Saeed Bagheri, the former chief of security and current deputy mayor of Mobarakeh, and accused him of disrupting public order. He was released on bail a few hours later. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50203'> According to IPA sources, he was arrested and transferred to Dastgerd prison. He was released on bail 15 days later. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50204'> An IPA source reported that branch 101 of the criminal court-2 of Mobarakeh presided by Judge Eghbal Saeed sentenced him to the sum of 10 years in prison on the charges of sacrilege against Islam through insulting Imam Ali, Imam Naghi, and Quran; and assembly and collusion to act against national security. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison even though the judge had previously said during the trial that the maximum sentence for this case is five years (Article 134: five years enforceable). </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50205'> According to an IPA source, the appeal court of Isfahan cleared him of the previous charge and sentenced him to two years in prison and 70 lashes for another charge. The case was later closed after the plaintiff dropped the complaint. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50206'> The security forces arrested Mahmoud Mehrabi at his personal home without a warrant. According to IPA research, branch two of the Mobarakeh Court presided by investigating judge Mostafa Karbasi is in charge of this case. He was held in solitary for 20 more days and after that, he was moved to a small cell with another cellmate. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50207'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1625739630833197056?s=20'> At a rally in Europe, his brother and sister told Iran International that the family has no information on Mahmoud Mehrabi's situation and the prosecutor has refused to answer any of the family's questions. After about two weeks of efforts, the family members were unable to get any information on his whereabouts and condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50208'> His sister was arrested at Mobarakeh court and was transferred to the violent criminals' ward at Dolat Abad Prison. At the same time, the agents told Mahmoud Mehrabi: > We punished your sister." After that, in one of his rare phone calls to his family, Mr. Mehrabi finds out that his sister was arrested in relation to his case. Ms. Mehrabi was arrested for "disrupting public order" for her constant visits to court to follow up on his case. She was released three days later. Before her arrest, Ms. Mehrabi was threatened by the case investigator Mr. Karbasi that if she continues to publicize the case, her brother will get "killed . </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50209'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/IranIntl/status/1625739630833197056?s=20'> Mahmoud Mehrabi was released on bail and was arrested four hours later at home without a warrant. The agents confiscated all the CCTV at his home. In a phone call to his family a few hours later, Mr. Mehrabi informed them that he is being held at ward Alef-Ta in Dastgerd Prison and has been verbally charged with "spreading corruption on earth". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50212'> An IPA source reported that since his arrest, Mr. Mehrabi has only made one phone call to his family and in response to his family's efforts, the authorities at the courthouse told them: > He is not allowed to contact you. We won't make that mistake. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52337'> A source told Atlas that he was denied release by the interference of the IRGC Intelligence and the investigator of the case. His release has been prevented while the investigator of the case told him verbally last week that he will be released soon. According to this source, the prison health department ordered him to be sent to the hospital, but the judge overseeing the prison prevented his transfer. In response to the family's follow-up for medical treatment, the investigator told them that this issue is not related to the investigation and that the supervising judge is the one who makes the decision. Mr. Mehrabi is currently being held in Isfahan prison without observing the principle of segregation of prisoners based on crimes, and he has recently been threatened with death by prisoners accused of violent crimes. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52775'> <reference source='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwxpOwNS_6Q'> In a video, Mahmoud Mehrabi's mother expressed concern about her son's condition and asked for help from the audience. In this video, she said that her son was tortured and should be treated by doctors. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52338'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/dadban4/status/1669252322436829186?s=20'> Daadban wrote that Mahmoud Mehrabi suffered a ruptured hernia as a result of long-term torture and needs surgery, and judicial authorities are preventing him from being sent to the hospital. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52834'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/dadban4/status/1674330670821257216?s=20'> Hajar Mehrabi, Mahmoud's sister, said on Daadban's live Instagram: > Today, my brother is facing more than 50 private plaintiffs, who according to the investigator, are famous and influential people in the city, such as Friday prayer Imam, while Mahmoud was only a virtual activist and He has never had an interaction with these people. Ms. Mehrabi told Daadban that Mahmoud has not seen his family members and his sisters have been threatened with arrest and losing her job many times for publicizing their brother's condition. Hajar Mehrabi added that due to the unfavorable physical condition of Mahmoud Mehrabi, he will not be given leave for treatment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52832'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41864/'> He was indicted. According to HRANA, the attorney of Mahmoud Mehrabi wrote that Mr. Mehrabi, who is in Alef-Ta Detention Center of Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, has recently been charged by the first branch of the Public and Mobarakeh Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office for corruption in the land and propaganda against the system. While stating that his client was arrested at the same time as the uprising of Women, Life, Freedom for publishing materials including inviting people to participate in the protests, he added: > Until now, my colleagues and I have not been allowed to legally enter the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52833'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/dadban4/status/1674121005613174799?s=20'> He released a message from prison on his birthday. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53599'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42388/'> Even though 127 days have passed since his arrest, his detention order was extended for two months. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that Mahmoud Mehrabi has been transferred to the general ward of Dastgerd prison in Isfahan, and he is waiting for Mr. Mehrabi to register his legal representation. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53601'> <reference source='https://x.com/bbcpersian/status/1682576236160200704?s=20'> In a phone call, Mahmoud Mehrabi from Isfahan prison, while announcing the extension of his temporary detention order by Mobarakeh's second branch, said that he had been in solitary confinement for four months without being allowed to have visitors or contact anyone. According to Mr. Mehrabi, he was tortured by the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. Mahmoud Mehrabi added in this audio file that he suffered a ruptured hernia as a result of these tortures and needs surgery, but the prison authorities do not allow him to undergo surgery despite the opinion of the prison specialist. Mr. Mehrabi added that in the past two months, when he was able to have administrative correspondence, he has repeatedly asked the judicial authorities to prove his "false accusations" by setting up a trial, but he has not received an answer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53600'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1683874376318349312?s=20'> After being transferred to solitary confinement, he went on a hunger strike. According to Daadban's report, Mahmoud Mehrabi was transferred to solitary confinement in Isfahan's Dastgerd Prison after releasing an audio file about his situation in prison, which was widely covered in the media. In an audio file, he protested against the extension of his temporary detention and further requested the lawyers to "save the law from the hands of these investigators and judges." According to this report, the prison officials claimed: > Mahmood's transfer to solitary confinement was punitive and this action was ordered by the investigator of the case. Daadban also wrote that Mr. Mehrabi has been banned from phone calls and visits. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53602'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42625/'> HRANA quoted an informed source and wrote that when Mahmoud Mehrabi was transferred from the hospital to Dastgerd prison, he was denied family visits by the authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53603'> <reference source='https://x.com/Babakirani25/status/1690458241279377408?s=20'> Babak Eslami Farsani wrote in his user account on X that the second branch of Mobarakeh investigation has communicated the two new charges of "inciting people to disrupt security and war and killing" and "inciting military forces to rebellion, escape and surrender". The court has appointed a lawyer to him, while the said lawyer's name is not on the list of lawyers trusted by the judiciary. Mr. Farsani also added that his client, Mr. Mehrabi, has been in temporary detention for more than six months, and their objections against this extension have gone nowhere. He also added that Mahmoud Mehrabi had the conditions to benefit from the leader's amnesty decree, but his "unfair behavior" made Mr. Mehrabi unable to benefit from this. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53604'> <reference source='https://x.com/Babakirani25/status/1697219535152070775?s=20'> In his X user account, Babak Eslami Farsani said the stubbornness of Mobarakeh judicial officials, especially the investigator, is the most important factor in the long undecided situation of his client, Mahmoud Mehrabi. Mr. Farsani added that despite the possibility of depositing bail by Mr. Mehrabi, the investigation branch not only does not proceed to complete the case by issuing or accepting representation, but also refuses to accept the bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53605'> <reference source='https://x.com/Babakirani25/status/1701846792642466263?s=20'> Attorney Babak Eslami Farsani while referring to the lack of decision in Mahmoud Mehrabi's case for about eight months, tweeted that despite repeated visits, the registration of power of attorney from Mr. Mehrabi was not accepted by the branch and he was not allowed to study the case. According to Mr. Farsani, Hajar Mehrabi, Mahmoud Mehrabi's sister, was accused of disturbing the public order, and a case was filed against her for following up on her brother's condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53606'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1706727816413253722?s=20'> Mahmoud Mehrabi's summons was issued by the second investigation branch of the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Mubarakeh Revolution on charges including corruption in the land. According to Daadban's report, the indictment issued based on the complaint of 77 plaintiffs states that Mahmoud Mehrabi has committed "corruption of the land through widespread publication of lies on his Instagram page, propaganda against the state, inciting the military and law enforcement forces to neglect their duties, inciting people to war and bloodshed, insulting the founder and leader of the Islamic Republic and other charges. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53607'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1716010793098006539?s=20'> Daadban wrote that unknown persons threatened Mahmoud Mehrabi's mother. According to Daadban, unknown people threatened Mr. Mehrabi's mother, who has been sitting in front of the door to her house with her son's photo every day since September 25th, telling her "If you continue doing these things, something bad will happen to your son" and "the consequence for continuing these things will be with your son's life, you must leave this city." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53608'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45049/'> HRANA quoted a source close to the family and wrote that Mahmoud Mehrabi's long-term indecision in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan has increased the pressure on his family, especially his mother, and Mr. Mehrabi's mother is currently not in a good condition due to her child's condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53722'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/34ewkzdk'> IranWire wrote that Mahmoud Mehrabi faced kidney failure in prison and his whole body was swollen. According to this source, although Mr. Mehrabi has requested to be sent on medical leave several times, the prison authorities avoid answering him. This source, referring to Mr. Mehrabi's hernia surgery, which occurred as a result of torture during interrogation at the IRGC intelligence detention center, told IranWire: > After the operation, no care was given and immediately after the operation, Mahmoud was sent to prison. This person emphasized: > He has not been treated properly and they don't even give him the medicines that his family takes for him to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54917'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1746559933984763906?s=20'> He was transferred to the prosecutor's office. Daadban wrote that Mahmoud Mehrabi was transferred to the prosecutor's office while he was not in good physical condition and suffered from severe physical weakness and symptoms such as "severe dizziness, constant nausea, and sensitivity to light." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54918'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1746559933984763906?s=20'> Daadban wrote that he was transferred to the ward of security prisoners and violent crimes by the prison authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='54919'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46217/'> HRANA, quoting an informed source, wrote that Mahmoud Mehrabi has faced a new case against him in the second investigation branch of the Public and Mobarakeh Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office for accusations such as publishing criminal content in the media and insulting the Shia Imams and sacrilege. According to HRANA's report, Mr. Mehrabi has been deprived of the right of access to a lawyer of his choice, and the investigator of the case has decided to appoint a lawyer under Article 48 for him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55232'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46612/'> HRANA wrote that despite the passage of a year since his arrest, he is still in prison in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan in an undecided manner and without observing the principle of separation of crimes. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='55926'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46945/'> HRANA quoted a source as saying that Mahmoud Mehrabi has been deprived of family visits for almost 40 days and is kept in the ward of violent crimes without observing the principle of separation of crimes. According to this source, during this period, he was facing symptoms such as severe dizziness and nausea, but he was denied proper medical attention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56457'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47440/'> HRANA quoted a source as saying that Mahmoud Mehrabi has been deprived of family visits for almost three months and is kept in the ward of violent crimes without observing the principle of separation of crimes. According to this source, during this period, he was facing symptoms such as severe dizziness and nausea, but he was denied proper medical attention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='56458'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1770089498098971095?s=20'> Dadban published the Nowruz message of Mahmoud Mehrabi. In part of this message, he stated: > I, Mahmoud Mehrabi, have been in the captivity of the people without principles and roots for more than 400 days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57721'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/C5nzx7Fshv9/'> Mahmoud Mehrabi was assaulted by a prisoner. According to the information published on his sister's Instagram, Mr. Mehrabi previously warned the prison authorities about the lack of safety in his place of detention and said that the authorities are responsible for anything that happens to him since ordinary and political crime prisoners are not segregated in violation of the law. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='58260'> According to an IPA source, he was sentenced to death by the fifth branch of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan for the charge of spreading corruption in the land. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60838'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/4cddnG5'> United Nations experts, including Javaid Rehman, the special rapporteur for human rights in Iran, issued a statement calling for the immediate overturn of Mahmoud Mehrabi's death sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='60835'> According to an IPA source, the appeal request for his death sentence was filed by his lawyer at the Supreme Court. </coverage-outsourcing>