Mostafa Nili

Mostafa Nili is an attorney at law and a member of the Bar Association. He is one of the defendants in the "Dadkhahan Salamat" case.

Dadkhahan Salamat (Justice seekers for health) intended to file a lawsuit against the leader of the Islamic Republic, the president, the minister of health, and all the members of the coronavirus task force including the attorney general of the country on involuntary manslaughter and other criminal charges for putting partisan, political, and economic interests above the health of the people, causing the death of many, and creating severe financial problems and life risks. They were arrested before finishing and filing the lawsuit. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='36724'> <reference source='http://www.ensafnews.com/327400/%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B3/'> Members of the Citizen's Rights Association Mariam Afrafaraz, Arash Keykhosravi, Mostafa Nili, Mehdi Mahmoudian, and Mohammad Reza Faghihi were arrested during a meeting at the office of the association and were transferred to Evin Prison. Later Mariam Afrafaraz told Ensaf News in an interview that they were in the process of preparing a lawsuit about the mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic. She also said the arresting agents refused to provide a warrant. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36729'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ZMinuei/status/1434949945635840002?s=20'> His attorney Zahra Minouei wrote that on her last visit to court, they did not allow her in the branch and she was informed that the case was sent to the revolutionary court after the indictment. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36728'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ZiaNabavi1/status/1435544069300707329?s=20'> Mostafa Nili has had no communication with his family except for the first day of his arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36725'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AziKeykhosravi/status/1437846150573445123?s=20'> After a month in solitary and issuing the indictment, Arash Keykhosravi, Mehdi Mahmoudian, and Mostafa Nili are still detained. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36726'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AziKeykhosravi/status/1438185103285374978?s=20'> His sister Azita Keykhosravi tweeted that Mr. Keykhosravi told her in a phone call that he has been transferred to the general population ward along with Mostafa Nili and Mehdi Mahmoudian. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36727'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/DrPaknia/status/1438531892597379079?s=20'> Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mostafa Nili are being held in detention center 4, hall 3. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='36920'> <reference source='https://www.magiran.com/article/4224136'> According to attorney Mohammad Hadi Erfanian who was with the arrested attorneys on the night of the arrest, they were talking about the management and mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis and the rising number of deaths and the people and organizations responsible. The attorney also explained that due to the "security nature of the case" the hired attorneys are not allowed to get involved in the case. Therefore, currently, the attorneys don't know the exact charges and case documents. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37174'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3m2IDjg'> Ensaf News reported that Mostafa Nili, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mehdi Mahmoudian have prepared a letter titled "Report on Violations of Law" for the central board of monitoring citizens' rights. They intended to deliver the letter to judicial organizations but they were told the prison needs to ask for permission about delivering the letter. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40269'> <reference source='https://www.radiofarda.com/a/lwyers-activist-arrest-letter/31502228.html'> Radio Farda released details of the letter of Mostafa Nili, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mehdi Mahmoudian to the central board of monitoring citizens' rights. The letter mentions that the reason for their arrest was refusing to sign a pledge not to sue Ali Khamenei and other Islamic Republic officials over coronavirus mismanagement. The writers of the letter mentioned psychological pressure during the 33 days of their arrest in ward 241 of Evin Prison and being denied communication with their families and attorneys. They also mentioned that they were held in solitary confinement for 23 days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37054'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Emtedadnews/status/1447864581058146307?s=20'> Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, and Mostafa Nili requested to receive the indictment and all case papers. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37057'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/DrPaknia/status/1448199789137600515?s=20'> Babak Paknia reported that the trial session for the Dadkhahan Salamat was postponed due to the attorneys' request for more time since they did not have access to the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40259'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32249/'> The trial session for the case of Dadkhahan Salamat was held at the 29th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran. According to HRANA, Mehdi Mahmoudian and Mostafa Nilidid not attend the session because they refused to wear the prison uniform. Mheid Mahmoudian, Mostafa Nili, and Arash Keykhosravi were accused of propaganda against the state and forming a dissident group with the intent to undermine national security. Mohammad Reza Faghihi and Mariam Arfafaraz were charged with membership in a dissident group. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37897'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Fereshtetabani1/status/1472213882622156803?s=20'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='38981'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3QPo8Ed'> The trial session of the defendants in the Dadkhahan Salamat case was held at the 29th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Mazloum. According to IranWIre, the charge against Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, Mostafa Nili, Mohammad Reza Faghihi, and Mariam Afrafaraz was changed from forming or membership in illegal groups and propaganda against the state to assembly and conspiracy to act against national security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='39947'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/MostafaNili58/status/1535646038555607041?s=20&t=SGMxVH1vTCsdB3DW_6QPyg'> Mostafa Nili reported on Twitter that he was arraigned today on the charge of disseminating lies. The basis for this charge was his interview with the Emtedad website about the threats against the political prisoners in Qarchak Prison. After arraignment, he was released into guardianship. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='40264'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3ywq1yF'> Emtedad reported that the 29th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran sentenced the defendants in the Dadkhahan Salamat case to prison and supplemental punishments on the charge of assembly and conspiracy against national security. Based on the report, Mehdi Mahmoudian was sentenced to four years in prison plus two years ban from any media activities; Mostafa Nili was sentenced to four years in prison plus two years ban from any media activities and a two-year ban from practicing law; Arash Keykhosravi to two years in prison, one year ban from practicing law and one year ban from media activities; also Mohammad Reza Faghihi was sentenced to six months in prison and Mariam Afrafaraz to 95 days in prison. Since the minimum sentence for the charge is two years, it seems the judge has applied article 37 of the IPC to reduce the sentences of Mohammad Reza Faghihi and Mariam Afrafaraz. Mr. Mahmoudian's attorney Babak Paknia told Emtedad that the accounts of the crimes in the indictment were dop weak and chaotic that even the assistant prosecutor couldn't defend it. Mr. Paknia also mentioned changing the titles of the charges without informing the attorneys and not being allowed to defend his client in the second trial session and said they didn't even allow the attorneys to attend the public session in the audience. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41266'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/MostafaNili58/status/1558412996686348288?s=20&t=iWYFixPorM5VvAY0ViTd9A'> He said on Twitter that branch 1059 of the criminal court of Tehran has fined him 20 million rials on the charge of disseminating lies. Mr. Nili added that disseminating lies is a political crime according to the political penal code manual and the best suitable authority for it is the criminal court of a province in the presence of a jury. Therefore he and his lawyers did not offer any defense and just requested the case be referred to a qualified court. But the branch ignored their request and convicted him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41316'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/MostafaNili58/status/1559471187356688385/photo/1'> Branch 36th of the appeal court of Tehran province confirmed the primary court's ruling against Mehdi Mahmoudian, Arash Keykhosravi, Mostafa Nili, Mohammad Reza Faghihi, and Mariam Afraz verbatim. Mostafa Nili reported the news on Twitter and posted the appeal court's ruling as well. Mohammad Reza Faghihi's attorney Saeed Khalili said on Twitter that the appeal court issued its ruling without holding a session. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41425'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/ChZO-2Hqnpt/?hl=en'> Female political prisoners in Evin Prison and Mr. Nili's clients Aliyeh Motallebzadeh and Narges Mohammadi released a testimony that was posted on Mrs. Mohammadi's Instagram account, in which they blamed the security and judiciary institutions for his punishment for voicing the truth. They also mentioned the threat to Mr. Nili's life by a prisoner charged with murder. and wrote that Mr. Nili wrote a report to the assistant prosecutor demanding a follow-up on his case. They also testified that after being ignored by the authorities, Mr. Nili did an interview with domestic media, which led to another case being brought against him by the Tehran public prosecutor. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43524'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1589698251909128192?s=20&t=uQZAHW6Kwvga5nXaKVoFxw'> IRGC Intelligence arrested him at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. His sister Fatemeh Nili reported on Twitter that the security forces took Mr. Nili to his mother's home and after a search, they confiscated his national ID and his work-related documents. His arrest was during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez, by the morality police in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43525'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1591427348360232960?s=20&t=uQZAHW6Kwvga5nXaKVoFxw'> Fatemeh Nili reported on Twitter that after five days of no information, Mostafa Nili called them from Evin Prison and said he is in solitary. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43526'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1594035905480003584?s=20&t=uQZAHW6Kwvga5nXaKVoFxw'> Mostafa Nili's sister said her brother was denied phone call with family for a week. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43737'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1596080796577718272?s=20&t=lrw_PdUFYJLPVd1JZ9yMzw'> Fatemeh Nili reported that her brother Mostafa Nili is no longer in solitary and has been arraigned for the charges of assembly and conspiracy, and propaganda against the state. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44975'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1600160787586174977?s=20&t=bKct8ekti0eYV0NCAMHPFA'> He was transferred to the Greater Tehran Prison by the order of the investigator at Evin court. His sister announced on Twitter that due to her brother's lawsuit against Mr. Hajimoradi in the Dadkhahan Salamat case and the order of the prosecutor, Mr. Hajimoradi legally cannot continue to lead the case. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46536'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1606617555111657472'> He began serving his sentence of 4 years in prison for the Dadkhahan Salamat case. His sister Fatemeh Nili reported that on Twitter and said on the same day, a bail of six billion rials was set for the new case. "He will serve his four years in prison starting now." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47283'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1612347859550220288?s=20'> Mostafa Nili informed his family that the trial for his new case will be held at the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran but he will refuse to attend the session. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46769'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9Byo2qUtE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link'> Narges Mohammadi and Aliyeh Motallebzadeh released a letter from Evin Prison which was posted on Ms. Mohammadi's Instagram page. In the letter, they express support for their attorney Mostafa Nili and asked the international judicial bodies to make efforts for the release of Mr. Nili and all the incarcerated human rights attorneys in Iran. The letter emphasized that he was arrested for his efforts to bring a lawsuit against the leaders of the Islamic Republic for preventing the vaccine from being imported. The letter also mentions some of the cases that Mr. Nili had defended as an attorney to show his character and his dedication to defending the rights of prisoners. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47288'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1620853240534556672?s=20'> Soheil Arabi and Mostafa Nili were transferred without prior notice from Fashafulyeh Prison to the quarantine ward of Gohardasht prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47301'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/fatemehnili1357/status/1623415382739501057?s=20'> Fatemeh Nili reported that her brother was transferred to the political prisoners' ward in Gohardasht Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47282'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3jXywhA'> In a letter to the chief of the judiciary, the chairman of the Law Associations Union asked for the release and pardon of the incarcerated lawyers. The letter mentions some of these lawyers including Behzad Hakimizadeh,Giti Shafiei, Saeed Ataei Kachooei, Arash Keykhosravi, Mohammad Najafi, Amir Salar Davoudi, and Mostafa Nili. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50378'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/ZMinuei/status/1645752717866856451?s=20'> 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>