Ghasem Atazadeh

Ghasem Atazadeh is a resident of Ahar. He was sentenced to prison for giving an interview to the media about the killing of his brother, Hadi Atazadeh, due to the execution of the whipping sentence in Ahar prison.

<coverage-outsourcing id='52624'> Hadi Atazadeh, a prisoner in Ahar prison, died after the enforcement of the whipping sentence in this prison. A citizen from Ahar, who was incarcerated in Ahar prison at the same time as Hadi Atazadeh, later told Atlas: > Hadi Atazadeh was sentenced to prison and whipping on the charge of drinking alcohol. He was in perfect health and immediately after the whipping sentence, his physical condition deteriorated. Despite the protests of the prisoners, the prison authorities did not pay attention to his condition and limited him to a few painkillers. Maghsood Abbasian, the head of Ahar prison, and Moharram Nouri, the head of the sentence enforcement branch, agreed to transfer Hadi to the hospital when he no longer had vital signs. In the published videos of Hadi Atazadeh's body being washed in the morgue of Ahar city, bruises caused by whipping can be clearly seen. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52626'> Ali Fazeli threatened Hadi Atazadeh's family with a new case and arrest. According to an IPA source, following the complaint of Hadi Atazadeh's family to Maghsood Abbasian, the head of Ahar Central Prison, Ali Fazli threatened to arrest the family. A source who talked to Atlas says that after the death of Hadi Atazadeh, his family and relatives were pressured by the security agencies of Ahar city not to publicize the incident. The security agencies contacted the family members and many relatives and friends of Hadi Atazadeh and threatened them that they would be arrested if they talked to the media. When the family of Hadi Atazadeh went to the Ahar Prosecutor's Office, Ali Fazeli, along with his insulting behavior towards this family, threatened them that if they did not take back their complaint, they would be arrested and a case would be filed against them. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52625'> The prisoners in Ahar prison started a mass hunger strike in protest against the denial of leave and the violation of the prisoners' rights by the judicial authorities of Ahar City and the officials of this prison. According to an Atlas source, the restriction of leave was done on the order of Ali Fazli, the prosecutor of Ahar. Maghsood Abbasian, the head of Ahar prison, has also increased the strictures on the prisoners in this prison. A source who spoke to Atlas says that after five prisoners in Ahar prison testified about the killing of Hadi Atazadeh due to the enforcement of the flogging sentence, the pressure on these prisoners has increased. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52627'> Ghasem Atazadeh, Hadi Atazadeh's brother, was sentenced to 91 days in prison. According to an Atlas source, Ghasem Atazadeh has been sentenced to 91 days in prison for revealing the death of his brother due to the enforcement of the whipping sentence and his interviews with the media. Ahar Revolutionary Court has sentenced Ghasem Atazadeh to prison for disseminating lies. Earlier, Ali Fazeli, the prosecutor of Ahar, charged Mr. Atazadeh with propaganda against the system and spreading lies. A source who talked to Atlas says that despite the existence of evidence and the testimony of witnesses about the way Hadi Atazadeh was killed, the cause of his death was declared as "industrial alcohol consumption". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52628'> According to an Atlas source, Ghasem Atazadeh was arrested and transferred to Ahar prison to execute the sentence. A prisoner whose brother, Hadi Atazadeh, died after the whipping sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52629'> An IPA source reported that he was released from Ahar Prison at the end of his sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>