Reza Ramezanzadeh

Reza Ramzanzadeh was arrested and sentenced to prison for participating in the nationwide protests of November 2019. He was denied the right to a fair trial. Judge Amouzad did not give him a chance to defend himself and only asked him to sign the defense bill and leave in a trial that lasted 30 seconds. He was also arrested during 2022 protests.

Millions of demonstrators protests in several cities of Iran, after the petrol price rise. Though, the early hours of the protests were aimed at the petrol price rise, soon after the protests turned against the government. From the earliest moments firing on protesters began in many places and security forces killed or injured hundreds. November's nationwide protests consider as the largest uprising against the government till now by many people, and the Islamic Republic's reaction admitted as the largest crackdown on non-partisan protesters <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

<coverage-outsourcing id='37382'> In the summer of 2013, after giving a speech on the issue of freedom of expression at the campus of Beheshti University, he was arrested and interrogated for about three weeks in one of the detention centers of Tharallah camp. His relatives told Atlas: > He was detained in a detention center near Azadi Square called Hedayat Detention Center. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37376'> He was arrested in late December in his family home by five agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. The officers disagreed with Mr. Ramezanzadeh's request to see the court order and only showed him a sheet with the seal of the Ministry of Intelligence on it. According to an Atlas source, the agents confiscated the satellite receiver of their home and after some time the family paid a fine of 5 million Rials for it. When the intelligence agents took him to the detention center, he was blindfolded, and due to Mr. Ramezanzadeh's protest against their illegal behavior, he was assaulted by the intelligence agent. During the first days of detention, he was denied the right to contact his family, and after the hunger strike, which lasted for about a week, he made a telephone call to his family for the first time and ended his hunger strike at the same time. In this call, he was only allowed to say that he was being held in Evin prison. Reza Ramezanzadeh was kept in the 2-A Detention Center for the first three days, and then he was transferred to the solitary cell of ward 209, the Ministry of Intelligence Detention Center in Evin Prison. Sources have told Atlas about the behavior of the detention center officers with Mr. Ramzanzadeh: > When Reza was being transferred, he was blindfolded, the guard of the Detention Center 2-A would grab the corner of Reza's clothes with his fingertip and say, "You are a piece of impurity (Islamic term, Najis) and I should not dirty my hands. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37377'> After a month in 209 lockups, Reza Ramezanzadeh was transferred to a suite in ward 241. During his time in 209 and 241, he was denied access to attorneys and family visits. During the interrogations, he was repeatedly threatened with execution. He was also summoned to Evin court three times but his arraignment was not done in accordance with the law; meaning investigator Ghanaatkarand other authorities including Mohammad Mehdi Baraeh at the sentence enforcement office and Amin Vaziri, assistant prosecutor, only presented the charges and refused to offer any basis or evidence for those charges. The court accused him of destruction and arson of public property and disrupting public order, but no basis or evidence was offered for them. During the interrogations, Mr. Ramezanzadeh realized that his phone messages to his friends were used to identify him; but his messages had nothing of importance in them and they were merely about describing the condition of protests or his own location. According to IPA sources, the security forces were listening to his family's phone calls a few days before his arrest. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37378'> After three days of detention in ward 241, he was initially transferred to the Revolutionary Court to appear in the hearing and then to Greater Tehran Prison. According to sources, Reza Ramezanzadeh was present in the court for 30 seconds and Judge Amouzad, head of Branch 24, told him: > Sign the defense bill (which was prepared in advance) and leave the room. Mr. Ramezanzadeh refused to sign the papers due to the illegal behavior of the judge and was finally transferred to prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37379'> He was again transferred to the 24th branch of the Revolutionary Court and was sentenced to three years in prison for the charge of "assembly and collusion to act against the security of the country". He was previously accused of "destroying and incinerating government property and disrupting public order". Relatives of Mr. Ramezanzadeh told Atlas about the change of charges: > They did not have any evidence regarding the previous charges, which seems to have allowed the judge to issue an illegal sentence. Due to a verbal altercation between Judge Amouzad and Mr. Ramezanzadeh, the judge illegally deprived him of the right to appeal, and at the insistence of the branch managers, Mr. Ramezanzadeh submitted to the ruling (did not appeal) against his own will. Later, he was informed that his prison sentence was reduced to two years and six months. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30084'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/aban3/'> IPA obtained the identity of 54 protesters in November 2019. They are being kept in Fashafouyeh prison </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37380'> After Mr. Ramezanzadeh's sentence was delivered to Greater Tehran Prison, the prison officials informed him that according to the judge issuing the sentence, he was deprived of the right to family visits until the end of his sentence. His relatives believe that Mr. Ramezanzadeh's verbal altercation with the judge led to this type of illegal pressure. The origin of the argument was Mr. Ramezanzadeh's objection to the misbehavior of the judge and his failure to hold a fair trial. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37381'> He was conditionally released from Tehran prison. The new head of Branch 24 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court has conditioned his release to a two-year ban on leaving the country. Some time before Mr. Ramzanzadeh's release, he was interrogated three times in the sentence enforcement unit of Greater Tehran Prison, and the approval of his parole request was subject to obtaining a written commitment. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37671'> According to an IPA source, Reza Ramezanzadeh went to the Evin prosecutor's office following a telephone summons and was interrogated. Intelligence agents have told him that if he continues his political activities, he will be arrested and a new case will be filed against him. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45894'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%af%db%8c%d8%af-%d9%81%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%86%e2%80%8c%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%87%d8%9b-%d8%af%d8%b3%d8%aa/'> According to an IPA source, he was arrested after he was summoned to and arrived at Branch Three of the General and Revolution Prosecutor's Office of Evin (Shahid Moghaddas). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='45895'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%af%db%8c%d8%af-%d9%81%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%86%e2%80%8c%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%87%d8%9b-%d8%af%d8%b3%d8%aa/'> According to an IPA source, there is no information about his latest condition and the authorities of the Evin Prosecutor's Office refuse to give clear answers to his family. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48098'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39448/'> According to IranWire, Reza Ramezanzadeh faced stomach problems after being transferred to solitary confinement and was denied treatment. According to this report, he suffered from digestive and stomach problems due to previous food strikes during his imprisonment, and his lack of access to effective treatment has aggravated his problems. IranWire also wrote that he is in Ward 209 of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48099'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39594/'> According to HRANA, his arrest warrant was extended for another month. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48100'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39669/'> According to HRANA, he was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='51192'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/ukncz'> He was sentenced to one year in prison. According to IranWire, branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Reza Ramezanzadeh to one year in prison on charges of propaganda against the system. HRANA wrote that this sentence was issued by Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53000'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41948/'> His sentence was approved by the appeal court of Tehran province verbatim. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55951'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mpw7wbxf'> According to the report of IranWire, he reported to the Greater Tehran prison to serve the sentence of one-year imprisonment. According to a source, he went to the Evin Prosecutor's Office on Sunday to follow up on the status of his case, when he was told that his sentence had been enforced and that he should surrender himself to Fashafouyeh Prison (Greater Tehran) on Tuesday, August 29. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55952'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4wjd3y56'> According to the IranWire report, without observing the principle of segregation of crimes, the prisoners were transferred to the dangerous crimes ward of the 2nd Brigade of the Greater Tehran Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55953'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45822/'> He was sent on leave until release. According to HRANA's report, with Mr. Ramzanzadeh's leave until freedom, he will not return to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55954'> <reference source='https://x.com/dadban4/status/1742635753794883726?s=20'> Quoting Reza Ramezanzadeh, Dadban explained the situation of Unit 6 Ward 3 of the Greater Tehran Prison: > This ward has about 250 beds, and the number of people in the hall is 280, and some of the detainees are still sleeping on the floor. One of the main problems of prisoners is the lack of decisions in their cases. The prisoners in this ward do not have enough hot water to use the bathroom, and hot water is not available most of the days. Ward phones are still disconnected on most days. The drinking water of the prison is completely unsanitary and undrinkable. Prisoners have to pay a lot of money to buy mineral water to drink. Also, the lack of medical care in the prison has made the conditions difficult for a number of sick prisoners. "The food ration given to the prisoners is completely unhygienic and very little. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55955'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/ym49k88f'> After being summoned and arriving at Moghaddas court of Evin, he was arrested and transferred to ward 209 of Evin prison. While announcing this news, IranWire wrote, quoting a source, that Reza Ramezanzadeh's accusation is propaganda against the s, system and the wardens of the Greater Tehran Prison and Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad are the plaintiffs in his new case. According to this source, this accusation has been attributed to him due to publicizing the problems of the Greater Tehran Prison and Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57294'> According to an Atlas source, the investigator Ali Ghenaatkar Mavardiani in branch one of Tehran's investigation, has ordered his arrest after a discussion with Reza Ramzanzadeh. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55956'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47100/'> He was released from Evin prison on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57292'> He was sentenced to one year in prison. According to an Atlas source, Reza Ramezanzadeh was sentenced to one year in prison by Branch 24 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Radmand, for publishing falsehoods. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='59580'> According to an Atlas source, Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province confirmed his sentence of one-year imprisonment. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='62230'> According to an Atlas source, Reza Ramezanzadeh was again summoned to the Tehran Revolutionary Court. According to this source, Judge Ali Mazloum and Judge Radmand along with the head of the Prisons Organization told Mr. Ramezanzadeh that if he continues to publicize the problems of prisons, they will file a new case against him. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='62522'> A source told Atlas that Reza Ramzanzadeh was summoned by the first investigation branch of Evin for August 17, 2024. </coverage-outsourcing>