Taher Rafaat

He was arrested on the charge of "cooperation with opposition groups".

• <coverage-outsourcing id='33611'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=14781'> According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Taher Rafaat was arrested by security forces in Urmia on charges of “collaborating with an opposition group.” He was then transferred to the Urmia Intelligence detention center. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33612'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=14781'> He was transferred to Urmia Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33613'> <reference source='http://kurdistanhumanrights.org/fa/?p=14781'> Branch one of the Urmia Revolutionary Court, headed by judge Najafzadeh, has sentenced him to 15 years in prison for Moharebeh (enmity against God) by being a member of an opposition group, one year in prison for “propaganda against the state,” and two years in prison for “insulting Ali Khamenei or Rouhollah Khomeini.” The sentence is a custodial sentence, and pursuant to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, 15 years of it will be enforceable. As reported by Kurdistan Human Rights Network, publishing content supporting “the blue girl” and expressing opposition to the compulsory hijab has been cited as proof of his being a member of opposition groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='33614'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-27623/'> According to HRANA, Branch six of the Supreme Court has overturned Taher Rafaat’s conviction and sent the case to branch one of the Revolutionary Court, as a court of an equal rank, for reconsideration. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>