Ahmadreza Haeri Sentenced to Three Additional Months in Prison for Exposing the Deaths of Two Political Prisoners

Ahmadreza Haeri, a political prisoner, has been sentenced by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to an additional three months and one day in prison on charges of 'spreading falsehoods.' Some sources close to this political prisoner reported that on Wednesday, June 21, the ruling of Branch 1040 of the Criminal Court 2 of Tehran was communicated to Mr. Haeri. He has been accused of spreading falsehoods. Relatives of this political prisoner state that the basis for this accusation is Mr. Haeri's revelation two years ago regarding the deaths of two political prisoners in Greater Tehran Prison. Two years ago, this political activist tweeted that Sasan Niknefs and Amirhossein Hatami, two political prisoners in Greater Tehran Prison, had died. Following the publication of Ahmadreza Haeri's reports, the families of these two political prisoners pursued the case, and recently officials from the prison organization have been summoned to court due to a complaint from Amirhossein Hatami's family. However, the whistleblower regarding the deaths of these two political prisoners has been convicted of spreading falsehoods in another case. Mr. Haeri himself has been imprisoned since early spring last year on charges of 'collusion and conspiracy to commit a crime against national security' and 'propaganda against the regime,' and has been sentenced to over three years in prison. The judiciary and the prison organization of the Islamic Republic have been secretive about political prisoners in recent years. Baktash Abtin and Behnam Mahbubi were two well-known political prisoners who died while serving their sentences in Iran. In the past nine months, extensive reports of human rights violations in the prisons of the Islamic Republic have been published. Raha Bahreini: The death of Sasan Niknefs is another example of the hostage-taking of the health of political prisoners in Iran. A former cellmate of Sasan Niknefs: He was ill and tried to get released but never mentioned suicide. The conditions leading to Sasan Niknefs' death in prison were discussed with his lawyer: He was ill but was not granted leave. Reactions to the presence of the UN Special Rapporteur in Iran; do not empower our torturers. A statement from three political prisoners: Resorting to violence does not remedy the incompetence of the officials of the Islamic Republic. Robert Malley expressed regret over the death of Sasan Niknefs in prison: He was imprisoned for expressing his opinions. A complaint of 'premeditated murder' has been filed following the death of political prisoner Sasan Niknefs. Reactions from various human rights organizations to the death of Sasan Niknefs. The lawyer of Sasan Niknefs states that the cause of his death is still unclear. The implementation of another 'unjust ruling' issued by Judge Salavati; Sasan Niknefs, a civil activist, was transferred to prison. Details of a 100-year prison sentence for 10 protesting citizens for criticizing the government, chanting slogans, and writing on banknotes.