Execution of Whipping Sentence for Political Prisoner in Qazvin; Plaintiff: Prison Warden

On Sunday, November 6, prison officials at Chubin-Dar in Qazvin executed the whipping sentence of Mohammad Abolhasani, a 31-year-old political prisoner. The sentence of three months in prison and 12 lashes was issued based on fabricated charges by the prison director for 'disruption of prison order.' According to Ali Abolhasani, the father of the political prisoner, the whipping sentence was executed on Sunday in Chubin-Dar prison for Mohammad Abolhasani, who faced charges of 'writing outside the recorded images of the prison' and was sentenced to 'three months in prison and enduring 12 lashes as punishment.' In Azar 1402, Mohammad Abolhasani was sentenced by the Qazvin Revolutionary Court to three months in prison and 12 lashes for this case that was opened during his imprisonment. However, the prison sentence was converted to a payment of 30 million rials in fines to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mr. Abolhasani had previously stated that on July 28 of this year, 'during a cabinet meeting, we realized that the central prison of Qazvin, by violating the principle of separation of crimes,' transferred Mohammad Abolhasani 'from ward 17 to ward 14 for financial crimes and others' and forced him into 'compulsory labor,' which led to his leave being denied due to his refusal to accept compulsory work, with threats from prison officials that he would be deprived of all prison amenities, including having a bed. Mohammad Abolhasani, a 31-year-old citizen from Qazvin, had previously been arrested due to his civil and political activities. In Bahman 1399, while serving his sentence in an ongoing case, he faced new charges along with two others, and the 26th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Iman Afshari, sentenced him to 15 months in prison and four months of compulsory work at the Agricultural Jihad Organization for four hours a day. This sentence was confirmed in Farvardin 1400 by the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals. Mr. Abolhasani was transferred to Chubin-Dar prison in Qazvin in Bahman 1401 without prior notice and with violence. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights explicitly recognizes whipping as inhumane and contrary to the principle of human dignity and prohibits it. Nevertheless, the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to implement such punishments despite domestic and international protests. Exclusive; Reyhaneh Ansari-Nejad, a labor activist imprisoned in Evin, has been deprived of visiting her child and treatment. Narges Mohammadi was sent to the hospital 'after a 9-week delay.' Evin prison officials opposed the leave of Nasrin Javadi, a retired worker. The Human Rights Campaign criticized the ongoing organized repression against religious minorities, especially the Baha'is. The Iran Human Rights Organization: The international community should work to stop executions in Iran. The threat of Israel hangs over the Islamic Republic; officials increased the prison sentences of five protesting women.