Manouchehr Bakhtiari, a political prisoner in Qazvin prison, was tried on Saturday, October 21, via conference by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Qazvin. According to HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, the complainant in this case is the head of the prison intelligence in Qazvin, and the charge against Manouchehr Bakhtiari is 'insulting the leadership.' According to this report, this case has been referred to the fifth branch of the investigative court 'to rectify deficiencies.' HRANA quoted a source close to the family of this political prisoner, stating that Manouchehr Bakhtiari has been deprived of medical care for about two months despite suffering from 'toothache and the spread of infection to his eye and ear.' The father of Pouya Bakhtiari, one of the victims of the November 2019 protests, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison, two and a half years of exile, and two years of travel ban after his arrest in May 2021. Manouchehr Bakhtiari has been arrested before due to his activities. Nahid Shirpich, the mother of Pouya Bakhtiari and one of the mothers seeking justice for the November protests, has also been sentenced to five years in prison on charges such as 'collusion and conspiracy against the regime' and 'propaganda against the regime' and is currently in prison. Families of the protesters killed in Iran are constantly facing security pressures and judicial actions from the Iranian government, such as summons and arrests. The formation of multiple cases against political prisoners and civil activists in prison has become a practice that the Islamic Republic has intensified in recent years. The anniversary of Pouya Bakhtiari's birth was held with expressions of 'hope' for the 'rebirth of Iran.' Mona Bakhtiari states that Nahid Shirpich has been beaten in prison. Pressure on Nahid Shirpich, the mother of Pouya Bakhtiari, in Zanjan prison: cutting off phone contact and visitation. The sister of the justice-seeking Pouya Bakhtiari has been summoned to the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Zanjan.
Manouchehr Bakhtiari, Political Prisoner in Qazvin, Tried Again
Manouchehr Bakhtiari, a political prisoner in Qazvin, was tried again on charges of insulting the leadership, while facing health issues without medical care. His son, Pouya Bakhtiari, was a victim of the November 2019 protests, and his family continues to face severe repression from the Iranian authorities. This case highlights the ongoing human rights abuses and the government's crackdown on dissent in Iran.
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Manouchehr Bakhtiari was tried again in Qazvin for insulting leadership amid ongoing human rights abuses.
- Revolutionary Court of Qazvin indict Manouchehr Bakhtiari
- Iranian authorities deny Manouchehr Bakhtiari
- Iranian judiciary sentence Nahid Shirpich
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The trial of Manouchehr Bakhtiari underscores the Iranian regime's continued crackdown on dissent.
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