Mohammad Hossein Sepehri's Case Sent to Court for Scheduling After About Six Months of Detention

Asghar Sepehri, brother of political prisoners Mohammad Hossein, Hossein, and Fatemeh Sepehri, wrote on the social media platform 'X' on Tuesday, April 8, that his brother Mohammad Hossein, in a phone call from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, stated that his expulsion from the Ministry of Education has been confirmed. According to Asghar Sepehri, his brother has three months to appeal this ruling at the Administrative Justice Court. The brother of this political prisoner family also mentioned that on Tuesday, Ali Soleimani Marshak, the investigator of Branch 903, sent Mohammad Hossein's case to court for scheduling after more than six months of temporary detention. Mohammad Hossein and Hossein Sepehri were arrested by the Islamic Republic's security forces in Mashhad on October 6 of last year after protesting against the prevention of their sister's transfer to the hospital for heart surgery, and they were transferred to Vakilabad Prison. Additionally, see: Extension of 'temporary detention' for Mohammad Hossein Sepehri and 'opposition to leave' for Fatemeh Sepehri. Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer, announced on October 18 of last year that he accepted the defense of Fatemeh Sepehri, stating in a message to the Persian section of Voice of America that his client 'was transferred to Vakilabad Prison after undergoing a difficult, complex, and sensitive open-heart surgery and spending a short time in the intensive care unit of Qaem Hospital in Mashhad,' but the legislator 'has anticipated the suspension of the execution of the sentence' in such circumstances. Mr. Alikordi, who represented several political prisoners, announced on February 17 of last year that he would be going to prison to serve a one-year sentence. A group of 14 political and civil activists, in June 2019, issued a statement to Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, demanding his resignation and a change to Iran's constitution. This request was supported in August 2019 by 14 female civil activists, including Fatemeh Sepehri, who also called for a transition from the Islamic Republic and the drafting of a new constitution. Fatemeh Sepehri, in a message from Mashhad Prison on October 20 last year, stated that her condition for accepting her freedom was the release of her brothers, saying: 'For the past 43 years, I have sacrificed everything I have for the freedom of Iran, including my martyr husband and the last of which was my heart, which Ali Khamenei tried to take from me but could not.' A new case has been opened against Fatemeh Sepehri; the judge has accused her of 'supporting Israel.' The wife of Manouchehr Bakhtiari states that the life of this prisoner seeking justice is 'in danger.' Concerns about the health and safety of Saeed Madani in Damavand Prison continue. Hunger strikes continue in Evin; Sepideh Gholian demands transfer to Dezful Prison. Sedigheh Vosemqi urges intellectuals and the public: Provide equality and democracy for women. Continued pressure on the families seeking justice; Farzad Moazami Goudarzi was arrested with 'beating' in Borujerd.