One-Month Detention Order Issued for the Father of Justice-Seeker Abolfazl Adinehzadeh; Continued Pressure on Justice-Seeking Families

The family of Abolfazl Adinehzadeh, a teenage protester who lost his life during the "Women, Life, Freedom" protests, reported that a one-month detention order has been issued for Ali Adinehzadeh, Abolfazl's father. Following Ali Adinehzadeh's arrest and transfer to Ghouchan prison on Wednesday, July 25, Marzieh Adinehzadeh, Abolfazl's sister, added in a post on social media platform "X" that a one-month detention order has been issued for her father. Marzieh wrote: "Dad called from prison; they issued a one-month detention order for him. I told him: Dad, don’t worry; be strong. I’m behind you. I’m keeping an eye on you." On Wednesday, July 25, Marzieh Adinehzadeh and Goli Hosseini, Abolfazl's sister and mother, announced on their social media pages that Ali Adinehzadeh had been arrested and transferred to Ghouchan prison. Goli Hosseini also wrote on her Instagram page: "They have made us relive these days again. They took another man from our home." Ali Adinehzadeh had recently reported being summoned to the first branch of the Revolutionary Court in Ghouchan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, on charges of "spreading falsehoods to disturb public opinion and propaganda against the regime." This justice-seeking father described the charges as "baseless and unfounded" and challenged the Islamic Republic's judicial authorities to confront the "killer" of his son, who serves in the special unit in Mashhad, "once in your unjust Islamic courts." According to Marzieh Adinehzadeh, the reason for her father's summons was the "reporting of the news of the release" of Reza Babernajad, a member of the justice-seeking families. Marzieh emphasized: "Apparently, the sympathy of justice-seeking families for each other is considered a crime in their law." Abolfazl Adinehzadeh, a 16-year-old protesting teenager, was killed by the Islamic Republic's agents during the nationwide protests of 2022 in Mashhad. Khosrow Alikordi, the lawyer for Abolfazl Adinehzadeh's family, is currently imprisoned on charges such as "disclosing secrets," "spreading falsehoods," and "propaganda against the regime" since February 2023. Many members of justice-seeking families have faced government harassment, including summonses and arrests, or have been expelled from their workplaces and educational institutions. The "harassment" of the families of those killed during the nationwide protests by the Islamic Republic's security and judicial institutions has consistently been criticized by U.S. officials and human rights organizations. Javid Rahman: "The brutal crimes of the Islamic Republic are the most egregious human rights violations in our 'living memory.'" Continued pressure on justice-seekers; the summons of Abolfazl Adinehzadeh's father and the deprivation of Mashallah Karami's right to medical treatment in prison. Continued pressures on justice-seeking families; the hunger strike of Maryam Mehrabi in prison and the billion-toman bail set for Rana Korkor. The "very concerning" conditions of seven imprisoned protesters in Shiban prison in Ahvaz following a hunger strike.