Re-arrest of Khalid Pirzadeh, Political Activist, and His Transfer to an Unknown Location

News sources reported on Tuesday, September 19, the re-arrest of Khalid Pirzadeh, a former political prisoner, by government forces in Ahvaz and his transfer to an unknown location. According to HRANA, the news agency of human rights activists, a source close to Pirzadeh's family stated that he was arrested at 4 AM on Tuesday at Ahvaz airport, but no information has been obtained regarding the reasons for his arrest, his place of detention, or the charges against him. Khalid Pirzadeh, a former bodybuilding champion of Iran, was arrested by government forces in June 2019 and was sentenced to seven years in prison by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mohammad Mogheiseh, on charges of 'assembly and collusion' and 'insulting the leadership.' This bodybuilding champion, who won third place at the 2018 World Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation competition in Singapore, went on hunger strikes multiple times during his imprisonment and sewed his right eyelid shut in January 2022 in protest against his situation. He was released from prison in February 2023 while unable to walk, with his health reported to be critical due to spinal injuries from broken vertebrae and anxiety disorders. Khalid Pirzadeh's first steps after treatment for prison injuries: 'My dream is the freedom and prosperity of my homeland.' A video of Khalid Pirzadeh's efforts for complete recovery. Khalid Pirzadeh: 'April 1 is the day of the great deception of the Islamic Republic.' Message from Khalid Pirzadeh from the hospital: 'Fellow countrymen, do not worry about me, worry about the state of Iran.' New Year message from 11 constitutionalist activists: 'Today's situation is the result of the deviation of constitutionalism.' Several filmmakers visited Khalid Pirzadeh, the former political prisoner, in the hospital.