Khaled Pirzadeh, a political prisoner at present held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to 5 years and eight months in jail on prices of “meeting and collusion” and “propaganda in opposition to the regime.” A supply near Khaled (Koushan) Pirzadeh knowledgeable Voice of America on Monday, 18th Dey, that Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court convicted him for “meeting and collusion in opposition to nationwide safety” and “propaganda in opposition to the Islamic Republic.”
The report additional mentions that Khaled Pirzadeh has been acquitted of two different prices, “spreading lies” and “illegitimate monetary acquire.” The identical supply additionally shared considerations about Pirzadeh’s bodily well being, stating he continues to take anti-seizure treatment and has acquired one session of physiotherapy in Evin Prison. Previously, he had gone on a starvation strike to protest actions just like the freezing of his spouse’s checking account.
Before his latest sentencing, Pirzadeh’s indictment had been issued after interrogation, and his case was transferred to Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court for trial.
Khaled (Koushan) Pirzadeh, a former bodybuilding champion in Iran, was first arrested by authorities forces in Khordad 1398 (June 2019). He was sentenced by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh of Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court Branch 28 to seven years in jail for “meeting and collusion” and “insulting the management.”
Pirzadeh, who secured the third place within the 2017 World Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation in Singapore, has staged a number of starvation strikes throughout his imprisonment. In Bahman 1401 (February 2023), whereas unable to stroll and sick resulting from spinal accidents and nervousness dysfunction, he was quickly launched from jail and regained vital well being after receiving steady medical remedy.
Human rights activist Pouran Nazemi lately informed Voice of America that the Islamic Republic has no intention of relenting, reforming, or retreating, and as an alternative cuts off the financial lifelines of activists and political prisoners. She expressed concern over the worldwide indifference in the direction of these points, highlighting {that a} regime often called a significant human rights violator holds a major place in world human rights boards.