Draft:Mehran Raoof

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Mehran Raoof
Persian: مهران رئوف
Born
Mehran Raoof
NationalityBritish-Iranian
OccupationLabor activist
Known forArrested on charges of "participating in the administration of an illegal group" on the proselytizing against the Government of Iran

Mehran Raoof (Persian: مهران رئوف) is a British-Iranian[1] labor activist.[2] He was arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on October 2020.[3][4] Raoof was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison on the charge of "participating in the administration of an illegal group" on the proselytizing against the Government of Iran.[5][6]

Arrests[edit]

Raoof was arrested With the invasion of IRGC intelligence agents to his house[7] in Tehran on October 16 2020 and moved to In ward 2 A of Evin Prison.[8][9] He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on the charge of "participating in the administration of an illegal group" and eight months on the charge of proselytizing against the Government of Iran.[10][11] The IRGC Intelligence Organization kept him without leave for eight months, during which time he was denied a lawyer and phone calls, and his family was completely unaware of his condition for several months.[12][13] He was imprisoned in solitary confinement for a long time.[14][15][16]

According to a document that was issued with a very confidential label and signed by Nasiripour, deputy prosecutor and head of the 33rd Prosecutor's Office of Tehran (Holy Martyr), Raoof was accused of founding the "New Communist Party of Iran".[17]

Sentence[edit]

Raoof sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison on the charge of "participating in the administration of an illegal group" on the proselytizing against the Government of Iran.[18][19] This sentence was reduced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment in the appeals court.[20]

Reactions[edit]

So far, more than 90 trade unions and trade unions worldwide from Argentina to England, 12 human rights organizations from Argentina, Amnesty International, 24 Iranian organizations and groups, and nearly eight hundred artists, lawyers, political activists and activists of the women's movement and Workers from Iran protested the arrest of Mehran Raoof and demanded his release.[21][22][23][24]

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: "We strongly condemn the sentence given to Mehran Raoof (Raouf). We continue to do all we can to support Mehran and his family, and continue to raise his case at the most senior levels."[25][26][27]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Contact your MP to help bring them home". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ "Who Will Speak for Mehran Raoof?". IranWire. 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ "Iran sets trial dates for dual nationals before nuclear deal talks in Vienna". The Guardian. 2021-04-21. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. ^ Rose, David G. (2021-03-20). "British-Iranian man in solitary confinement in notorious Iran prison 'after discussing politics in a coffee shop'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. ^ France-Press, Agence; staff (2021-08-07). "UK condemns 10-year sentence for dual national in Iran as tensions rise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  6. ^ "UK denounces 10-year prison sentence for dual national in Iran". Times of Israel. 2021-08-07.
  7. ^ "Letter from Prison: British-Iranian Activist Says Jailed Dual Nationals are Denied Rights". IranWire. 2023-04-12.
  8. ^ "Jailed British Iranian in solitary for 5 months". Arab News. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  9. ^ Carey, Paul (2023-04-13). "UK called to 'redouble efforts' to secure release of British dual citizen jailed in Iran". The National. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  10. ^ Peachey, Paul (2022-04-04). "Mehran Raoof: Campaigners criticise UK as activist is left out of Iran prisoner releases". The National. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  11. ^ Spencer, Richard (2024-04-25). "Iran releases five Americans in $6bn prisoner swap". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  12. ^ "Islington trade unionist Mehran Raoof still detained in Iran prison - despite Nazanin release". London World. 2022-04-11.
  13. ^ "Iran: British-Iranian labour activist detained: Mehran Raoof". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  14. ^ RFE/RL. "Iran Urged To Free Two Dual-National Activists Held For A year". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  15. ^ "Jailed British Iranian in solitary for 5 months". Arab News PK. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  16. ^ "Two British-Iranians arrive in UK after lengthy prison ordeal". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  17. ^ Moreno, Federico (2021-02-02). "Iran: Free Mehran Raoof". International Socialist League. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  18. ^ Farda, RFE/RL's Radio. "Imprisoned Iranian-British National Raouf Slams Tehran For Taking Foreign Bargaining Chips". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  19. ^ "Iran sentences two dual nationals to over 10 years in prison each -lawyer". Reuters. 2021-08-04.
  20. ^ "Imprisoned British-Iranian National Mehran Raoof: Double Nationals Denied Their Citizen Rights in Iranian Prisons". Hrana. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  21. ^ "مهران رئوف فعال کارگری دو تابعیتی: دادگاه پس از هشت ماه حبس در سلول انفرادی زندان سپاه". www.radiozamaneh.com (in Persian). 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  22. ^ "Supporters across UK set to clock up 2,730 miles to raise funds & awareness". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  23. ^ amnestycardiff (2023-04-28). "Incarcerated in Evin Prison: Mehran Raoof's Urgent Plea for UK Action and Condemnation of Iran's Exploitation of Dual-Nationals". AmnestyCardiff.org. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  24. ^ Kwai, Isabella; Specia, Megan; Bubola, Emma (2022-03-16). "After Six-Year Ordeal in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Freed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  25. ^ "UK condemns Iran's sentencing of British-Iranian national". Reuters. 2021-08-06.
  26. ^ "UK condemns 10-year sentence for dual national in Iran". Al Arabiya. 2021-08-06.
  27. ^ "UK condemns Iran sentencing of British-Iranian citizen". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2024-04-25.


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