The record for Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi was updated. 
Status: Freed
Prison: n/a
Notes:
Tehran University professor and former lawmaker. In 2002, Sholeh Saadi was arrested and held for 36 days for writing an open letter critical of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and his fierce opposition to the reform movement in Iran. Sholeh Saadi sought candidacy in the 2009 presidential election but was disqualified by the Guardian Council, which the opposition often accuses of bias toward conservatives. 3 Apr 2011: arrested at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport upon returning from Shiraz 21 Apr 2011: Moved to Evin prison Ward 350 Sentenced to life imprisonment 11 Jun 2011: In bad physical condition and denied medical care 13 Jun 2011: Signed a statement after Hoda Saber death 17 Sep 2011: Another court appearance 15 Aug 2012: Freed on Eid clemency http://t.co/FEi5xfRa Sentence: Life Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity:
Occupation or Activity: Political activist, Professor/Teacher Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Status: FreedPrison: n/a
Notes:
Tehran University professor and former lawmaker. In 2002, Sholeh Saadi was arrested and held for 36 days for writing an open letter critical of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and his fierce opposition to the reform movement in Iran. Sholeh Saadi sought candidacy in the 2009 presidential election but was disqualified by the Guardian Council, which the opposition often accuses of bias toward conservatives. 3 Apr 2011: arrested at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport upon returning from Shiraz 21 Apr 2011: Moved to Evin prison Ward 350 Sentenced to life imprisonment 11 Jun 2011: In bad physical condition and denied medical care 13 Jun 2011: Signed a statement after Hoda Saber death 17 Sep 2011: Another court appearance 15 Aug 2012: Freed on Eid clemency http://t.co/FEi5xfRa Sentence: Life Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity:
Occupation or Activity: Political activist, Professor/Teacher Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
