Status: Temp/Medical leave
Prison: n/a
Notes:
Freelance journalist for reformist newspapers such as Mihan, Hamshahri, Jame'e, Khordad, Norooz, and Sharq - Husband of Zhila Bani-Yaghoub 19 or 21 Jun 2009: Arrested 5 Jan 2010: Sentenced to 34 lashes, 7 years 4 months in prison Mar 2010: Sentenced reduced to 5 years 31 Mar 2010: Listed as Evin 240 inmate 18 Mar 2010: granted Norooz leave 25 Jul 2010: begins a hunger strike 27 Jul 2010: Transferred to solitary 240 10 Aug 2010: Ends hunger strike 13 Jun 2011: Signed a statement after Hoda Saber death - Is in Evin 350 18 Jun 2011: On hunger strike to protest Haleh Sahabi and Hoda Saber deaths 24 Jun 2011: Transferred to clinic 26 Jun 2011: Ended hunger strike 30 Jul 2011: Awarded 2011 Hellman/Hammett Grant 11 Jun 2012: Transferred to solitary in 209 after attack of guards during Hoda Saber memorial http://t.co/QpyLDw6n 12 Jun 2012: Transferred to Rejaei Shahr with insults and disrespect http://t.co/yFMLSmvj 25 Jun 2012: Transferred to solitary after appearance in the Court http://t.co/Tqf5tNzz 11 Jul 2012: Back to political prisoners ward http://t.co/QX0xwVER 15 Dec 2012: Allowed to meet his wife http://t.co/dz1XYyAT 20 Jan 2013: 1st furlough since arrest 3 years ago. His wife is still detained 21 May 2013: Back to Evin http://t.co/5k4bYSWntk 28 Jul 2013: :Kaleme website publishes a letter they say Bahman has written from prison which details over 1000 political prisoners in Iran of many different types and expressing hope for their unconditional release. http://www.kaleme.com/1392/05/04/klm-152965/ 09 Oct 2013: Facebook page reports 4 day furlough has been granted
Sentence: 5 years
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Occupation or Activity: Journalist
Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
