Thursday 12 December 2013

Update: Navid Khanjani Sentenced After Appeal

The record for Navid Khanjani was updated.



Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: Rejaei Shahr (Gohardasht)
Notes:
Student and civil activist, member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters and founder of Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination. Denied university education 2 Mar 2010: Arrested at home and transferred to Evin solitary (not 209 ) 3 May 2010: Released on 100000 USD bail 21 Jun 2010: final defense 31 Jan 2011: Sentenced to 12 years prison on charges of making false statements, propagandising against the regime, teaching minority groups, and membership of the banned Human Rights Committee 25 Jul 2011: Summoned to Ministry of Information 23 Aug 2011: Sentence of 12 years and fine upheld on appeal 22 Aug 2012: Arrested when helping earthquake victims and sent to Tabriz Intel http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-27-51/13329-1.html Immediately begins a hunger strike to protest the arrests http://sahamnews.net/1391/06/235371/ 06 Sep 2012: Family report he has been granted bail http://chrr.biz/spip.php?article18682 Also one of 5 detainees transferred to Evin reported by PCED جمعيت مبارزه با تبعيض تحصيلي (Population Against Educational Discrimination) 09 Sep 2012: Transferred to Rejaei Shahr http://hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-27-21/13505-1.html 20 May 2013: Sentenced to 5 extra months for refusing to obey police (related to earthquake aid camp) http://is.gd/T27aOG 07 Aug 2013: Transferred to hospital in Tehran with heart and respiratory problems http://is.gd/jlfU32 21 Aug 2013: Back to prison is.gd/f92Iom 06 Sep 2013: Acquitted of all charges related to Sarand camp http://j.mp/15IpMs4 20 Oct 2013: Admitted to hospital http://www.rahesabz.net/story/77299 09 Dec 2013: Back to prison http://j.mp/1jDb2F5

Sentence: 12 years + fine

Location/Home Town: Esfahan
Faith or Ethnicity: Baha'i
Occupation or Activity: Journalist, Human Rights Activist

Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html