Zamaneh Media
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Zamaneh Media
No Result
View All Result

Iranian activist gets 20-year jail term

by Zamaneh Media
January 5, 2012
in Latest Articles
Reading Time: 2min read
0
Iranian activist gets 20-year jail term
Sohrab Razzaghi

Sohrab Razzaghi, an Iranian activist and a former professor at Allmaeh Tabatabai University, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and a fine of 550 thousand euros.

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that the sentence was issued by Judge Salavati in Tehran, even though Razzaghi currently lives in the Netherlands.

Razzaghi denounced the sentence, saying he had denied all of the charges against him throughout the interrogations, and the prosecution did not present a single shred of evidence to prove him wrong.

Razzaghi was charged with “establishing a group aimed at toppling the regime and acting against national security, providing confidential information to outsiders and receiving money from international organizations.”

Razzaghi, currently residing in the Netherlands, said that since he has not reported to Evin Prison to serve out his sentence, the government will confiscate the $200,000 bail he put up for his release. He added that the 550,000-euro fine stipulated in the sentence amounts to all of the the money that the Koneshgaran Davtalab (volunteer activists) Organization had received in the five years of its existence from various organizations, such as United Nations agencies in Iran and international organizations such as Hivos and Internews.

Razzaghi added that all of his organization’s expenses and account documents were freely disclosed to the court, and all of the funds it received from international sources were approved by the government.

Razzaghi’s organization was shut down five years ago. When President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took power, many non-governmental organizations in Iran were shut down or restricted.

The Volunteer Activists Organization, a non-profit NGO, was engaged in education, training and research aimed at promoting civil society.

Razzaghi was arrested in September of 2007 and was released on bail after one month.

Previous Post

China opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran

Next Post

Report lists names of inmates hanged in secret in Iran

Related Posts

Zamaneh Media’s 16th Labor Rights Report
Latest Articles

Zamaneh Media’s 16th Labor Rights Report

April 8, 2021
Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier
Latest Articles

Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier

February 28, 2021
Veiled Identity
Latest Articles

Veiled Identity

February 22, 2021
Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat
Latest Articles

Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat

February 11, 2021
November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?
Latest Articles

November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?

January 8, 2021
Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril
Latest Articles

Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril

December 24, 2020

RSS Iran in other media

  • Blaming Israel, Iran Vows Revenge for Blackout at Nuclear Site - The New York Times
  • Future ties at stake as South Korean PM visits Iran - Al Jazeera English
  • Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic - Reuters
  • Iran Releases South Korean Oil Tanker - The New York Times
  • US 'Monitoring' as Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela in Defiance of Sanctions - Voice of America
  • Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war - Associated Press
  • 3 Years Later, A Prisoner's Family Still Awaits His Return From Iran - NPR
  • Biden Envoy To Iran On What To Expect In Renewed Nuclear Talks - NPR
  • apNews Iran prosecutor says 10 indicted for Ukraine plane shootdown - The Associated Press
  • China-Iran $400 Billion Accord: A Power Shift Threatens Western Energy - Forbes
Zamaneh Media

© 2020 Zamaneh Media

More information

  • Sponsors
  • Donate
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Legal

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise

© 2020 Zamaneh Media