Political Prisoner Hamidreza Gharibi Sentenced to Additional Two Years While Serving Prison Term

Hengaw: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Hamidreza Gharibi, a Turkish resident of Saveh city in Markazi Province, who is currently serving a prison sentence, has been denied the right to contact or meet with his family members. This political prisoner was arrested approximately two months ago to begin serving his sentence.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Hamidreza Gharibi, 34, has spent the last 56 days in prison without any contact with the outside world. Recently, he was also sentenced to an additional two years in prison.

A source close to Gharibi's family reported that he has been transferred to a cell reserved for dangerous crimes, and the lack of information about his condition has caused his family significant concern for his safety.

In June of this year, Hamidreza Gharibi was sentenced to six months and one day of suspended imprisonment by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Saveh city on charges of "insulting Khamenei." This sentence was subsequently increased to seven months and 16 days of penal servitude following an objection from the Central Province Prosecutor's Office.

Hengaw has learned that in August of this year, the same judicial branch sentenced Gharibi to an additional two years in prison on charges of "insulting the sacred," a sentence that will also be enforced.

Hamidreza Gharibi was arrested on Saturday, June 22, 2024, to begin serving his initial prison sentence and was transferred to Saveh Central Prison. Since his arrest, he has been deprived of contact with his family, denied family visits, and his lawyer was not informed about the additional charges brought against him.