human rights defender
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. Mohammad Davari, who is imprisoned in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, has been denied proper medical care and transfer to the prison infirmary despite his poor physical condition.
HRD's year of birth
1994
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Mohammad Davari, a labor rights activist and civil engineering graduate from Yasuj University, has been arrested and sentenced to prison multiple times for his advocacy of workers' rights. He was convicted by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court on charges of "insulting the leader" and "propaganda against the regime," receiving several years of imprisonment along with social restrictions. As a defender of workers' rights and political prisoners, Davari continues to face security pressures in Iran.
Detained since
May 14, 2024
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Other
Sentence
4 years and 6 months of imprisonment
Latitude: 29.575769070534623
Longitude: 52.506717536569006
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Shiraz
Location of detention - Facility
Shiraz, Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Mohammad Davari, imprisoned in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, has been denied adequate medical care and access to the prison clinic despite his poor physical condition. https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-50233/
Recent case update / evolution
Mohammad Davari, a labor activist, was sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz, presided over by Judge Seyed Mahmoud Sadati, to four years and six months of imprisonment, two years of compulsory residence in Bardsir, Kerman, a two-year travel ban, and social deprivation.
Any other relevant documents
Court summons https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ymj0ByfsDYYZbsGXaBgBm3zNaQYElNddixWqX3PmbdM/edit?usp=sharing|||https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bwp5oE2uUfqrKOr9XUjqGZp2pXfl4HEibcXp7LDKYEI/edit?usp=sharing
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