human rights defender
Mostafa Tork Hamdani
Actions and Campaigns
Mostafa Tork Hamdani
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Bar Association
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Lawyer
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Mostafa Tork Hamdani is a lawyer and legal activist in Iran, known for his work in labor rights and civil rights advocacy. He has handled important cases, including defending the rights of contract workers and victims of economic corruption. Hamdani has faced various pressures due to his criticism of the judicial system and his defense of his clients. He has also played an active role in social activities and in defending citizens' rights.
Detained since
Jun 5, 2024
Date of release
Sep 19, 2024
Charge(s)
- Spreading fake news
Sentence
91 days in prison
Latitude: 35.79735164706754
Longitude: 51.38608608798995
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Tehran
Location of detention - Facility
Tehran, Evin Prison
Recent case update / evolution
This lawyer had been sentenced to 91 days in prison and a fine of 15 million tomans.
The latest news we have about Tork Hamdani concerns the enforcement of their prison sentence.
Any other relevant documents
Iranian human rights lawyer is facing prison in Iran for criticizing judiciary https://www.ifmat.org/08/05/iranian-human-rights-lawyer-is-facing-prison-for-criticizing-judiciary/
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Lawyer
- NGO member
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Organization affiliation
- Bar Association
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Mostafa Tork Hamdani is a lawyer and legal activist in Iran, known for his work in labor rights and civil rights advocacy. He has handled important cases, including defending the rights of contract workers and victims of economic corruption. Hamdani has faced various pressures due to his criticism of the judicial system and his defense of his clients. He has also played an active role in social activities and in defending citizens' rights.
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Tehran
- Location of detention - Facility
- Tehran, Evin Prison
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 35.79735164706754
Longitude: 51.38608608798995
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jun 5, 2024
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- Sep 19, 2024
- Charge(s)
- Spreading fake news
- Sentence
91 days in prison
- Recent case update / evolution
This lawyer had been sentenced to 91 days in prison and a fine of 15 million tomans.
The latest news we have about Tork Hamdani concerns the enforcement of their prison sentence.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Any other relevant documents
Iranian human rights lawyer is facing prison in Iran for criticizing judiciary https://www.ifmat.org/08/05/iranian-human-rights-lawyer-is-facing-prison-for-criticizing-judiciary/
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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