human rights defender

Fouad Fathi

Urgent support needed

Medical care for treatment of a lung infection

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader
  • Trade union leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Labour rights

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

Current Status

In prison (sentenced)

HRD's bio and work

Foad Fathi can be considered one of the prominent activists who has dedicated his life to defending the rights of workers and the underprivileged segments of society. With remarkable courage and steadfastness, he has remained committed to social justice and improving the living conditions of workers, despite threats, arrests, and security pressures.

Detained since

Nov 3, 2023

Charge(s)

  • Anti-government propaganda
  • Other

Sentence

Mr. Fouad Fathi has been sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment.

Latitude: 35.794635633448856

Longitude: 51.38239860360046

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Asia: Southern Asia

Location of detention - City/Town

Tehran

Location of detention - Facility

Evin Prison

Allegations / reports of ill-treatment

Mr. Fathi, who suffers from a lung infection, continues to be deprived of specialized medical treatment outside the prison despite the worsening of his condition.

https://www.hra-news.org/2025/hranews/a-52859/

Recent case update / evolution

For the second time, the request for conditional release of Mr. Fouad Fathi has been denied due to opposition from the judicial officer. This is despite the fact that, including the period of his detention, Mr. Fathi has served one-third of his sentence. Furthermore, Mr. Fathi, who suffers from a lung infection, continues to be deprived of specialized medical treatment outside the prison despite the worsening of his condition.

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