Soheil Arabi is a blogger who has been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of insulting the Prophet Mohammad by writting about him on his Facebook page. In September 2014, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court also sentenced Soheil to three years in prison on charges of “insulting the Supreme Leader” and “propaganda against the state” in his postings on Facebook. In September 2015, his sentence was exchanged to “reading 13 religious books and studying theology for two years”. He is currently deprived of medical attention. In order to exert more pressure on Soheil, he has been transferred to the none-political prisoners’ ward where his life is constantly in danger.
The following statement which was issued in September 2018, is translated from Farsi into English by CFPPI.
After months of physical and psychological torture and while enduring the most brutal condition in prison, the political prisoner, Soheil Arabi, in a message, challenges the deceptive practices of the reformist section of the regime and their attempts to promote silence in order to discourage people from protesting against the current regime. Soheil pointed says: “the main problem of our society is the deep division between people on one hand and the regime on the other hand. Nothing can fill this gap unless there are fundamental changes that can ensure freedom, dignity and humanity in the society.”
Soheil Arabi demands freedom and justice for Iran which is the mandate of people in Iran.
We call on people around the world to support the families of detainees and political prisoners in Iran. Supporting political prisoners and their demands is one of the main demands of people in Iran. Freedom and social justice are the fundamental rights of people in Iran.
We, the undersigned, civil and political activists in Iran, support Soheil Arabi. We demand his transfer to the political prisoners’ section of Evin Prison and his immediate release. The prison authorities and the judiciary are responsible for all the hardship and deprivation that Soheil has been subjected to.
Mohamad maleki،
Raheleh Rahemi Poor
Shahnaz Akmali
Mohamad Karimbeygi
Dayeh Sharifeh
Khaloo Mirza
Farangis Mazloom,
Zartosht Ahmadi Ragheb
Omid Noroozian
Poone Estalkhi
Behzad Homayooni
Amir Nozar Nooripoor
Hoorie Farajzadeh Tarani
Tahere Khatami Bigdeli
Ahmad Alinezhad.
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Arsham Rezaee.
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