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Workers Rights Activist Hirad Pirbodaghi Under Pressure to Make False Confessions

7 Dec 21
Workers Rights Activist Hirad Pirbodaghi Under Pressure to Make False Confessions

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); December 7, 2021: Human rights defender Hirad Pirbodaghi has been held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison since his arrest at his home by Ministry of Intelligence agents on November 6 and is under pressure to make false confessions. His case was sent to the Revolutionary Court on December 7.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, workers rights activist Hirad Pirbodaghi was violently arrested at his home on November 6 and his house was searched for four hours.

According to informed sources, Hirad has been held in the Ministry of Intelligences’ Ward 209 of Evin Prison since his arrest and is under pressure to make false confessions.

Hirad’s mother, Setareh Jalali has been staging a sit-in outside the prison to get answers about her son since December 5 despite the freezing temperatures and her ill-health.

“Hirad’s case was sent to the Revolutionary Court in a haste. The Ministry of Intelligence are seething as they can’t justify his arrest and they can’t just release him without any charges so they quickly sent his case for trial,” the source added.

According to the source, “Hirad suffers from severe hypothyroidism, vitamin D deficiency and rheumatoid arthritis, and it crucial for him to be exposed to light and sun as well as proper nutrition, warm clothes for his rheumatism and to not be in damp conditions. He doesn’t have access to a specialist in detention and they won’t accept the warm clothes from his family. They’ve been telling the family that they’re waiting for his paperwork to go through to release him on bail but now they’ve said he’ll be tried immediately.”

Hirad Pirbodaghi was arrested on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security” on November 6 but authorities so far failed to tell the family what he has been arrested for.