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Sentenced to Death

Ahmadreza Djalali

Swedish-Iranian Academic
Detained: April 2016
Charges: Spreading corruption

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#FreeAhmadreza
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Sentenced to Death

Nationality	Iranian/Swedish
Background	Scientist, physician and expert in emergency disaster medicine
Arrested	26 April 2016
Accused of	“Spreading corruption on earth”
Sentence	Death
Jailed	21 October 2017
Prison held	Evin Prison but it was reported on 29 July 2019 that he had been transferred to an unknown location.
Health	Dr Djalali’s health has been deteriorating since his arrest. In addition to his ongoing crisis, he has been denied medical care continuously. It is feared that he suffers from leukemia and was scheduled to see a blood and cancer specialist at a hospital in February 2019 but prison authorities prevented him from going. He has repeatedly carried out hunger strikes throughout his period in prison and in May 2019 it was reported that he had lost 24 kg since the time of his arrest.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British-Iranian Project Manager, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Detained: April 2016
Charges: Allegedly plotting against the Iranian government

I call on the Iranian government to:

#FreeNazanin
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Under house arrest

Nationality	Iranian/British
Background	A charity worker with the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Arrested	3 April 2016 at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on her way back home to London after visiting her parents
Accused of	“Plotting to topple the Iranian regime”
Sentence	5 years
Jailed	September 2016
Prison held	Since March 2020, on temporary furlough due to Covid-18 (under an effective house arrest at her parents house forced to wear an ankle tag). On 8 September 2020, Iranian state media said that Zaghari-Ratcliffe was facing new charges. Previously held in Evin Prison.
Health	Under stress and has carried out several hunger strikes

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Released

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Australian Academic
Detained: September 2018
Charges: Espionage

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#FreeKylie
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Released

Nationality	Australian/British
Background	Working as a lecturer and researcher for Melbourne University’s Asia Institute and has published work on authoritarian governance and activism in the Middle East.
Arrested	September 2018 at Tehran Airport as she was leaving the country after attending a onference.
Accused of	Espionage
Sentence	10 years
Jailed	October 2018
Prison held	28 July 2020 believed transferred to Gharchak Women’s Prison (Shahr-e Rey prison, also known as “Qarchak Women’s Prison“ or Varamin prison) Previously held in Evin Prison
Health	Mental health deterioration due to isolation reported

Did you know?

Iran imprisoned 30 people since 2015 unlawfully.

Anoosheh Ashoori

British-Iranian dual-national jailed in Iran
Detained: August 2017
Charges: Spying for Mossad

I call on the Iranian government to:

#FreeAnoosheh
#FreeRouhaniHostages

Nationality	Iranian/British
Background	Civil engineer
Arrested	13 August 2017 while visiting his mother.
Accused of	Espionage and for “illegitimately acquiring 33,000 euros”
Sentence	12 years
Jailed	September 2019
Prison held	In Evin Prison
Health	Suffered from torture and has made three unsuccessful suicide attempts, one of which was a hunger strike.

Aras Amiri

British-Iranian Council Worker
Detained: March 2018
Charges: Acting against national security

I call on the Iranian government to

#FreeArasAmiri
#FreeRouhaniHostages

Nationality	Iranian with UK residency
Background	UK-based British Council employee
Arrested	March 2018 while visiting her grandmother
Accused of	Unspecified charges
Sentence	10 years
Jailed	May 2019
Prison held	Released on furlough due to Covid-19 since April 2020. Previously held in Evin Prison. Released on bail in late May 2018 but re-arrested sometime between 23 August and 22 September 2018.
Health	Details unknown.

Morad Tahbaz

Iran-US-UK Conservationist
Detained: January 2018
Sentance: Alleged espionage

I call on the Iranian government to

#FreeMoradTahbaz
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Nationality	Iranian/British/American
Background	Environmentalist and co-founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation.
Arrested	January 2018 with at least nine environmentalists from the Persian Heritage Wildlife Foundation while studying rare cheetahs.
Accused of	Espionage and “contacts with the US enemy government”
Sentence	10 years
Jailed	November 2019
Prison held	Unknown
Health	Details unknown.

Siamak Namazi

Iran-US Businessman
Detained: July 2015
Charges: Espionage

I call on the Iranian government to

#FreeSiamakNamazi
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Nationality	Iranian/American
Background	Head of an oil and gas company based in the United Arab Emirates, son of Baquer Namazi who is also a dual national imprisoned in Iran.
Arrested	13 October 2015
Accused of	Collaborating with a foreign government
Sentence	10 years
Jailed	17 October 2016
Prison held	Evin Prison
Health	Details unknown.

Kamran Ghaderi

Austrian-Iranian Businessman
Detained: January 2016
Charges: Espionage and co-operating with a hostile state

I call on the Iranian government to

#FreeKamranGhaderi
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Nationality	Iranian/Austrian
Background	CEO of an Austrian IT management and consulting company
Arrested	2 January 2016 upon arrival at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. He was on a routine business trip and had previously traveled to Iran on many occasions for work and business seminars.
Accused of	“Spreading corruption on earth”
Sentence	10 years
Jailed	17 October 2016
Prison held	Evin Prison
Health	Needs ongoing medical care for a tumour in his left leg.

Fariba Adelkhah

French-Iranian Academic
Detained: June 2019
Charge: Spreading propaganda

I call on the Iranian government to

#FreeFaribaAdelkhah
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Under house arrest

Nationality	Iranian/French
Background	Anthropologist and researcher at Sciences Po university in Paris, specialising in Shiite Islam.
Arrested	June 2019
Accused of	Espionage and propaganda
Sentence	6 years (5 years for conspiring against national security and 1 for propaganda)
Jailed	16 May 2020
Prison held	Temporarily released from prison with an electronic ankle bracelet in October 2020. Previously in Evin Prison.
Health	Details unknown.

Shahram Shirkhani

Lawyer
Jailed: August 2020
Charges: Espionage

I call on the Iranian government to

#FreeShahramShirkhani
#FreeRouhaniHostages

Nationality	Iranian/British
Background	Lawyer
Arrested	Unknown
Accused of	Espionage
Sentence	10 years
Jailed	11 August 2020
Prison held	Unknown
Health	Details unknown