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Heshmat Alavi

Dec 28 • 11 tweets • 9 min read

Niloufar Mirzaii Bafti, from Kerman, south-central #Iran, was arrested 58 days ago for her role in the #IranRevolution.
Forced to confess in Evin Prison to being a "protest leader", she could be sentenced to death on charges of "Moharebeh" or "waging war against God".
#BeHerVoice

Farhad Hemmati, 28, left his home three months ago to participating in the #IranRevolution. He never returned.

His mother says she has searched everywhere for him, to no avail.

There is no information about his conditions and/or whereabouts.

Please #BeHisVoice.

#Iran

Yousef Zarif, a student of Tehran's Allameh Tabataba'i University, remains behind bars for participating in the ongoing #IranRevolution.

There is no information about his conditions.

Please #BeHisVoice.

#Iran

Arman Yektafalah-Abadi was arrested on November 4 on charges of "corruption on Earth" which can carry the death penaly. He is being held in Lakan Prison of Rasht, northern #Iran.

There is no information about his conditions.

Please #BeHisVoice.

Adel Hosseini, a media activist from Kermanshah, western #Iran, was abducted by regime security forces.

There is no information about his conditions and/or whereabouts.

Please #BeHisVoice as his life is in grave danger.

Akbar Bagheri is denied medical care by #Iran's regime and his conditions are deteriorating significantly with fever and severe pain due to his liver and intestinal disease.

Please #BeHisVoice as his life is in grave danger.

Sanaz Shah-Hosseini, a resident of Tehran, #Iran, was abducted from her home this morning at 4 am by regime security forces.

There’s no information on her conditions and/or whereabouts.

Please #BeHerVoice as her life is in grave danger.

Saghar Ebrahimi, 41, was abducted from her home in Tehran, #Iran, at 5 am on Dec 15 by regime security forces.

There’s no information on her conditions and/or whereabouts.

Please #BeHerVoice as her life is in grave danger.

Maliheh Nabi Assadi, a hiking/rock climbing instructor, was arrested on December 18 by #Iran's security forces.

There’s no information on her conditions and/or whereabouts.

Please #BeHerVoice as her life is in grave danger.

Soheil Jahangiri, stood trial today in Isfahan, central #Iran, and could be executed for taking part in #IranRevolution.

Please #BeHisVoice as his life is in grave danger.

Arian Farzamnia, a teenager arrested at school in Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran, is charged with "Moharebeh" or "waging war against God". His family has not been notified of any legal procedure.

Please #BeHisVoice as his life is in grave danger.

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1)
Keyvan Beykpour, co-founder of Periscope, former general manager of Consumer / head of product at Twitter, is from #Iran and favorable views about the regime ruling the country.

The same regime that is killing innocent people in the streets during the #IranRevolution.

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Dec 27—Tabriz, NW #Iran
Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Aylar Haghi's murder by security forces began chanting:
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#IranRevolution
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Please #BeHerVoice.

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He has been tortured and sentenced to death on charges of "Moharebeh" or "waging war against God" for posting a poem in support of Iranian women's protests.

Please #BeHisVoice.

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#IranRevolution2022

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Dec 22

THREAD

1)
During the past few weeks, the city of Izeh in southwest #Iran has witnessed many developments.

The regime has been going the distance to keep a lid on intense armed clashes between locals and its security forces, resulting in many setbacks for the regime.

@UNHumanRights

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—Nearly 150 killed/injured among #Iran’s security forces in clashes lasting at least 5 hours

—At least three locals killed in clashes/under torture, more than 700-800 arrested

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