{"id":54542,"date":"2024-01-12T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=54542"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:18:30","slug":"unveiling-injustice-in-iran-the-5-year-sentence-for-political-prisoner-mir-yousef-younesi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/01\/unveiling-injustice-in-iran-the-5-year-sentence-for-political-prisoner-mir-yousef-younesi\/54542\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling Injustice in Iran: The 5-Year Sentence for Political Prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_54592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54592\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-5-Year-Sentence-for-Iranian-Political-Prisoner-Mir-Yousef-Younesi.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-5-Year-Sentence-for-Iranian-Political-Prisoner-Mir-Yousef-Younesi.jpg\" alt=\"Mir Yousef Younesi, a political prisoner with a history of enduring torment and incarceration spanning the Shah's era and the Khomeini regime, has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-5-Year-Sentence-for-Iranian-Political-Prisoner-Mir-Yousef-Younesi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-5-Year-Sentence-for-Iranian-Political-Prisoner-Mir-Yousef-Younesi-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-5-Year-Sentence-for-Iranian-Political-Prisoner-Mir-Yousef-Younesi-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian Political Prisoner Mir Yusef Younesi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mir Yousef Younesi, a political prisoner with a history of enduring torment and incarceration spanning the Shah\u2019s era and the Khomeini regime, has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. The court session, orchestrated by Iran\u2019s judiciary under the dominance of executioners, unfolded without Mir Younesi\u2019s presence, a deliberate omission due to his refusal to don prison attire. His son, Reza Younesi, residing in Sweden, revealed that the judge, Iman Afshari, not only insulted Mir Younesi but also obstructed his defense through legal representation.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision, based on reports from officers and ignoring objections raised by Mir Younesi\u2019s lawyers concerning the Ministry of Intelligence\u2019s failure to present documents, is perceived by Reza Younesi as an act of revenge by the Ministry. Notably, the identical five-year prison sentence handed to Mir Younesi parallels that of another defendant, labeled \u201cB,\u201d who is presently outside Iran. Despite the prime suspect\u2019s brief detention and subsequent release, Mir Younesi\u2019s prolonged temporary detention, contrary to the regime\u2019s laws, persists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0648\u06a9\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0647 \u0647\u06cc\u0686 \u0645\u062f\u0631\u06a9\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u0637\u0631\u0641 \u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0646\u062f. \u0642\u0627\u0636\u06cc \u0628\u0627 \u0631\u062f \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636 \u0648 \u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u0627\u0633 \"\u06af\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0634 \u0636\u0627\u0628\u0637\u06cc\u0646\"\u060c \u0645\u062d\u06a9\u0648\u0645\u06cc\u062a \u0631\u0627 \u0635\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u06a9\u0631\u062f.<br>\u062f\u0631 \u0633\u06cc\u0633\u062a\u0645 \u0641\u0627\u0633\u062f \u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc\u060c \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0646\u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0646 \u0628\u0647 \u0642\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u0635\u0648\u0628 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u062c.\u0627 \u062c\u0627\u0649 \u062a\u0639\u062c\u0628 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f\u060c \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u06af\u0631 \u063a\u06cc\u0631 \u0627\u0632 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0628\u0648\u062f \u0647\u064a\u0686 \u0645\u062d\u0643\u0648\u0645\u064a\u062a\u0649 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0645\u064a\u0631\u064a\u0648\u0633\u0641_\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633\u0649<\/a> \u0635\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u0646\u0645\u06cc\u200c\u0634\u062f.<br>\u0662\/\u0663<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reza Younesi \u0631\u0636\u0627 \u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633\u0649 (@RezaYounesi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RezaYounesi\/status\/1744840482260160813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Intelligence accuses Mir Younesi of a \u201cfinancial connection with the Mujahideen-e-Khalq organization (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK\/PMOI<\/a>).\u201d This allegation stems from a claim that he paid 130 million rials (approximately $255) to an arrested individual, purportedly in support of a protester. Mir Younesi vehemently denies making such a payment, and no supporting documents have been presented. Instead, he asserts his role as an employee engaged in regular commercial transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Mir Younesi\u2019s plight is exacerbated by his son <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2022\/06\/irans-regime-sentences-two-elite-students-ali-younesi-and-amirhossein-moradi-to-16-years-in-prison\/33976\/\" rel=\"\">Ali Younesi<\/a>\u2018s incarceration since March 2020. Ali, a distinguished student at Sharif University, earned silver and gold medals in the National Astronomy Olympiad. Alongside another Sharif University student, Amirhossein Moradi, Ali received a 16-year prison sentence in April 2020, confirmed in the appeals court, with charges including \u201ccorruption on earth,\u201d \u201cpropaganda against the system,\u201d and \u201ccollusion and cooperation against national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Iran\u2019s regime sentences students to 16 years in prison\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPHwVQVN0WM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The international community and member countries are urged to take urgent action to free Mir Yousef Younesi and other political prisoners. Calls for fact-finding missions to Iranian prisons, with a focus on political prisoners, especially Mir Younesi, underscore the severity of the situation and the need for external intervention.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mir Yousef Younesi, a political prisoner with a history of enduring torment and incarceration spanning the Shah&#8217;s era and the Khomeini regime, has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. 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