Khaled Mahmoudi, a former political prisoner and protester arrested during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising in Javanrud, Kermanshah Province, was released on 26 March 2023 after four months in detention. 

His release followed an amnesty declared by the judiciary, and he was released from Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province.

On 17 May 2024, Mahmoudi was again arrested without a warrant by security forces in one of the streets of Javanrud. 

He was first taken to a security detention centre in Kermanshah and, after a few weeks, transferred to Dizel Abad Prison. 

During his detention, he was denied access to family visits and legal counsel.

Judicial Process

Details of Mahmoudi’s trial and the charges against him remain unknown.

Mahmoudi remains in Dizel Abad Prison in a state of limbo, held under temporary detention without any clear resolution.

Notes:

1. Women, Life, Freedom Uprising: Jina Amini (Mahsa Amini), a 21-year-old Kurdish woman from Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, was arrested on a street in Tehran on 13 September 2022 by the morality police because of the way she was dressed. Shortly after her arrest, she was transferred to Kasra Hospital in Tehran with head injuries and symptoms of brain death, and passed away three days later on 16 September 2022. The government’s killing of Jina sparked unprecedented anti-government protests, which began with a large turnout at her funeral at Aichi Cemetery in Saqqez and quickly spread to many cities across Iran. These widespread protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which lasted for several months, resulted in at least 527 protesters being killed and thousands injured and arrested. The protests are known for their central slogan of “Women, Life, Freedom” (Kurdish: Jin, Jiyan, Azadi).