Transfer of Amirsalar Davoodi from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

13-April-2021
Newsgroup: Prisoners –

Breathing in Confinement: The imprisoned lawyer, Amirsalar Davoodi, was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the imprisoned lawyer, Amirsalar  Davoodi, was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

Tanaz Kolahchian, Mr. Davoodi’s wife, confirming the news in a Tweet, said that “so far no reason or explanation has been given by the Evin prison authorities in this regard.”

Mr. Davoodi is serving his third year in prison without having been granted a single day leave. This imprisoned lawyer was sentenced to 30 years in prison as well as 111 lashes in June 2019, by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. The sentence was later upheld by the Court of Appeals and pursuant to Article 134, the maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment will be applicable to him.