Breathing in Confinement

Mustafa Gholamnezhad Transferred to Tabriz Central Prison

14-June-2016

Category: Prisoners

Breathing in Confinement – Mustafa Gholamnezhad has been transferred to the central prison of Tabriz after 11 days of detention in Tabriz intelligence office.

According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, this civil activist had been arrested in Tehran in the evening of May 23 and is being held in Tabriz Central Prison since June 6.

He was transferred to intelligence office in Tabriz, after 2 days of detention in Evin prison.

According to an informed source, he was charged with “establishing illegal groups to disturb national security”, “acting against national security” and “propaganda against the regime” when he was being transferred to Tabriz.

His case will be sent to a court branch to be treated in coming days.

Mustafa Gholamnezhad, had previously also been arrested in University of Tabriz students’ protests in June 2003, and was detained for a short time in Tabriz intelligence office.

The physics student at Tabriz University was arrested on June 15, 2003, and detained for 18 days.

This civil activist also had been arrested during helping the earthquake victims in the region of Varzeghan in 2012, and had spent some time in custody.