Alireza Shir Mohammad Ali (Persian: علیرضا شیرمحمدعلی) was an Iranian political prisoner at the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary (Fashafoyeh Prison).[1] Ali was killed while in prison by the prisoners that were housed in general population on 10 June 2019.[2]
Alireza Shir Mohammad Ali | |
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| علیرضا شیرمحمدعلی | |
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| Born | 1998 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 10 June 2019 (aged 20–21) |
| Cause of death | stabbed |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Arrest edit
Alireza Shir Mohammad Ali was arrested after massive anti-government protests in 2018. He was subsequently sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of “blasphemy, insulting the former and current leader, and propaganda against the regime”.[1] In March 2018, he went on a month-long hunger strike with another prisoner, Barzan Mohammadi, protesting terrible conditions and heavy restrictions at the Tehran Central Penitentiary.[3][4]
Death edit
On 10 June 2019, Shir Mohammad Ali was “attacked by two non-political prisoners and stabbed in the neck and stomach and died before arriving at the hospital.”[5][6][7]
International reaction edit
Human Rights Watch called for an urgent investigation by Iran's judicial authorities to determine whether the role of a lack of oversight or neglect by Fashafoyeh Prison authorities contributed to the murder of Shir Mohammad Ali.[8]
On 13 June 2019, Amnesty International responded to the murder of Shir Mohammad Ali, a prisoner of conscience, and called on Iranian authorities to identify any state failings that contributed to his death and to remedy them.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Iranian political prisoner reportedly murdered in prison". Iran International. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Detained Iranian Activist Dies in Prison in Apparent Brutal Killing by Inmates". Voice of America. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "اخبار غیررسمی از "کشته شدن یک زندانی سیاسی" در زندان فشافویه". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Iran: 21-Year-old Political Prisoner murdered in Prison". iranhr.net. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "علیرضا شیرمحمدعلی، زندانی سیاسی در زندان فشافویه "کشته" شد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Alireza Shir-Mohammad-Ali, 21, murdered in Greater Tehran Penitentiary". Iran HRM. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "قتل یک زندانی سیاسی ۲۱ ساله در زندان فشافویه" (in Persian). BBC Farsi. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "دیدبان حقوق بشر خواستار تحقیق فوری درباره نقش مقامات قضائی ایران در قتل علیرضا شیرمحمدعلی شد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.