Salar Taher Afshar

Salar Taher Afshar

سالار طاهرافشار

Nationality : Iranian
Status: Imprisoned
Health: Unknown
Date: 2025-04-07
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Imprisoned
He was arrested on Sunday, 17th Farvardin 1404 (6th April 2025) after going to the Evin Courthouse's Execution Branch and transferred to Evin Prison to serve his five-year sentence.

On December 19, 2023, Salar Taher Afshar, a national civil activist residing in Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, was arrested by agents of the Urmia Intelligence Office and transferred to the city of Tabriz. This national civil activist had previously been arrested multiple times by security agencies in Urmia and faced judicial charges.

A knowledgeable source reported that Salar Taher Afshar's arrest was carried out with a judicial warrant. During the arrest, agents entered his home, searched it, confiscated some personal items including his mobile phone, and ultimately transferred him to the detention center of the East Azerbaijan Intelligence Office in Tabriz for interrogation.

It is noteworthy that in mid-January 2021, Salar Taher Afshar was sentenced by Branch 2 of the Urmia Court, presided over by Judge Ali Sheikhloo, to a total of four years in prison for charges of membership in groups aimed at disrupting national security and propaganda activities against the regime. This sentence was later reduced to one year in prison by the Court of Appeals.

On December 23, 2020, in another case related to his arrest in October 2020, he received a 10-month suspension of prosecution from Branch 8 of the Urmia Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, presided over by Investigator Mohammadreza Ghanizadeh, after the case was reviewed in the investigation stage along with several other national civil activists.

Additionally, on October 2, 2020, during protest rallies in support of Azerbaijan's military operation to reclaim Nagorno-Karabakh, he was summoned and arrested by Urmia Intelligence Office agents. After being transferred to a detention center and undergoing interrogation, he was released on October 3, 2020, on bail and surety.

*Translated on 2026-03-14*

به گزارش حقوق بشر در ایران، امروز سه شنبه ۲۸ آذر ماه ۱۴۰۲، سالارطاهرافشار، فعال ملی مدنی، ساکن شهر ارومیه مرکز استان آذربایجان غربی، توسط ماموران اداره اطلاعات ارومیه، بازداشت و به شهر تبریز، منتقل شد. این فعال ملی مدنی، پیش از این هم به دفعات توسط نهادهای امنیتی در ارومیه بازداشت و با پرونده سازی قضایی مواجه شده بود.

به نقل از یک فرد مطلع در گفتگو با گزارشگر حقوق بشر در ایران:”بازداشت سالار طاهرافشار، با حکم نیابت قضایی صورت گرفته و ماموران هنگام بازداشت این فعال ملی مدنی، وارد منزل وی شده و پس از تفتیش برخی لوازم شخصی از قبیل گوشی تفلن همراه وی را نیز توقیف کرد و در نهایت وی را برای بازجویی به بازداشتگاه اداره کل اطلاعات استان آذربایجان شرقی در شهر تبریز، منتل کردند.”

لازم به ذکر است، سالار طاهرافشار، اواسط دی ماه ۱۳۹۹، توسط شعبه ۲ دادگاه این شهرستان به ریاست قاضی علی شیخلو از بابت اتهامات عضویت در گروه ها و دسته جات با هدف برهم زدن امنیت کشور و فعالیت تبلیغی علیه نظام در مجموع به تحمل ۴ سال حبس تعزیری محکوم شد. این حکم در دادگاه تجدیدنظر به ۱ سال حبس تعزیری تقلیل پیدا کرده بود.

این فعال ملی مدنی، در تاریخ ۳ دی ماه ۱۳۹۹ هم از بابت پرونده دیگر مرتبط با بازداشت این فعال ملی مدنی در مهر ماه ۱۳۹۹، توسط شعبه ۸ بازپرسی دادسرای عمومی و انقلاب ارومیه، به ریاست بازپرس محمدرضا غنی زاده، پس از رسیدگی به پرونده در مرحله بازپرسی به همراه چند تن دیگر از فعالان ملی مدنی، قرار تعلیق تعقیب قضائی برای مدت ۱۰ ماه را دریافت کردند.

این شهروند ساکن ارومیه، همچنین در تاریخ ۱۰ مهر ماه ۱۳۹۹، در جریان تجمعات اعتراضی که در حمایت از عملیات نظامی جمهوری آذربایجان برای باز پس گیری قره باغ برگزار کرده بودند توسط ماموران اداره اطلاعات ارومیه احضار و بازداشت و پس از انتقال به بازداشتگاه و طی مراحل بازجوئی در تاریخ ۱۱ مهر ماه ۱۳۹۹، هر یک با تودیع قرار وثیقه و کفالت آزاد شدند.

History:

Date: 2025-03-14
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Released on bail
On Thursday 23rd Espand 1403 (13th March 2025) he was released from Tabriz Prison on bail (300 million Tomans =~US$3,200).
Date: 2025-03-07
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Temporary detention
A Turkish (Azerbaijani) activist who remains in detention and in limbo, was transferred to Tabriz Prison.
Date: 2025-02-20
City: Orumiyeh
Province: Azarbayjan-e Gharbi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Arrested
On Tuesday 30th Bahman 1403 (18th February 2025) he was arrested by intelligence forces in Orumiyeh.
Date: 2024-10-21
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: House Arrest
He was sentenced to five years in prison by the 15th Branch of Tehran Revolutionary Court.
Date: 2024-07-13
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: House Arrest
On Thursday, the 21st of Tir 1403 (11th July 2024) he was released from Tabriz prison under the supervision of an electronic tagging. He will spend the rest of his sentence outside the prison and with restricted movement.
Date: 2024-06-27
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Imprisoned
He spends his sentence without observing the principle of separation of crimes in Tabriz prison. By the order of the relevant authorities, he was denied the possibility of making phone calls and meeting with his family, and in protest against this action, he has gone on hunger strike.
Date: 2024-06-06
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Imprisoned
On Wednesday the 16th of Khordad 1403 (5th June 2024) after referring to the 11th branch of Tabriz Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, he was arrested and transferred to the prison of this city to serve his prison term.
Date: 2024-05-22
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
The court hearing on the charges against him was held today, Tuesday, Khordad 1st, 1403 (21st May 2024) at the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
Date: 2024-05-20
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
He was summoned to the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court after receiving a notice to defend the accusation.
Date: 2024-05-01
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
The sentence of imprisonment issued against him was confirmed by the thirty-second branch of the East Azerbaijan Court of Appeal. Mr. Taherafshar was sentenced to six months in prison in the session of the primary court.
Date: 2024-04-21
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
His investigation session was held on Saturday, Ordibehesht 1st 1403 (20th April 2024) in the fifth branch of the investigation of the Evin Prosecutor's Office.
Date: 2024-04-17
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
He was summoned to the Evin courthouse after receiving a notification.
Date: 2024-03-01
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Released
He was released from the detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence known as Ward 209 of Evin Prison on Wednesday, Esfand 9th 1402 (28th Feb 2024).
Date: 2024-02-18
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
He was sentenced to six months of imprisonment by the second branch of Tabriz Revolutionary Court.
Date: 2024-02-18
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Imprisoned
He was sentenced to six months of imprisonment by the second branch of Tabriz Revolutionary Court.
Date: 2024-02-12
City: Tehran
Province: Tehran
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Imprisoned
A Turkish (Azerbaijani) activist was transferred to Evin prison. This citizen was arrested by the security forces in Urmia on the 17th of Bahman 1402 (6th Feb 2024).
Date: 2024-02-07
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Kidnapped
He was arrested by the security forces in Urmia today, Tuesday, the 17th of Bahman 1402 (6th Feb 2024) and was taken to an unknown location.
Date: 2024-01-28
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Summoned
On Saturday, the seventh of Bahman, 1402 (27th Jan 2024) the court hearing of the charges against him was held in the second branch of the Revolutionary Court of this city.
Date: 2023-12-24
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Released on bail
released from Tabriz prison on Saturday, 2nd Day 1402 (23rd Dec 2023), after posting bail.
Date: 2023-12-19
City: Tabriz
Province: Azarbayjan-e Sharqi
Country: Iran
Health Status: Unknown
Status: Arrested
He was arrested on December 19,2023 in Orumiyeh where he resides and then he was taken to the detention centre of the General Intelligence Department of East Azarbaijan Province in Tabriz for questioning.

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