Alaei Brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani Court Rulings — English

English text of the court ruling against the Alaei brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Original documents in Farsi.

Court Documents Show Obsession with Alleged US Intelligence Actions Led to Unfair Convictions

(28 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained copies of court rulings against four individuals prosecuted and sentenced to prison terms because they allegedly worked in cooperation with the United States government to instigate a “soft revolution.”

The four prosecuted individuals are Drs. Arash and Kamiar Alaei, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Arash Alaei is serving a six-year sentence and the other three defendants are each serving three-year sentences.

Alaei Brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani Court Rulings — Farsi

Original PDF documents of the court rulings against Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Documents are in Farsi.

Dr. Kamiar Alaei

(UPDATED) Dr. Kamiar Alaei is a doctoral candidate at the SUNY Albany School of Public Health in Albany, New York and was expected to resume his studies there in the fall of 2008.

Dr. Arash Alaei

(UPDATED) Dr. Arash Alaei is the former director of the International Education and Research Cooperation of the Iranian National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

A Message to Obama Based on False Televised Confessions

(21 January 2009) The Iranian Intelligence Ministry’s purported uncovering of a CIA-backed “coup plot” is being used as a propaganda tool at the dawn of Obama’s presidency, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.

“Hard-line elements are using the alleged plot to seize the initiative in Iran-US relations in a period of tense maneuvering by both sides as Obama’s administration takes charge,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the Campaign’s spokesperson.

Acquit HIV/AIDS Doctors Prosecuted in Unfair Trial

(13 January 2009) Drs Kamiar and Arash Alaei—Iranian brothers who are known worldwide for their work as HIV/AIDS physicians – are among the four Iranian citizens cited today by Iranian authorities as attempting to overthrow the state, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRCI) have learned from reliable sources.

According the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iranian Judiciary spokesperson Ali-Reza Jamshidi told a news conference today that four Iranian citizens had been arrested and brought to the court on charges of “communications with an enemy government” and seeking to overthrow the Iranian government under article 508 of Iran’s Islamic Penal Code.

Free AIDS Doctors Held for Six Months on Illegitimate Charges

(22 December 2008) The doctors have been held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison since late June 2008. They were indicted this month on charges of communicating with an “enemy government” according to their attorney, Masoud Shafie. Iran should drop these illegitimate and politically motivated charges, the groups and leaders said.

In an exclusive interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), Shafie said that the brothers have been indicted under article 508 of the Islamic Penal Code.