Amirsalar Davoudi

Amirsalar Davoudi (امیرسالار داوودی) is an Iranian human rights lawyer born on 21 June 1981.

He was arrested on 20 November 2018 and has been detained in Tehran's Evin prison with extremely limited access to his family and lawyer.

[6][7] Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Abolqasem Salavati sentenced Amirsalar to 111 lashes and a total of 30 years in prison1; 15 years for “forming a group to overthrow the political system” (through his Telegram channel, "No Retouch" where he discussed breaches in judicial processes, the judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights abuses), “propaganda against the system” (for his interviews with VOA), “publishing lies”and “insulting officials and the leader” amongst other charges.

[9] Davoudi’s lawyer, Vahid Moshkani Farahani, said in an interview with Modara website, “Besides the 30 years of imprisonment in which 15 years will be implemented, Mr Davoudi has been sentenced to 111 lashes, a fine of Rls.60 million (around US$4,000) court fine and deprivation of his social rights for two years.”[1] In its annual report in February 2020, Amnesty International reported that Lawyer and human rights activist Amirsalar Daoudi, who is presently jailed at Tehran Evin prison, has been on hunger strike since 9 February 2020.

[10] Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa to the Amnesty International, called Davoudi's detainment a shocking injustice and that he was being punished for his advocating human rights.