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Tag : Hossein Rajabian

August 17, 2017

Music Producer Quarantined and Denied Family Contact for Arguing With Evin Prison Guard

Yousef Emadi Facing New Charge Imprisoned music producer Yousef Emadi was punished for three weeks by being moved to a quarantine ward and being denied family contact for arguing with a guard at ...

June 7, 2017

Iranian Political Prisoner With Multiple Sclerosis Refused Medical Furlough

Imprisoned music producers Mehdi Rajabian and his brother Hossein Rajabian refused to return to Evin Prison after the judiciary denied Mehdi Rajabian’s request to ...

June 1, 2017

Artists, Activists Send Letter to Rouhani Demanding Release of Imprisoned Music Producers

A group of artists and supporters of the artistic community in Iran have called on newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani to free two imprisoned music producers ...

April 7, 2017

Music Producers Returned to Evin Prison After Request for Extended Medical Furlough Denied

Music producers Mehdi and Hossein Rajabian returned to Evin Prison in Tehran on April 4, 2017 after their request for an extension of their seven-day temporary leave was denied by the ...

November 15, 2016

Iranian Officials Ignore Demands of Eight Ailing Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

At least eight political prisoners are currently on life-threatening hunger strikes in Tehran and Karaj to demand better conditions and reviews of their unjust prison sentences. Even though at least one political prisoner in ...

November 6, 2016

Ailing Music Distributor Refuses Hospital Treatment, Vows to Hunger Strike Until Demands Met

Imprisoned music distributor Mehdi Rajabian, who is currently on hunger strike with his brother Hossein Rajabian, has refused hospital treatment for his deteriorating health. The Rajabians were previously tricked into ...

October 31, 2016

Tricked Into Ending Hunger Strike, Imprisoned Music Distributors Resume Quest for Justice

Imprisoned music distributors Mehdi Rajabian and Hossein Rajabian resumed their hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran on October 28, 2016 to protest the authorities’ continued refusal to provide them proper medical treatment, and the decision to ...

September 19, 2016

On Hunger Strike, Imprisoned Music Distributors’ Health Deteriorates

Imprisoned music distributors Mehdi Rajabian and Hossein Rajabian are in poor health after starting a hunger strike on September 8, 2016 in Evin Prison. The brothers are protesting ...

June 2, 2016

Music Distributors Summoned to Prison: Don’t Forget Us

Mehdi Rajabian, Hossein Rajabian and Yousef Emadi, all managers of BargMusic—one of the main producers and distributors of underground music in Iran since its launch in 2009—have been ...

March 1, 2016

Iranian Music Distributors Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Three music distributors have each been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 200 million rials (approximately $6,600 USD) for “insulting the sacred” and “propaganda against the state” by ...

January 28, 2016

Iranian Artists Call for Immediate Release of Music Distributors

A coalition of Iranian artists have called for the immediate release of three music producers sentenced to six years in prison for promoting underground music in Iran. “This kind of sentencing by the Judiciary is more believable ...

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