UK OFSI
Active- Programme
- Iran
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Stated grounds
- Former Head of Evin Prison, appointed in mid-2012. During his tenure, conditions in the prison deteriorated and reports referenced intensified ill-treatment of prisoners. In October 2012, nine female prisoners went on hunger strike in protest of the violation of their rights and violent treatment by prison guards.
- Source
- UK Sanctions List (FCDO)
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026