New information received by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) indicates that the three Boueri brothers were tortured, pressured to confess, and denied full access to their case files through their lawyers. Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced Mehrdad Boueri, 35, to death; Milad Bouyeri, 37, to 25 years in prison; and Ali Bouyeri, 28, to five years in prison.
The three brothers, who were shopkeepers in Isfahan, were arrested on January 24, 2026, in connection with the January protests and spent approximately two months in solitary confinement. According to the information received, their family could still see bruises on their bodies during their first visit after this period. All three had lost significant weight and were limping and struggling to walk. Reports also indicate that the mothers of some defendants in the same case were assaulted in front of their children to force them to confess.
Under pressure, Ali Boueri was forced to write that he had thrown stones at officers. Mehrdad was accused of carrying a weapon, although, according to the information received, no independent evidence was presented to substantiate the allegation. Decorative swords with blunt blades and a video from approximately ten years ago showing Mehrdad cutting his birthday cake with a large knife were reportedly cited as evidence against him.
Mehrdad faced charges including (Moharebeh) “waging war against God,” assembly and collusion against national security, “inciting the public,” and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic. Milad also faced a charge of (Moharebeh) “waging war against God.” According to the information received, the defendants were formally informed of the charges at their detention facilities, including in their cells, and their lawyers were unable to review most of the case file before trial.
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The three brothers, who were shopkeepers in Isfahan, were arrested on January 24, 2026, in connection with the January protests and spent approximately two months in solitary confinement. According to the information received, their family could still see bruises on their bodies during their first visit after this period. All three had lost significant weight and were limping and struggling to walk. Reports also indicate that the mothers of some defendants in the same case were assaulted in front of their children to force them to confess.
Under pressure, Ali Boueri was forced to write that he had thrown stones at officers. Mehrdad was accused of carrying a weapon, although, according to the information received, no independent evidence was presented to substantiate the allegation. Decorative swords with blunt blades and a video from approximately ten years ago showing Mehrdad cutting his birthday cake with a large knife were reportedly cited as evidence against him.
Mehrdad faced charges including (Moharebeh) “waging war against God,” assembly and collusion against national security, “inciting the public,” and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic. Milad also faced a charge of (Moharebeh) “waging war against God.” According to the information received, the defendants were formally informed of the charges at their detention facilities, including in their cells, and their lawyers were unable to review most of the case file before trial.
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