Human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi has been arrested after speaking publicly about the case of his executed client, Alireza Sepahi, and faces the possibility of more serious national security charges. He was arrested on October 11, 2026, while attending the Revolutionary Court in Isfahan to defend Mahshad Kashani, Sepahi’s wife. Based on published reports, Kashani and Sepahi married in a telephone ceremony on October 4, one day before his execution, while both were imprisoned.
On October 13, Mizan News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, quoted Isfahan’s chief justice as saying that Davoudi had been transferred to Dastgerd Prison on charges of disseminating false information online, inciting people to kill one another with the intent to disrupt national security, and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic. The judicial official cited Davoudi’s posts and an audio recording of the couple’s marriage ceremony as grounds for taking action against him, claiming that the content was “false.” The report provided no independent evidence to substantiate that claim.
Isfahan’s chief justice also threatened to bring charges against Davoudi under Article 4 of the Law on Increased Penalties for Espionage and Cooperation with the Zionist Regime if investigators establish that he sent the audio recording to Iran International and determine that its content was, in the official’s words, “false.” According to the same official, this matter remains under investigation.
Davoudi’s arrest comes amid a broader pattern in Iran in which lawyers representing political prisoners and prisoners of conscience themselves face prosecution, arrest, prison sentences, and bans on practicing law for defending their clients and exposing violations of their rights. These pressures undermine lawyers’ independence and further restrict defendants’ access to independent legal counsel and their right to a defense.
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On October 13, Mizan News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, quoted Isfahan’s chief justice as saying that Davoudi had been transferred to Dastgerd Prison on charges of disseminating false information online, inciting people to kill one another with the intent to disrupt national security, and disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic. The judicial official cited Davoudi’s posts and an audio recording of the couple’s marriage ceremony as grounds for taking action against him, claiming that the content was “false.” The report provided no independent evidence to substantiate that claim.
Isfahan’s chief justice also threatened to bring charges against Davoudi under Article 4 of the Law on Increased Penalties for Espionage and Cooperation with the Zionist Regime if investigators establish that he sent the audio recording to Iran International and determine that its content was, in the official’s words, “false.” According to the same official, this matter remains under investigation.
Davoudi’s arrest comes amid a broader pattern in Iran in which lawyers representing political prisoners and prisoners of conscience themselves face prosecution, arrest, prison sentences, and bans on practicing law for defending their clients and exposing violations of their rights. These pressures undermine lawyers’ independence and further restrict defendants’ access to independent legal counsel and their right to a defense.
@iranhrdc
#DigitalBlackoutIran
#iran_strikes
#iran_human_rights
#iranmassacre
#amirsalar_davoudi