The authorities at Evin prison have informed Mohammad Davari, journalist and political prisoner, that his previous 5 year prison sentence has now been increased to 6 years.
Davari reportedly received this news while serving his 5 year prison sentence at Evin’s ward 350.
The additional one year prison sentence is reportedly as a result of Davari’s participation in demonstrations held by teachers in February and March of 2007. Davari, a former active union member of the Central Council of Teachers was arrested in 2007 after attending demonstrations held by the teachers union. In 2008, the courts fined Davari $5000.- USD for attending these demonstrations. His prison sentence has now been increased by one year as a result of not paying the aforementioned fine.
Mohammad Davari, journalist and editor of Saham News was arrested after Mehdi Karroubi’s controversial letter to the head of the Assembly of Experts exposing the horrific torture political prisoners had endured at the now infamous Kahrizak prison. Mohammad Davari has endured intense pressure and torture during his interrogation process with the goal to coerce him into a televised interview and forced confessions against Mehdi Karroubi.