Mehrdad Omidi

Mehrdad Omidi
مهرداد امیدی
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7 Dec 2020
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These violations may only be part of the human rights violations that this person has been involved in. The investigation into this person's human rights record is ongoing.
 

On 10 October, 2011, the European Union placed 29 Iranian officials on the human rights sanctions list, including Mehrdad Omidi, for their role in widespread and gross violations of the rights of Iranian citizens. According to the decision, Omid will be barred from entering the EU and all his assets will be confiscated in Europe. According to the EU statement, Mehrdad Omidi was in charge of thousands of investigations and indictments of reformists and political dissidents who have been active in cyberspace. He is responsible for suppressing those who acted in defence of their legal rights, such as freedom of expression.