Iran arrests surgeon Alireza Golchini, charges him with 'waging war against God'
Human rights group Hengaw reports Dr Alireza Golchini was detained after treating Woman, Life, Freedom protesters, beaten during a raid and now faces Moharrebeh charges that can carry the death penalty.
- Hengaw says Dr Alireza Golchini, a surgeon from Qazvin, was arrested in a recent raid and transferred to Tehran.
- He has been charged with Moharrebeh, or waging war against God, a capital offense under Iranian law.
- Family sources report he was severely beaten during the arrest and suffered broken teeth.
- Hengaw reports he has been denied access to legal counsel and his family has been kept uninformed about the case.
- Tehran prosecutors and the judiciary have signaled accelerated and harsher processing of protest detainees, raising concern about the risk of swift death sentences.