Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad, also known as Matthias, has been released from prison.
According to Article 18, in July, 2023 Matthias was transferred from Rasht to Minab in the far south of Iran, 1,000 miles from his family, to serve the remainder of his sentence there. Four months later he was given permission to fly home for a short visit, and told he would be allowed to visit his family monthly for the remainder of his sentence. In April 2024 after only a few days of his latest home visit, Matthias was ordered to return to the prison, where he was informed that his so-called “open sentence” would no longer apply to him.
On 14 December 2024, Matthias was released from prison, but the charges against him related to his December 2022 arrest remained open.
