10 Facts About Abolqasem Salavati

Abolqasem Salavati was born on 16 July 1967 and is an Iranian judge and former head of the 15th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, Iran.

Abolqasem Salavati has been sanctioned by the United States and the European Union.

Abolqasem Salavati is one of the judges whom human rights organizations have highlighted as being the instruments of a crackdown on journalists and political activists under the influence of Iran's intelligence and security apparatus.

On 1 June 2015, judge Abolqasem Salavati convicted the cartoonist Atena Farghadani to 12 years and nine months in prison on the charges of colluding against national security, spreading propaganda against the system, and insulting members of the parliament through her artwork.

Abolqasem Salavati had depicted Iranian government officials as monkeys and goats in protest of a draft law that would outlaw voluntary sterilization and restrict access to measures of birth control.

In November 2022, Abolqasem Salavati presided over the trial of Mohsen Shekari.

Abolqasem Salavati was found guilty of drawing a weapon, with the intention of killing, causing terror and disturbing the order and security of society, as well as of Moharebeh.

Shekari was sentenced to death despite Abolqasem Salavati having the choice to impose a lighter sentence, such as deportation.

Abolqasem Salavati is among the 32 officials sanctioned by the European Union in April 2011 who have committed human rights abuses after the 2009 disputed election.

Abolqasem Salavati [Salavati] is an awfully calm person and issues serious rulings, such as death sentences with a smile on his lips.