Taymaz Afsari

Taymaz Afsari is a poet, researcher, translator, and composer who was arrested for “slogan writing” and transferred to Evin Prison following a violent home raid on June 17, 2023. Plainclothes police officers broke into his house and confiscated his electronics as well as those of his family members. They also severely beat him in the process of his arrest. Afsari was released on bail the next day.