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Iranian journalist sentenced to jail
Iranian journalist Mahsa Amrabadi has been sentenced to a prison term for the second time in the past two years.
3 Tabriz men receive 17-year jail sentence
Three activists from the city of Tabriz have received a combined seventeen-year prison sentence, human rights sources reported today.
Javad Lari’s death sentence replaced with 2 years behind bars, possibility of his imminent release
According to his lawyer Manijeh Mohammadi, the lower court had received this case for further review and handed down the new sentence of 2 years imprisonment.
4-year jail term upheld for Iraq war veteran and Mousavi supporter Hossein Zarrini
GVF — A Tehran appeals court has upheld a four-year jail sentence for Mousavi supporter Hossein Zarrini, sources told the Green Voice of Freedom.
Mousavi campaigner Asal Esmailzadeh given one-year jail term
GVF — Another campaigner for 2009 presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has been sentenced to prison, according to opposition website Saham news.
Iran Sentences Former President’s Daughter To Jail
The daughter of influential former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to jail and banned from political activities for “antistate propaganda” during protests against the 2009 disputed presidential election.
Rights activist sentenced to three years in jail
The Iranian judiciary has sentenced women’s rights activist Fereshteh Shirazi to three years in prison.
Ebrahim Yazdi sentenced to 8 years in jail
Iranian dissident Ebrahim Yazdi has been sentenced to eight years in prison and a five-year ban from civic activities for the crime of “activities against national security and publishing falsehoods.”
Activists’ jail terms lengthened
An Iranian appeals court has approved new sentences for three prominent student activists who are already serving out earlier sentences.