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Young Scientist’s Ten-Year Sentence Upheld despite Supreme Court’s Rejection of Legality of His Case

  An appeals court in Tehran has upheld the ten-year prison sentence of the young scientist Omid Kokabee without regard for the earlier opinion of the Supreme Court or the reasoning set forth in their ruling on the case. “Not only is this a blatant judicial error, it is an unprecedented dismissal of a Supreme […]

Appeals Court Upheld Gonabadi Dervishr’s Four Years and Four Months Prison Sentence

  An appeals court upheld Gonabadi Dervish rights activist, Kasra Nouri’s four years and four months prison sentence.According to Majzooban Noor, Kasra Nouri was sentenced at Branch 3 of Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court presided over by judge Rashidi to four years and four months imprisonment on charges of “propaganda against the regime,” “acting against national security,” […]

Iranian-American Christian Convert’s 8-Year Sentence Upheld

  Iranian-American Christian convert Saeed Abedini’s eight-year prison sentence has been upheld, and his wife told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that none of the objections they made in court were taken into account. “Iran is keeping Saeed illegally. Saeed’s problem is not political. His problem is in his choice of religion. […]