Raha Ajoudani, a transgender citizen and resident of Tehran, has received a two-year and six-month sentence from the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Additionally, she has been subjected to a six-month travel ban, restricting her from leaving the country. However, due to “her status as a trans woman and the lack of appropriate holding facilities,” her imprisonment has been replaced with a fine.

The verdict specifies that Ajoudani will face a one-year and six-month travel ban for charges related to “propaganda against the regime,” six months for “blasphemy,” and one year for “incitement to subvert national security.”

Arrested by security forces on December 17, 2022, Ajoudani was released on bail on January 17, 2023. Notably, she was briefly detained during the 2022 nationwide protests on October 26, 2022.