HRANA – Abolfazl Ghadiani, an 80-year-old political prisoner, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison over a new case opened against him while in custody.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Ghadiani was convicted of “propaganda against the regime” in connection with this new case. The news was announced by his son, Ahmad Ghadiani, via social media.
Following an Israeli attack on Evin Prison on June 23, Ghadiani and several other prisoners were transferred to Greater Tehran Prison.
On September 30, 2024, he had been arrested by security forces in Tehran to begin serving a previous sentence of three years and six months. He was subsequently transferred to Ward 6 of Evin Prison. Charges against him included “insulting the Supreme Leader” and “propaganda against the regime.”
Ghadiani faces multiple legal cases. In July 2023, Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court had sentenced him to 10 months for “propaganda against the regime” and summoned him to Branch 1 of the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office to enforce the sentence.
He has also faced another case in Branch 1025 of Tehran’s Government Employees Court on the charge of “spreading falsehoods online.”
Abolfazl Ghadiani, 80, has a history of arrest and imprisonment due to his political activities.
