Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals has handed down a sentence of six years and three months to Ahmadreza Haeri, a political prisoner currently held in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. The ruling comes after the consolidation of his cases and the overturning of earlier verdicts.

The court, presided over by Judge Abbasali Khozan, sentenced Haeri to four years for “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,” one year for “propaganda against the regime,” and 15 months for “spreading falsehoods.” Under Iran’s penal code, the most severe punishment—four years—will be enforceable.

Haeri criticized the process, stating that Branch 36 issued this new ruling without notifying his legal counsel, despite the Supreme Court having overturned the initial verdict. Furthermore, the new sentence includes an additional year of imprisonment compared to the original ruling.

In late August 2022, Haeri was sentenced to three years and eight months by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. He began serving his prison term in May 2023 at Evin Prison and was transferred in September 2023, along with 12 other political prisoners, to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.

On October 16, 2024, Haeri appeared via video conference before the First Branch of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Karaj, defending himself against fresh charges of “propaganda against the regime” and “spreading falsehoods.”

Ahmadreza Haeri has faced multiple arrests and imprisonment in the past due to his activism.