Political defendant Azad Peikarifar has been sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court to six years in prison and two years of exile.

Presiding over Branch 26, Judge Iman Afshari issued the verdict, attributing five years to “assembly and collusion to commit crime” and one year for “propaganda against the regime.” Additionally, Peikarifar was handed a two-year prison sentence.

If the verdict stands upon appeal, as outlined in Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the initial five-year prison term for the first count will be enforceable.

Peikarifar, arrested by security forces on November 13, 2023, is currently held in Evin Prison.