In a recent development, Azerbaijani (Turkish) activist Mahmood Ojaghlou has been handed a severe 16-year prison sentence by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Ojaghlou is currently incarcerated at Evin Prison.

Presiding over the court, Judge Salavati delivered the verdict to Ojaghlou, informing him of the various charges and their corresponding sentences. The activist received five years for “assembly and collusion against national security,” one year for “propaganda against the regime,” five years for “joining anti-regime groups to act against national security” and five years for “inciting people to wage war.”
Additionally, Ojaghlou is sentenced to a travel ban, a ban from joining political parties, and groups, and limitations on his media and social media activities for two years.
Pursuant to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, five years for one of the four charges above will be enforceable.
Ojaghlou was arrested on December 11, 2022, and jailed in Ward 4 of Evin Prison. He was indicted twice on December 12, 2022, and April 19, 2023.
It’s worth noting that he has a history of previous summons and detention related to his activism.