HRANA – Majid Beiranvand and Ehsan Moayedi-Kia, journalists based in Lorestan Province, have each been sentenced by a court to one year of discretionary imprisonment and one year of forced residence in the city of Marvast, Yazd Province.

Based on information received by HRANA, these sentences were issued following their criticism of the Governor of Lorestan and the publication of one of the campaigns registered on the official “Karzar” platform on a Telegram channel.

Further details regarding the charges brought against them and the judicial authority that issued the verdicts are still under investigation by HRANA.

Majid Beiranvand and Ehsan Moayedi-Kia are journalists residing in Lorestan. Mr. Beiranvand is the license holder and editor-in-chief of the local weekly Horo. He also manages the “Seday-e Lorestan” media pages on Telegram and Instagram, which together have more than 40,000 followers.