HRANA – The life sentence of political prisoner Nazem Barihi, currently imprisoned in Arak Prison, has been reduced to 25 years in prison following the implementation of a special amnesty. The prisoner has spent more than two decades behind bars.

According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Barihi’s life sentence was commuted to 25 years of imprisonment as part of a special amnesty.

On January 27, 2026, Mr. Barihiwas transferred from Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz to Arak Prison. Previously sentenced to life imprisonment, he has spent more than two decades incarcerated in Karoon Prison, Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, and Arak Prison.

Born in 1986, Nazem Barihi was arrested by security forces in October 2005. Shortly thereafter, Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court sentenced him to life imprisonment on charges of “acting against national security, moharebeh (enmity against God), and corruption on earth.”

It should be noted that HRANA previously examined the latest conditions of prisoners who have spent more than two decades behind bars in its series “More Than Two Decades in Prison.” This political prisoner is among those who, in addition to enduring various deprivations, have spent the last twenty years in prison.