HRANA – Branch 16 of the Appeals Court of Khuzestan Province has sentenced Pedram Cheraghzadeh, one of those arrested during the nationwide protests of January 2026, to two years in prison. He had previously been sentenced in the lower court to two years’ imprisonment along with supplementary punishments.
Based on the ruling issued by Branch 16 of the Appeals Court of Khuzestan Province and communicated to his defense attorney, Hossein Ali Hatami, Pedram Cheraghzadeh was sentenced to two years in prison on the charge of “disrupting public order.” The supplementary punishments imposed in the initial verdict have been removed from his sentence.
Previously, during the trial court proceedings, Branch 1 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court had sentenced him to two years in prison on the charge of “disrupting public order,” citing the note to Article 286 of the Islamic Penal Code. The Revolutionary Court judge had also imposed supplementary punishments, including a two-year travel ban and one year of mandatory attendance at the Office for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The specific actions forming the basis of the charges against this citizen remain unknown.
Pedram Cheraghzadeh was arrested during the nationwide protests on January 8, 2026. He was ultimately released on April 9, 2026, after posting bail of 2 billion tomans.
It should be noted that protests and strikes by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants began in Tehran on Sunday, December 28, 2025, and within two days spread beyond markets and commercial centers. With the participation of students, citizens, and various social groups, these protests became one of the largest protest movements of recent years. Following the crackdown by security and law enforcement forces, thousands were killed or injured, and tens of thousands were arrested or summoned by security agencies. For more information, readers may refer to HRANA’s comprehensive report titled “Crimson Winter,” documenting the first fifty days following the outbreak of Iran’s nationwide protests.
