HRANA – Saeed Shakiba, a blogger and satirist currently held in the Greater Tehran Prison, has been sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. He was arrested following the publication of a satirical video in which he imitated the voice of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the second Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Shakiba was tried before the same court last week.
According to HRANA, Saeed Shakiba has been sentenced to imprisonment.
Under a verdict issued by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mohammadreza Amouzad, the blogger and satirist was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security.” The verdict was communicated to him on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
It is worth noting that Shakiba’s trial was held before the same court last week.
Saeed Shakiba, a blogger and satirist, was arrested in early October of this year following the publication of a satirical video in which he imitated the voice of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the second Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.
In connection with the case, Mizan News Agency, the Iranian judiciary’s official media outlet, had reported that judicial proceedings had been initiated against the blogger, without disclosing his identity. The outlet attributed the legal action to the publication of content it described as “insulting and offensive.”