HRANA – The prison sentence of Shayan Moradi Motlagh, arrested during the nationwide protests of January 2026, has been upheld in full by Branch 2 of the Khuzestan Province Court of Appeals. He had previously been sentenced in the initial trial by Branch 1 of the Izeh Revolutionary Court to two years imprisonment.

According to HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), the sentence issued against Shayan Moradi Motlagh was affirmed by the appellate court.

Based on the ruling issued by Branch 2 of the Khuzestan Province Court of Appeals, Mr. Moradi Motlagh was sentenced to two years and one day in prison on the charge of “disrupting public order,” pursuant to the note to Article 286 of the Islamic Penal Code.

He had previously received the same sentence in the initial trial before Branch 1 of the Izeh Revolutionary Court.

Shayan Moradi Motlagh was temporarily released on bail of 1 billion tomans on 9 February 2026. He had been arrested on 19 January 2026 during the nationwide protests.