HRANA – Mehdi Rostami, a resident of Ashkhaneh who had previously been arrested in connection with the January 2026 protests, has been sentenced to two years in prison by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Bojnurd.

According to a report by HRANA, citing Kurdpa, Mehdi Rostami, a 25-year-old resident of Ashkhaneh in North Khorasan Province, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in July 2026 by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Bojnurd.

According to the report, the charges brought against him were “assembly and collusion against national security” and “propaganda against the regime.”

Mehdi Rostami was arrested by security forces in  January 2026 without the presentation of a judicial warrant and transferred to an undisclosed location. After several days, he was released temporarily upon posting bail.