HRANA – Arman Shahpouri-Khou, a teacher arrested during recent nationwide protests, has been sentenced by Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court to two years in prison, a two-year travel ban, and one year of mandatory presence at the Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

Hossein Ali Hatami, Mr. Shahpouri-Khou’s defense attorney, told HRANA: “On February 15, my client was sentenced by Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court on the charge of widespread disruption of public order and security to two years in prison, a two-year ban on leaving the country, and one year of mandatory attendance at the Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Izeh County.”

Arman Shahpouri-Khou was arrested on Tuesday, December 30, during the nationwide protests in Izeh and was transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz. He was later released from the prison on January 11 after posting bail of two billion tomans.

Arman Shahpouri-Khou is a teacher residing in Izeh County.