HRANA – Danial Moghaddam, a dissident singer held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to eight months in prison along with additional penalties.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Judge Iman Afshari of Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued the verdict against Moghaddam.

Based on information received by HRANA, the ruling was issued on August 9 and was recently delivered to Moghaddam. He has been sentenced to eight months in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the regime” and banned for two years from residing in Tehran Province and neighboring provinces, as well as from leaving the country.

A source familiar with the case told HRANA that Moghaddam’s charges stemmed from publishing posts on social media and sending photos to Persian-language media outlets abroad.

Earlier in late June, his lawyer, Mohammad Hadi Jafarpoor, announced that Moghaddam had been arrested after failing to post bail, following a detention order issued by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office. Shortly afterward, Moghaddam published a video on his personal page referring to the dire conditions in Evin Prison during Israel’s airstrikes. In the video, he stated that due to the shockwaves and emergency situation, he unintentionally left the prison while in a state of confusion and lack of full awareness, and did not return. Moghaddam also cited reasons for his arrest, including support for the families of those killed in protests, calls for the release of political prisoners, and his presence outside Evin Prison to oppose executions.

On Tuesday, July 29, he was rearrested by security forces in Shiraz, transferred to the Greater Tehran Prison, and later returned to Evin.

Danial Moghaddam has previously been arrested and convicted due to his activism.