Saeed Azizi, a dual national of Iran and Sweden currently held in Evin Prison, has been handed a five-year prison sentence on political charges by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

Presiding over the court, Judge Iman Afshari found Azizi guilty of “assembly and collusion against national security.” Azizi was taken into custody on November 12, 2023, at his residence in Tehran shortly after his arrival from Sweden.

Azizi’s lawyer reports that he is grappling with cancer, making his detention particularly challenging. His health condition has further deteriorated after a recent fall down the stairs.

Earlier, Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing concern about Azizi’s arrest in Iran without clear reasons.