The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced journalist Ruhollah Nakhaei to two years and seven months.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, journalist Ruhollah Nakhaei was sentenced to imprisonment.

Lawyer Saeed Khalili informed the public that Nakhaei received this sentence for “assembly and collisions against national security” and “propaganda against the regime.”

Security forces arrested Nakhaei On September 23, 2022. After four months of detention, he was released from the Great Tehran Penitentiary on bail.

About the 2022 Nationwide Protests

The arrest of Mahsa Amini by Tehran Morality Police for her improper hejab and her suspicious death on September 16 sparked protests sweeping across Iran. During the nationwide protests, about 19600 people, including journalists, artists, lawyers, teachers, students and civil rights activists, were arrested.