According to Kurdpa, the Special Clerical Court in Urmia has handed down prison sentences totaling 11 years to Sunni clerics Younes Nokhah, Seyed Soleiman Ahmadi, Sharif Mahmoud-Pour, and Seyed Jamaleddin Vazhi.

Under this ruling, Nokhah received three years, Ahmadi four years, Mahmoud-Pour two years, and Vazhi two years. The charges levied against them include “acting against national security” and “disturbing public opinion.”

On January 23, 2023, Vazhi and Mahmoud-Pour were arrested by security forces in Piranshahr, and subsequently released on bail after a period of detention. The following day, Nokhah and Ahmadi were apprehended on the Piranshahr to Passveh road without a visible arrest warrant. They were then transferred from the Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Urmia to Urmia Prison. Nokhah, who spent 23 days in detention, faced denial of legal representation and family visits during this period.

Additionally, Nokhah has received a separate sentence of defrocking and 58 months and 15 days from the Special Clerical Court of Tabriz.