HRANA – Yousef Ansari, a member of the Board of Secretaries of the Iranian Writers’ Association, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

The Iranian Writers’ Association reported that Branch 21 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Mr. Ansari to one year in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the regime.” Under the court’s ruling, four months of the sentence are enforceable as a discretionary prison term, while the remaining eight months have been suspended.

The court hearing for this member of the Board of Secretaries of the Iranian Writers’ Association was held on February 24, 2026.

Yousef Ansari was arrested by security forces on January 8, 2026, during a memorial ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of Baktash Abtin. One day later, he was transferred to Greater Tehran Prison.

He was ultimately released from prison in March 2026 after posting bail of 700 million tomans.

Yousef Ansari is a writer and a member of the Board of Secretaries of the Iranian Writers’ Association.