HRANA – Kamran Sakhtemanqar, a labor activist from Sanandaj, has been sentenced by Branch 2 of the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court to three months of discretionary imprisonment and a fine of 30 million tomans. The verdict, issued on Tuesday, July 15, pertains to the charge of “propaganda against the regime.”

A preliminary hearing in the case was held on May 18, 2025, in Branch 2 of the Sanandaj Prosecutor’s Office, following a summons issued on May 10.

Mr. Sakhtemanqar was arrested by security forces on February 5, 2025, and released from Sanandaj Prison on March 11 after posting bail.

In mid-January 2025, he also appeared before Branch 109 of the Sanandaj Criminal Court to respond to separate charges of defamation and slander.

Kamran Sakhtemanqar has previously faced multiple arrests and convictions due to his labor activism.