The Tehran Province Appeals Court has upheld a prison sentence of three years and nine months for political defendant Gelareh Abbasi. Based on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, only the most severe charge will be enforced, meaning Abbasi must serve 33 months in prison.

The sentence, originally issued by Branch 23 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, was for the charges of “assembly and collusion against national security” and “propaganda against the regime.” It has now been confirmed by Branch 36 of the Appeals Court, presided over by Judge Abbas-Ali Hozan.

A source familiar with the case told HRANA that Abbasi’s file has been forwarded to the sentence enforcement unit.

Abbasi was arrested on February 16, 2025, at her home in western Tehran by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and transferred to Evin Prison. She was released from Evin Prison on March 28, 2025, after posting a bail of one billion tomans.

Earlier, in a separate case, Abbasi had been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari, to two years and six months in prison for “assembly and collusion against national security.” After serving several months, she was released from Evin in February 2023.

Gelareh Abbasi, 48, is the mother of a young daughter and the head of her household.