The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced workers’ rights activist Maziar Seyednejad to three years in prison and additional punishments.
According to this verdict, Seyednejad received two years for “membership in Communist groups” and one year for “propaganda against the regime.” He is also banned from leaving the country for two years and from membership in political groups and social activities on the Internet.
If the verdict is upheld on appeal, based on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, two years in prison for the first count will be enforceable.
Taking his previous three-year sentence into account, he has to serve five years in prison.
On June 7, 2021, security forces arrested Seyednejad at his home in Tehran and took him to IRGC’s detention facility in Evin Prison, known as Ward 2-A. On August 16, 2021, he was released on 600-million-toman bail until the end of legal proceedings.
Seyednejad faced other arrests and convictions on prior occasions for his civil activities.