Jalal Fatemi, a member of Iran’s Central Bar Association, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
The verdict was delivered by Judge Seyed-Ali Mazloum, who cited “propaganda against the regime on the Internet” as the reason for the conviction.
Jalal Fatemi, a lawyer and former professor at Payam Noor University, has been sentenced to a year in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the state” by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, reports the Hengaw Human Rights Organization. #????_????? pic.twitter.com/6nExp0LXly
— IranHumanRights.org (@ICHRI) July 24, 2023
The court session took place on July 10, 2023, during which Fatemi was acquitted of the charge of “blasphemy.”
In a separate development, it has come to light that Fatemi is currently facing another legal case.
#JalalFatemi, a barrister in Iran has been sentenced to one year in prison for placing online messages against #IslamicRepublic #IRRegime
It seems one's thoughts/opinions, if not in line with the government, deserves punishment of different degrees
He has got off easy! @maitlis https://t.co/DwHymsDoNo
— Dr Pantea Etessami (@PEtessami) July 24, 2023
Iranian Lawyer Jalal Fatemi Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Online Activism
