Ahmad Derakhshan, writer and literary activist, sentenced to Imprisonment and additional penalties

Hengaw: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Ahmad Derakhshan, a teacher, writer, and literary activist from Karaj, Alborz Province, has been sentenced to one year of discretionary imprisonment and additional penalties by the Second Branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mr. Derakhshan was convicted on charges of “propaganda against the state.” His sentence, which was communicated verbally to his lawyer, includes one year of imprisonment.

In addition, he has been banned from membership in social groups and associations for two years, prohibited from leaving the country, and deprived of the right to work as a teacher or hold public or government positions for two years after completing his prison term.

The court session addressing Mr. Derakhshan’s case took place on November 12, 2024, at the Second Branch of the Karaj Revolutionary Court.

Earlier, on October 7, 2024, he had been formally charged at Branch 13 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Karaj and released on bail pending trial.

This is not the first time Mr. Derakhshan has faced judicial scrutiny, as he was previously summoned and interrogated in relation to the same case.