Karaj: Azam Ahoqalander sentenced to flogging and a fine

Hengaw: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Azam Ahoqalander, a political detainee, has been sentenced by the judiciary to a fine and the inhumane punishment of 30 lashes, as an alternative to three months of imprisonment. She had previously been sentenced to six years and two months of imprisonment.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ahoqalander was recently convicted by Branch 103 of the Ferdows Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Amir Hajipour Shushtari. She was sentenced to a fine of 1.5 million tomans in lieu of three months of imprisonment, as well as 30 lashes, on charges of “manufacturing tools for committing a crime.”

Earlier, in early December 2024, she had been sentenced to six years and two months in prison by the Revolutionary Court for “forming a group with the intent of leading efforts to disrupt security.” She was also handed supplementary punishments, including a two-year ban on leaving the country and restrictions on social media activity.

Azam Ahoqalander was arrested on Saturday, September 16, 2023, coinciding with the anniversary of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, and was later temporarily released on bail.