Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison by Iranian Judiciary in Khuzestan Province

Hengaw: Sunday, July 28, 2024

Hamidreza Shirzadi, a Lor Bakhtiari resident of Dezpart County in Khuzestan province, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Sunday, July 21, 2024, Hamidreza Shirzadi, a 22-year-old resident of Moozarm village in Dezpart city, was sentenced to one year in prison by Branch 103 of the Izeh Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Mustafa Alikhani Faradenbeh. He was charged with "blasphemy," a charge stemming from content he posted on Instagram.

Informed sources also indicate that another part of Shirzadi's case has been referred to Branch 4 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court on charges of "propaganda against the government," "disruption of public order," and "insulting Khamenei."

Shirzadi was initially arrested on December 23, 2023, by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and was released on bail in February 2024. Notably, he was also arrested on September 2022 during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement but was later pardoned, and his case was declared closed.