Dr. Iman Dastyar Sentenced to Two Years of Imprisonment and a Travel Ban by Iranian Judiciary

Hengaw: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Iman Dastyar, a physician and civil activist from Yasuj and one of those arrested during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, has been sentenced by the Iranian judiciary to two years of imprisonment and a travel ban.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Iman Dastyar, a physician and civil activist from Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, and former secretary of the Islamic Students' Association at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, was recently sentenced by Branch 110 of the Second Criminal Court of Yasuj to two years of imprisonment for "spreading lies via computer systems with the intent to disturb public opinion." Additionally, as part of the supplementary punishments, he was sentenced to an 18-month travel ban.

Hengaw has learned that the issued sentence has been suspended for a period of two years.

It is noteworthy that Iman Dastyar was arrested on Thursday, September 22, 2022, in one of the squares in Yasuj during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement and was released after a few days.

He was also arrested on Saturday, January 14, 2023, after being summoned to the interrogation branch of the Yasuj Prosecutor's Office, and was released on bail on February 21, 2023, after a few days in detention.