Bushehr: arrest of Mohsen Omrani, Teachers' Union activist, to serve prison sentence

Hengaw - Sunday, November 10, 2024 

 Mohsen Omrani, a member of the Bushehr Province Teachers' Union, was detained and transferred to the central prison in Bushehr to serve a six-month prison sentence after being summoned to the First Branch of the Criminal Enforcement Office of the Bushehr Prosecutor’s Office. 

 According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Sunday, November 10, 2024, Mohsen Omrani, a teacher from Bushehr, was arrested and transferred to the city’s central prison following his appearance at the enforcement office to carry out his sentence. Omrani’s court hearing on charges related to his union activities had been held earlier, on July 3, 2024. 

 In July 2024, the Bushehr Revolutionary Court sentenced Omrani to one year in prison on charges of "propaganda against the state" for his social media posts. However, in September, the Bushehr Appeals Court reduced this sentence to six months. 

 On September 26, 2023, Omrani faced additional sentencing by the First Branch of the Bushehr Islamic Revolutionary Court in a separate case, receiving two years of prison time, asset forfeiture, and a three-year ban on educational work. 

 Omrani, a teacher and union activist, was initially detained by security forces in Bushehr in May 2022. He was temporarily released on bail, set at 200 million tomans, on May 21, 2022, pending the completion of legal proceedings.