Tehran resident, Vida Mohammadi, sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison

Hengaw: Friday, April 4, 2025

Vida Mohammadi, a resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to 4 years and 8 months of imprisonment by the  judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Vida Mohammadi was recently sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. She was given a 4-year prison sentence on charges of "assembly and collusion to commit a crime against national security" and an 8-month prison sentence on charges of "propaganda against the regime." Additionally, her mobile phone was confiscated. However, the court ruled that only one-fortieth of her sentence would be enforced, while the remainder would be suspended for five years.

Previously, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, Vida Mohammadi had been summoned by Branch 1 of the Tehran Security Prosecutor’s Office for trial at Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Iman Afshari.

Earlier, in November 2024, she had been summoned to Branch 1 of the Tehran Security Prosecutor’s Office, where she was formally charged with "assembly and collusion to commit a crime against national security" and "propaganda against the regime." She was released on bail of 200 million tomans after appearing before the court.

According to Hengaw sources, her activities on social media were cited as the reason for these charges.

It is worth noting that despite the issuance of the verdict and the conclusion of the case, her identification documents, including her birth certificate and national ID card, which had been previously confiscated by the prosecutor’s office, have not been returned to her.

Sources familiar with the matter report that despite repeated efforts by Vida Mohammadi and her lawyer to retrieve her identification documents, the relevant authorities continue to refuse to return them.