Paria Dadgarsafa sentenced to 10 years in prison over January protests

Hengaw – Monday, July 20, 2026

An appeals court in Tehran has upheld the 10-year prison sentence imposed on Paria Dadgarsafa, who was arrested during the January 2026 protests. The court suspended four years of the sentence for a specified period, leaving six years to be served in prison.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals upheld the 10-year discretionary prison term against Dadgarsafa.

She was initially convicted alongside Ribwar Marabi, a Kurdish political defendant from Kamyaran, by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mohammadreza Amouzad. Each was sentenced to 10 years in discretionary imprisonment.

Hengaw has learned that, following the final appellate ruling, the file was immediately referred to the Enforcement of Judgments Branch of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office at Evin Prison to initiate enforcement of the sentences and complete the required administrative procedures.

Both defendants were arrested during the January 2026 protests and were later released on bail pending the conclusion of judicial proceedings.