Masoud Ghalandari sentenced to more than seven years in prison after arrest during Iran’s 40-day war
Hengaw – Monday, August 3, 2026
Masoud Ghalandari, a 36-year-old Lor man who was arrested in Yasuj during Iran’s 40-day war, has been sentenced in three separate cases to a total of seven years, nine months and 15 days in prison, along with a fine of 500 million rials (50 million tomans).
According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the verdicts were recently issued and formally communicated to Ghalandari. Under Article 134 of Iran’s Islamic Penal Code, which governs the aggregation of sentences, the most severe sentence, three years and six months in prison, will be enforceable.
The Boyer-Ahmad Revolutionary Court sentenced Ghalandari to three years and six months in prison for “sending information to foreign media outlets,” 15 months in prison for “insulting the Supreme Leader,” and seven months and 15 days in prison for “propaganda against the state” on July 15, 2026. This verdict was communicated to him orally.
In addition, Branch 106 of the Boyer-Ahmad Criminal Court Two, presided over by Judge Mohammad Mehdi Mohabbi, sentenced him in a separate case to 15 months in prison for “inciting or encouraging people to engage in war and killing with the intent of disrupting national security,” and 14 months in prison for “spreading false information online" on July 21, 2026. In a third case, he was sentenced to pay a fine of 500 million rials for “spreading false information with the intent to disturb public opinion.”
Ghalandari was arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence agents on March 14, 2026, at his workplace opposite the Yasuj Electricity Department. Security forces used violence during the arrest, later searched his home, and confiscated electronic devices belonging to him and his family. Following his arrest, Iranian state media broadcasted his forced confessions.
Ghalandari was released temporarily from Yasuj Prison on July 19, 2026, after posting bail of 8 billion tomans pending the conclusion of judicial proceedings.
