Sanandaj Activist, Bayan Farajollahi, Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Bayan Farajollahi, a female activist from Sanandaj, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Hengaw: Monday, January 22, 2024
Bayan Farajollahi, a female activist from Sanandaj, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
As reported by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights,Bayan Farajollahi, a 34-year-old female activist from Sanandaj, was sentenced to one year imprisonment by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court in the city on charges of "expressing sympathy for the families of the killed protesters" and "propaganda against the government."
Bayan Farajollahi was released temporarily from the women's ward of Sanandaj Central Prison on Saturday, August 26, 2023, after 41 days of detention. This release followed the payment of a substantial bail amounting to two billion tomans.
During her detention, Farajollahi faced restrictions on basic rights, including the denial of face-to-face visits with her family, and her overall physical and mental well-being were reported to be unfavorable.
The civil activist was arrested at her home in the evening of Monday, July 17, 2023, by the forces of the Intelligence Department of Sanandaj.
