Tehran’s appeals court on December 2 sentenced two detainees and seven activists in connection with the protests of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Company to a total of 45 years in prison.
According to the verdict of Atefeh Rangriz and Marzieh Amiri, two of the detainees of the International Labor Day and , seven labor activists who participated in the protests including Esmaeil Bakhshi, Mohammad Khaniifar, Sepideh Gholian, Amir Amirgholi, Amir Hossein Mohammadi Farad, Sanaz Elhayari and Asal Mohammadi were each sentenced to five years in prison.
The verdicts were issued by Judge Ahmad Zargar, Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeal, and were sent to the attorneys of the 9 civil and labor activists on December 14.
Last week, Ali Nejati, another defendant in the Haft Tapeh case, was also sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, on charges of “gathering and colluding to act against national security through spreading propaganda against the system.”
Earlier, on September 3, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, sentenced Atefeh Rangriz to 11 years and 6 months imprisonment along with 74 lashes, and Marzieh Amiri to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment along with 148 lashes.
At the same time, the Tehran Revolutionary Court presided by judge Mohammad Moghiseh sentenced Sepideh Gholian, Amir Amirgholi, Amir Hossein Mohammadi Fard, Sanaz Alhayari and Asal Mohammadi to 7 years to prison for “gathering and colluding against national security “.
They were also charged of being members of the GAM (Step) online magazine and “spreading propaganda against the system,” and were sentenced an additional one year and 6 months imprisonment.
The court also sentenced Ismael Bakhshi to seven years in prison on charges of ” gathering and colluding against national security “, two years in prison for “insulting leadership”, and two years for “publishing lies”. He was sentenced to one year and six months in prison on charges of “spreading propaganda against the system” and one year and six months in prison along with 74 lashes for “disturbing public order”.
Mohammad Khannifar, another defendant in the Haft Tapeh case, was also sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “gathering and colluding against national security” and one year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the system.”
