The second branch of Urmia’s revolution court sentenced Farrokh Abdi, a Kurd media activist to three years imprisonment. He is the admin of a blocked Telegram channel called Amanj. The decree was impart to him yesterday.
According to this decree, Farokh Abdi will be jailed for two years for “offending the leader (Khamenei)” and to one year for “propaganda against the establishment.” He is currently confined at Urmia Central Prison.
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