Iranian court sentences Azerbaijani human rights activist to six years in prison for anti-Assad regime propaganda
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) report, Ali Azizi -- an Iranian-origin Azerbaijani activist -- has received a one-year prison sentence for propaganda against the Bashar al-Assad regime and five years for membership of the South Azerbaijan National Liberation Front (GAMAC).
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 02:27 | 28 December 2020
- Modified Date: 02:39 | 28 December 2020
An Iranian court on Monday sentenced an activist to six years in prison for propaganda against the Syrian regime and membership to an opposition front.
Ali Azizi, an Iranian-origin Azerbaijani activist, got one year in prison for propaganda against the Bashar al-Assad regime and five years for membership of the South Azerbaijan National Liberation Front (GAMAC), Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported.
Azizi intends to file an appeal.
The 23-year-old stood for the right to education in the mother tongue along with other constitutional rights.
Previously, a fine of 500,000 Iranian rials ($11.8 according to official exchange rate) was slapped on him along with 20 lashes for disrupting public order.
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