Friday, February 19, 2016

Iran: political prisoner Ali Amir-gholi sentenced to 21 years behind bars



Political prisoner Ali Amir-gholi was informed of his jail sentence on Tuesday, February 16th.
Ali Amir-gholi, an industry management student expelled from Qazvin Islamic Azad University, has been sentenced to 21 years behind bars. He was charged and sentenced by Judge Salavati for “insulting the sanctities, propaganda against the state, disrupting public order through taking part in protest rallies and insulting the leader.”

This college student had prior to this been arrested and transferred to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison for taking part in a gathering held at Khavaran cemetery marking the 20th anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. He is currently held in ward 8 of Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.

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