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HRW – On October 17, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Courts in Tehran sentenced Saleh Nikbakht, the attorney representing Mahsa (Jina) Amini’s family in the case of her death in custody, to one year of imprisonment and an additional 2 years of “prohibition of online activities” on charges of “propaganda against the state.”
On March 11, Nikbakht was charged at the 2nd branch of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran, and subsequently released on bail awaiting his court hearing. Although his trial was initially slated for August 1, it was purportedly postponed due to administrative reasons.
Ali Rezai, the lawyer for Nikbakht, stated that unfortunately, the court disregarded our defenses and handed down the maximum penalty for the charge. Nikbakht… urged a re-examination of Amini’s death by a different commission, with renowned doctors present. However, Iranian officials have failed to credibly investigate Amini’s death in the custody of the morality police, nor the numerous serious abuses by security forces, including torture and sexual assault in detention.
