HRANA – The prison sentence of Mohammad Hassan Davoudi, a teachers’ union activist, has been upheld in full by Branch 23 of the West Azerbaijan Province Appeals Court. He had previously been sentenced by the Miandoab Revolutionary Court to three years, four months, and two days in prison.

The ruling was issued on December 15 by Branch 23 of the West Azerbaijan Province Appeals Court and was recently communicated to him. Based on the verdict, Mr. Davoudi was sentenced to seven months and 16 days of discretionary imprisonment on the charge of “propaganda against the regime,” and to 32 months and 16 days in prison on the charge of “membership in anti-regime groups,” amounting in total to three years, four months, and two days of imprisonment. Pursuant to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the harsher sentence, 32 months and 16 days of imprisonment, will be enforceable.

In November of this year, the initial ruling had been issued by Rasoul Hejbarzadeh, a judge of the Miandoab Revolutionary Court, stationed at Branch 103 of Criminal Court Two of the city.

Mr. Davoudi was arrested by security forces in Miandoab in October-November 2022. He was ultimately released on bail after two months in detention.

Mohammad Hassan Davoudi, a teachers’ union activist residing in Miandoab, has previously faced arrests and judicial actions due to his activities.