HRANA – Mohammad Benazadeh Amirkhizi, a political defendant, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison by Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

According to the notice he received last week, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mohammad-Reza Amouzad, sentenced him to eight months in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the regime” and to five years in prison on suspicion of membership in one of the groups opposing the regime.

Benazadeh Amirkhizi was arrested on Monday, July 28, 2025, at his residence in Tehran by security forces and transferred to The Ministry of Intelligence’s detention facility in Qom. He was released on bail in October 2025.

Mohammad Benazadeh Amirkhizi, 80, a resident of Tehran, has previously faced convictions related to his activities.