The 20th branch of the Appeals Court of Khorasan Razavi Province upheld the sentence of six years, seven months, and 16 days in prison for Hamid Haji Abdolpour, a student activist and graduate of Amir Kabir University. According to HRANA, the charges against Mr. Haji Abdolpour included 'forming a Telegram group with the intent to disrupt national security' and 'propaganda activities against the regime.' The Appeals Court's ruling was issued following his request for retrial. According to the Amir Kabir newsletter's Telegram channel, Hamid Haji Abdolpour rejected the charges during the court session held on July 24, stating that he was coerced into confessing. This student activist was arrested last year and after 46 days in solitary confinement at the Intelligence Protection Unit of the IRGC in Khorasan Razavi Province, he was transferred to Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. He later reported in letters to judicial and university officials about being beaten during interrogation to obtain a forced confession. According to the Amir Kabir newsletter, the president of Amir Kabir University emphasized Hamid Haji Abdolpour's innocence in a letter to judicial authorities. This Telegram channel described the final confirmation of Haji Abdolpour's prison sentence as 'unbelievable' and attributed it to a 'collusion and mutual animosity between the IRGC and the judiciary.' Hamid Haji Abdolpour holds a master's degree in polymer engineering from Amir Kabir University.
Hamid Haji Abdolpour's Sentence of Over Six Years in Prison Upheld
Hamid Haji Abdolpour, a student activist, has had his prison sentence of over six years upheld by the Appeals Court in Khorasan Razavi. He was charged with forming a Telegram group to disrupt national security and has claimed he was coerced into confessing. This case highlights ongoing governmental repression of dissent in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Iranian Appeals Court upheld Hamid Haji Abdolpour's prison sentence for activism against the regime.
- Intelligence Protection Unit of the IRGC arrest Hamid Haji Abdolpour
- 20th branch of the Appeals Court of Khorasan Razavi Province sentence Hamid Haji Abdolpour
- Hamid Haji Abdolpour report judicial and university officials
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The upheld sentence of a student activist underscores the Iranian regime's intolerance for dissent.
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