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Iran: Court sentences Azerbaijani human rights activist
Iranian activists Ali Azizi (R) and Eliar Hosseinzaddh (L) [CSHRIran/Twitter] December 28, 2020 at 12:08 pm
An Iranian court on Monday sentenced an activist to six years in prison for propaganda against the Syrian regime and membership to an opposition front,
Anadolu reports.
Ali Azizi, an Iranian-origin Azerbaijani activist, got one year in prison for propaganda against the Bashar al-Assad regime and five years for membership of the South Azerbaijan National Liberation Front (GAMAC), Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported.
Azizi intends to file an appeal.
The 23-year-old stood for the right to education in the mother tongue along with other constitutional rights.