Prison sentence for another person arrested in the January protests in Tabriz
The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tabriz sentenced Alireza Moinian, a civil activist and one of the detainees from the protests in January of last year, to prison.
Alireza Moeinian has been sentenced to eight months in prison by the Second Branch of the Tabriz Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Ahrari, on charges such as "propaganda against the system" and "participating in illegal gatherings."
During the nationwide protests in Iran, which began on Thursday, January 27, 1996, and spread to more than 72 cities in Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a severe crackdown, killing several people and arresting several thousand.
The repression of protesters and the filing of legal cases against hundreds of them raised concerns among international institutions and US government officials.
US Vice President Mike Pence was among the senior American officials who repeatedly supported the right of the Iranian people to protest against the government during the days of the protests.
US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert also strongly condemned the killings and arrests of some people in connection with the Iranian protests.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, also called for the UN Security Council to address the suppression of protests in Iran and warned the Islamic Republic's government that the world is watching its behavior.
Source: Voice of America
