20-Year Prison Sentence Issued for Amin Ghanbari, Media Activist from Semnan
Amin Ghanbari, administrator of the Telegram channel “Payamgoy-e Semnan,” has been sentenced to a total of 20 years imprisonment by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Semnan. The charges against him include media activities against the Islamic Republic, assembly and conspiracy, propaganda against the system, and support for the Pahlavi regime and those killed in the December 2025 protests.
According to a report by human rights organizations released on Thursday, November 28, Amin Ghanbari, a media activist from Semnan and administrator of the Telegram channel “Payamgoy-e Semnan,” has been sentenced to a total of 20 years imprisonment by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court of the city.
According to these reports, the charges against Ghanbari include “media activity against the Islamic Republic,” “assembly and conspiracy with the intent to undermine security,” “propaganda activity against the system,” “support for the Pahlavi regime and those killed in the December 2025 protests,” and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic.”
Ghanbari was arrested in April-May 2026 by security forces in front of his residence in Semnan. Published reports regarding his conviction did not provide further details about the evidence for the charges, the manner of judicial proceedings, or his current place of detention.
The conviction of this media activist was announced at a time when human rights reports indicate the continuation of judicial proceedings against journalists and media activists in Iran, particularly following the December 2025 protests.
Given the lack of sufficient public information about the case details, it remains unclear what the amount of each sentence for the different charges is and whether the issued verdict is subject to appeal.
Human rights sources that released this news have reported Ghanbari’s conviction; however, the complete details of the verdict and any possible response from judicial authorities regarding this case are not available in the reviewed reports.
