Payman Farhangian

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Poet and labor activist

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First court hearing date: Sep 24, 2021
Trial court branch: شعبه ۱۰۲ دادگاه کیفری دو شهرستان آستانه اشرفیه
Preliminary charge: Insulting the sanctities of Islam, insulting and abusing the prophets, and insulting and abusing the Imams - insulting Ayatollah Khomeini and insulting the leadership - insulting the officials of the regime (publishing cartoons of Ahmad Jannati and Ahmad Alamolhoda) - promotional activities against the regime and in favor of opposition groups (Marxist and socialist groups) and promotional activities against the regime and propaganda in favor of opposition organizations (socialist and communist) - inciting and enticing people by publishing content regarding the November uprising and the degree of brutality of the Islamic capitalist government to disrupt the security of the country - inciting people to violent acts by publishing content regarding violence, weapons, and arming the public - organizing a gathering of more than two people inside the country on the Signal social network with the intention of disrupting the security of the country.
Preliminary sentence: 38 years of punitive imprisonment - 1 year of mandatory participation in a course of training in science, beliefs, and religious knowledge
Second court hearing date: Aug 14, 2023
Judge name: Qazi Seyyed Sadegh Hosseini
Trial city: Astanah-ye Ashrafiyeh

Appeal date: May 15, 2021
Court province: Gilan
Appeals court verdict: 10 years of imprisonment, of which 7 years of this conviction has been suspended for a period of 5 years.
Appeals branch: شعبه ۱۸ دادگاه تجدیدنظر استان گیلان
Appeals lawyer: Hossein Gholi Zadeh Sarcheshmeh
Appellate judge: Ghazi Ali Asghar Pourghasem

First court hearing date: Aug 14, 2023
Trial court branch: شعبه ۱۰۲ دادگاه کیفری 2 آستانه اشرفیه
Preliminary charge: Propaganda against the system
Preliminary sentence: One year of prison sentence, two years of compulsory residence in Zahak County, two years of exit ban from the country, and blocking of his Instagram page.
Trial city: Astanah-ye Ashrafiyeh

Court province: Gilan
Appeals court verdict: One year of punitive imprisonment, two years of prohibition from leaving the country, and blocking of the Instagram account.
Appeals branch: شعبه 11 دادگاه تجدید نظر گیلان