The first branch of the Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj sentenced Bayan Farajollahi to one year of imprisonment.
Sanandaj is the capital of Kurdistan province in western Iran.
Ms. Farajollahi is charged with “collaboration with opposition parties,” “expressing sympathy with the families of slain protesters,” and disseminating “propaganda against the state.”
Bayan Farajollahi said she had defended herself without the presence of her lawyer.
Security forces arrested the 34-year-old Bayan Farajollahi at her home in Sanandaj on July 17, 2023, and took her to the detention center of the Department of Intelligence for interrogation. She was deprived of her basic rights, including having visits with her family. Her physical and mental health deteriorated while in detention.
Ms. Farajollahi was eventually released temporarily on a 2-billion-Toman bail on August 26, 2023.
