An Iranian woman protester from southeastern Iranshahr has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Zahedan Revolutionary Court on propaganda charges.
Elham Ostadi, 30, received her sentencing on Tuesday. The verdict stems from charges of "propaganda against the Islamic Republic" related to her social media activity during the 2022 protests in Sistan and Baluchistan.
According to reports, Ostadi was arrested by security forces without a court order in August last year in Chabahar.
Despite not being physically present at street demonstrations, she was targeted for her online support of the peaceful protests.
Following her arrest, Ostadi was transferred to Zahedan Central Prison and held in solitary confinement for ten days. She was later released on bail.
Security forces killed at least 108 protesters, bystanders, and worshippers, including children, in the capital of southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province on September 30, 2022, according to local human rights groups.
The victims included a two-year-old toddler and an 88-year-old woman.
The unrest erupted two weeks into the 2022 protests demanding fundamental changes in the country, but its trigger was accusations that a police officer in the province had raped a 15-year-old girl.
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