Iran 'sentences 7 reformists to jail terms, media ban'
2 Oct 2017 10:24 PM IST
Tehran: Seven reformists in Iran including a brother of ex-president Mohammad Khatami have been given one- year jail terms and banned from all political and media activity for two years, one said on Monday.
"I can confirm this report but we will have to appeal," university academic Mohammad Reza Jalaipour told AFP in a text message. Lawyer Hojat Kermani, quoted by ILNA news agency, named four of the other reformists convicted as ex-deputy parliament speaker Mohammad Reza Khatami, former legislator Mohsen Safaie Farahani, Azar Mansouri, a member of an advisory panel for president Khatami during his 1997-2005 term, and Hossein Kashefi. The lawyer said all five had been found guilty of "anti- regime propaganda", but he could not specify the charges against two other convicts.
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