After Death Sentence Overturned by the Supreme Court, Yaghoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death Again

Iranian activist resentenced to death after earlier ruling overturned

Branch 2 of the Rasht Revolutionary Court reissued the death sentence following a new review of the case. The ruling, issued last week, was recently communicated to Derakhshan in prison, News.Az reports, citing HRANA. His earlier death sentence had been annulled by the Supreme Court, which referred the case to a parallel branch of the Revolutionary Court for reconsideration. *** Derakhshan was initially arrested in July 2024 on charges of “propa…

After Death Sentence Overturned by the Supreme Court, Yaghoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death Again

HRANA – Yaghoub Derakhshan, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has once again been sentenced to death by the Rasht Revolutionary Court after his previous death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court and his case was referred to a parallel court branch for retrial. Based on information received by HRANA, following a new review of Mr. Derakhshan’s case, Branch 2 of the Rasht Revolutionary Court again sentenced him to death o…