RE-ARREST OF HOSSEIN SEPEHRI

Ali Sepehri, brother of Fatemeh Sepehri, a pro-monarchy political prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, announced on his X account that his brother Hossein has been re-arrested following a summons to the Execution of Sentences office and taken back to prison. He noted that Hossein Sepehri had previously been released on a two-billion-toman bail.

According to Ali Sepehri, Judge Hossein Yazdankhah of Branch 5 of Mashhad Revolutionary Court sentenced Hossein Sepehri to three years and seven months for “assembly and collusion,” one year and four months for “insulting Khamenei,” and seven months for “propaganda against the regime.”

Regarding his sister Fatemeh Sepehri, Ali Sepehri wrote that the court sentenced her to seven years for “supporting Israel,” seven years for “assembly and collusion,” three years for “insulting Khamenei,” and one year and six months for “propaganda against the regime.”

Reports indicate that Fatemeh Sepehri suffers from heart disease, diabetes, and physical disabilities and underwent open-heart surgery. Despite this, she was returned to prison without medical leave.