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28 Jul 2026, 13:43

Yasin Sarfaraz, a 17-year-old boxer from Bojnord and a member of the Iranian national boxing team, who was arrested during the protests in December 2025, has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners reported that this young athlete's case was handled in the fourth branch of the Criminal Court of North Khorasan Province, and he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for "conspiracy and collusion against national security" in just one court session, without access to or the right to choose a lawyer. This sentence was communicated to him about five days ago.

Yasin Sarfaraz is considered one of the well-known boxers in Iran and had achieved championship titles in national, Asian, and international competitions before his arrest.
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