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27 Sept 2026, 14:49

Hamid Rasai has been sentenced to 10 months in prison in the case of Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf's complaint.

This member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly has stated that he will present himself to serve his sentence.

The court, based on Article 698 of the Islamic Penal Code, has sentenced Hamid Rasai to "restoration of reputation and removal of the effects of false claims through the publication of a denial on the front page of the 9 Dey newspaper" and 10 months of punitive imprisonment. It has been stated that since this crime occurred before his term as a representative, Hamid Rasai is not covered by parliamentary immunity, and the court has summoned him to serve the sentence.
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Abbas Abdi, a journalist and political activist, has been sentenced to one year of punitive imprisonment for publishing a note in the Etemad newspaper. The Etemad newspaper has also been sentenced to a two-month suspension of activities and publication in this case. In part of this note, which was published on May 5 in the Etemad newspaper, Mr. Abdi warned about the dissemination of "fake news" by some hardline representatives and stated: "These individuals say whatever they want under the name of representation, and no one comes to correct them." Following the publication of this note, the Tehran Prosecutor's Office has pursued him and the Etemad newspaper on several charges, including "creating a false dichotomy and division among social classes" and "spreading falsehoods and misleading information."
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Sadegh Zibakalam has also been sentenced to one year of punitive imprisonment following an interview with the Ana news agency, and as an additional punishment, he has been banned from any media activities, interviews, writing notes, and conducting interviews for two years.
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The one-year prison sentence in the case of Heshmatollah Fallah Pisheh has also been upheld by the appeals court but has been suspended for five years. Siamak Rahmani, a journalist, has been sentenced to pay a sixth-degree monetary fine of 80 million tomans after being charged with "propaganda against the regime," and this ruling is subject to appeal.
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