Seyed-Mohammadreza Razouifard, a lawyer and human rights activist, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court in Qom. The sentence was issued under Article 4 of Iran's new law tightening penalties for crimes against state security, which critics say is vaguely worded and risks being used against civil and professional activities. Razouifard was charged with 'incitement against the regime,' according to jurist Sina Yousefi, who reported the case.
A second Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced in a single day under the regime's new security law. Hours after The Zioneer reported that Javad Alikardi was sentenced to 18 years by the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad, attorney Seyed-Mohammadreza Razouifard received a 10-year prison term from the first branch of the Revolutionary Court in Qom.
Razouifard's sentence was issued under Article 4 of the new law tightening penalties for crimes against state security — the same legal basis that critics say targets civil society and professional work through broad wording. Jurist Sina Yousefi reported that Razouifard was charged with 'incitement against the regime,' and that the indictment rested on that article.
Both cases underscore the accelerating use of the controversial legislation against lawyers and activists in Iran. The sentences were not preceded by any known public trial proceedings, and details of the evidence presented remain undisclosed.
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