A 21-year-old student in Iran is sentenced to seven years in prison for taking part in university protests, according to her lawyer and Iranian media.
Parisa Rafei, an arts student at the University of Tehran, was convicted of “assembly with the intention of acting against national security, propaganda against the system and disrupting public order,” according to reformist newspaper Shargh.
Her lawyer, Saeed Khalili, describes the sentencing as “unfair and unreasonable” on Twitter.
He is also quoted by Shargh as saying: “In my view, none of these charges are logical or a legally sufficient reason to indicate that she has committed a crime.”
Khalili says the alleged crimes were focused on a student union demonstration in early December over issues such as dormitory opening hours.
— AFP
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