Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN): Salahedin Ranjbar, director of the Telegram channel “Orumiyeh Dang” who had been previously transferred to Orumiyeh Central Prison to serve his one year sentence, has been released.
According to reports received by KHRN, this political prisoner was released following the leniency shown by Iran Judiciary on the release of political prisoners who have been imprisoned for less than a year.
Salahedin Ranjbar the director of the Telegram channel “Orumiyeh Dang” was arrested by the security forces on the charges of broadcasting news of the protests against sexual harassment of a 13-Year-Old Schoolgirl and encouraging turmoil on Dec 13, 2017. He was temporarily released from prison after two weeks on a bail of 200 Million Tomans.
He was sentenced to one-year imprisonment by the Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Orumiyeh on the charge of propaganda against the state in July. Upon contesting the verdict, the case was referred to Branch 1 of Orumiyeh Court of Appeals which equally approved the verdict. He was arrested and transferred to ward 13 of Orumiyeh Central Prison to serve his sentence on December 23.
The channel of the Orumiyeh Dang was blocked by security agencies after the arrest of its administrator, despite being licensed by the Directorate of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Farrokh Abdi, another activist who is director of the telegram channel known as Amanj which covers Kurdistan news, is serving his 5 year imprisonment sentence at Orumiyeh Central Prison.
