Abolfazl Khoran

According to Human Rights in Iran, on Sunday, February 24, 2025, Abolfazl Khorram, a teacher residing in the city of Arak, the capital of Markazi Province, and a political prisoner held in Arak Prison, is serving his 3-year prison sentence.

According to this report, during the judicial process, Abolfazl Khorram was sentenced by a judge in a court branch in Arak to 3 years of imprisonment on charges of "insulting Islamic sanctities." However, despite his sentence being converted to judicial supervision, he is serving his sentence without the application of the principle of separation of crimes among political prisoners.

This educator living in Arak was summoned to Branch 6 of the Prosecutor's Office in the Public and Revolutionary Court of Arak on September 4, 2023, after receiving a summons.

A judicial case was filed against Abolfazl Khorram while he had previously been arrested in connection with the case known as the "Arak Cemetery" on August 6, 2023, by security forces. After undergoing interrogation and being charged, he was released on bail some time later.

With the start of the judicial proceedings, Abolfazl Khorram's case was handled by Judge Branch 105 of the Criminal Court 2 of Arak. He was sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment and 74 lashes for "disturbing public order," and for "insulting Islamic sanctities," he was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment. As a supplementary punishment, he was also sentenced to a 2-year ban from activities on social media and 2 years of exile to Delfan County, a part of Lorestan Province.

Following an appeal and referral of Abolfazl Khorram's case to the appellate court of Markazi Province, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment.

This cultural union activist was also tried by the judge of the First Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Arak on charges of "propaganda against the regime" as part of another section of his judicial case.