HRANA – Asal Esmaeilzadeh, political activist, turned herself in to Evin Prison this morning to endure the remainder of her prison sentence. She was sentenced on January 7, 2011 by Judge PirAbassi in branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to four months imprisonment and eight months *suspended imprisonment. Her charges include, “Propaganda against the regime” and “Gathering and Colluding…”
Esmaeilzadeh was first arrested by plainclothes agents at her home in May 2011. She endured 31 days in solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin prison before she was released on a $100 thousand [USD] bail on June 1, 2011.
*A suspended imprisonment sentence means that the sentence will not be implemented, unless the person is found guilty on another charge. There is usually a time limit associated with the suspension.
