HRANA News Agency – Hor Mansouri Abdolmaleki, an environmental photographer, has been sentenced to seven months of discretionary imprisonment by Branch 147 of the Criminal Court Two in Nur County, Mazandaran province.
According to HRANA, citing Hyrcani News Outlet, the conviction is based on the charge of “spreading falsehoods” and follows his criticism of deforestation in the Hyrcanian forests, carried out to build a parking lot.
Mansouri Abdolmaleki, known for his environmental advocacy through photography, has previously been arrested and faced security-related pressure due to his activism.