An Iranian revolutionary court sentenced documentary filmmaker Mozhgan Ilanlu to nearly ten years in prison and 74 lashes after she was detained after posting photos without the Islamic veil.
The reformist daily Shargh reported that Iranian documentary filmmaker Ilanlu was sentenced to six years in prison for collusion against the country's security; 15 months for propaganda against the Islamic Republic; 15 months for disorderly conduct and another 15 months for encouraging illegal acts, the newspaper reported.
Likewise, she was sentenced to receive 74 lashes, to pay a fine of 80 million rials (200 euros) and is prohibited from leaving the country, as well as being part of social organizations or participating in media and propaganda activities for two years.
The filmmaker and women's rights activist was arrested in mid-October after the publication on social networks of photos in which she is seen on the streets of Tehran without the mandatory veil and in which she invited other Iranians to take to the streets.
Those messages were interpreted as support for the protests that broke out after the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody after being arrested by the morality police for not wearing the Islamic veil properly.
After his arrest, he spent 40 days in solitary confinement at Evin prison, where he also suffered an accident and broke his leg.
So far, Ilanlu is the latest person to be convicted for supporting or participating in protests by young people and women calling for more freedoms and an end to the Islamic Republic.
Currently, at least 2,000 people have been accused by the Iranian Justice for various crimes due to their participation in the mobilizations, of which 17 have been sentenced to death, four have been executed and hundreds have been sentenced to prison terms.
For its part, the Iranian government has strongly repressed the protests.
Nearly 500 people have been killed in the protests and nearly 20,000 have been detained, according to Oslo-based Iran Human Rights.