Tehran Revolutionary Court
Tehran's security court whose branch judges are US/UK-sanctioned; jailed photojournalist Yalda Moaiery for 15 years (Aug 2026)
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Former Tehran Revolutionary Court head Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, later an MP, was sanctioned by the UK on 9 December 2022 over torture-related violations.
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- Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK: IranDocumententry 60, GHAZANFARABADI
GHAZANFARABADI as the former Head of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran is an involved person under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023
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Judge Mohammad Moghisseh, head of Branch 28, is UK-sanctioned for long prison terms in unfair trials and death sentences for protesters.
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- Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK: IranDocumententry 117, MOGHISSEH
He issued long prison sentences during unfair trials for social, political activists and journalists and several death sentences for protesters and social and political activists.
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The US Treasury sanctioned Judge Abolghassem Salavati, who presides over Branch 15, on 19 December 2019 for harsh sentences including death sentences on political prisoners.
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- Treasury Sanctions Iranian Judges Who Have Imposed Grave Human Rights Abuses on Iranian CitizensDocument
Branch 15 is a main venue for the prosecution and harsh sentencing of journalists and internet users.
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Yalda Moaiery was sentenced to 15 years by Tehran's Revolutionary Court in August 2026.
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- Committee to Protect Journalists
Yalda Moaiery sentenced to 15 years by Tehran's Revolutionary Court in August 2026