Iran sentences activist Mehdi Roshni to death, detains journalist Molod Afand without verdict

Mehdi (Sikan) Roshni, a citizen of Malekshahi in Ilam province, was sentenced to death by the Ilam Revolutionary Court on the charge of "enmity" and alleged murder of a police officer. After a period of interrogation in Tehran, he was returned to Ilam and is now held in prison.

Molod Afand (also known as Armandpour), a journalist and translator, has been detained for more than 220 days without a verdict. He is accused of "spying for an enemy state" and his case has been transferred to the first branch of the Urmia Revolutionary Court, where he remains in pre‑trial detention in Urmia prison.