According to reports received by the Hana Human Rights Organization, Reza Dehghani, a barber and citizen from Dezj in Qorveh county, has been sentenced by Branch 102 of Criminal Court Two of Qorveh, presided over by Judge Hadi Khani, to one year of imprisonment and 41 lashes.
Based on received information, Reza Dehghani is among the citizens who have faced judicial proceedings in connection with the January 2026 protests. As of the publication of this report, further details regarding the charge or charges serving as the basis for this sentence, as well as its status regarding finality or appealability, remain unavailable.
Meanwhile, reports received by Hana indicate that Hadi Khani has issued numerous heavy sentences in cases related to protesters and residents of Qorveh. Several citizens and human rights activists have also criticized his conduct in handling these cases.
The imposition of flogging sentences, particularly in protest-related cases, raises serious concerns from the perspective of international human rights standards; human rights organizations consider corporal punishment to be contrary to the principle of prohibiting cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.