The Iranian judiciary has charged a retired labor activist from northern Gilan province of "waging war against God" and "propaganda activity" against the Islamic Republic, the Coordinating Council of Trade Unions has said.
It said that Younes Azadbar was informed about the accusations against him during a court session held on August 31 without the presence of his defense lawyers.
Azadbar, a 60-year-old retired telecommunications worker, was arrested on August 19 following a gathering of retirees at his residence.
Azadbar was remanded in pre-trial custody in Lakan prison despite suffering from epilepsy.
Iranian authorities are intensifying their crackdown on civil society and the media ahead of the first anniversary of the start of nationwide protests sparked by Masha Amini's September 16 death in police custody.
In Amini's hometown of Saqqez, news reports suggest that the Revolutionary Court has sentenced Suleiman Abdi, a prominent member of the Kurdistan Teachers' Union, to eight months in prison on the charge of "propaganda activity."
Abdi was previously sentenced to eight months in prison and 74 lashes for allegedly "disturbing public order." The prison term was commuted into 720 hours of teaching underprivileged students.
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