29 of the 58 citizens from Piranshahr who had faced charges of “propaganda against the regime through dancing and symbolism involving khaki clothing and jamana” following their attendance at a wedding ceremony and the publication of images from it on social media have had the previously issued verdict confirmed by the Urmia Revolutionary Court of Appeals.
According to Kolbernews, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, the Urmia Revolutionary Court of Appeals upheld the verdict for 29 of these citizens without any changes. According to the ruling, each of these individuals has been sentenced to three months in prison or payment of a 20 million toman fine.
This case was initially opened for 58 citizens on the orders of Mojtaba Mahmoudi, the prosecutor of Piranshahr, and these individuals faced charges of “propaganda against the regime through dancing and symbolism” in one of the preliminary investigation branches of the Piranshahr Revolutionary Court.
According to the information received, during the initial proceedings, 29 of these individuals were acquitted of the charges against them and were required to provide a commitment. The other 29 citizens were sentenced to pay a 20 million toman fine, with a three-month prison sentence stipulated in the event of non-payment.
The initial verdict in this case was issued in September 2025 by one of the branches of the Piranshahr Revolutionary Court, and the Urmia Revolutionary Court of Appeals has now upheld the same ruling without changes. These citizens are pursuing the possibility of appealing the ruling.
Previously, in January 2025, it was reported that 58 citizens from Piranshahr had been summoned to one of the preliminary investigation branches of the court on the orders of the Piranshahr prosecutor after attending a wedding ceremony and the widespread publication of videos of dancing and celebrations on social media.
These individuals faced charges of “propaganda against the regime (dancing, celebrations and symbolism)” and were expected to be formally informed of the charges against them during the subsequent proceedings.
The names of these 58 citizens are as follows:
1- Abdullah Sharban
2- Anwar Tareh
3- Chia Ghasemi
4- Esmail Mohammadi Arshad
5- Diyar Mahmoudi
6- Jamal Mahmoudi
7- Sheikh Mohammad Mamali
8- Bahman Cheshteh
9- Abubakr Hosni-Nezhadi
10- Omid Mohammadi
11- Hossein Khadirpour
12- Rasoul Peyroti
13- Mansour Ghaderzadeh
14- Yousef Mohammad-Amini Kani Siran
15- Hassan Esmaili
16- Mobin Pas
17- Ebrahim Esmaili
18- Zanyar Khazri
19- Aziz Khazri
20- Badi’ Ahmadzadeh
21- Mohammad Sharif Amini Kani Siran
22- Mohammad Daraftadeh
23- Hassan Daraftadeh
24- Ali Daneshi
25- Diako Mahmoudi
26- Abdulrahman Sowareh
27- Mohammad Davari
28- Ahmad Abdullahzadeh
29- Hamzeh Zibakalam
30- Sharif Yousefi
31- Omid Chaubaz
32- Mehran Karimi
33- Rahim Azizi Khalakhaneh
34- Abubakr Irandoost
35- Mohammad Rastkar
36- Seyed Omid Ghorayshi
37- Amir Rasouliyanpour Deh-Shams
38- Jafar Azizi
39- Abdulsalam Amini
40- Rahim Zahra
41- Ebrahim Mardani
42- Omar Yousefi
43- Seyed Mohammad Salehi
44- Morad Rasoul Seyd-Rasouli
45- Hassan Frasti-Shad
46- Tabib Modarresi
47- Adel Daneshi
48- Bayazid Khazri
49- Hassan Rasoulzadeh
50- Kamal Kakarash
51- Khaled Ahmadzadeh
52- Kamyar Khazri
53- Arman Rahmanipour
54- Hassan Chamani
55- Mohammad Rasoulpour
56- Sediq Karimi
57- Elias Mohammadi
58- Mikaeil Ahmadzadeh
