Man sentenced to two years of prison for going to park

Human Rights Activists in Iran
Hashem Khastar, a retired teacher from Mashhad who was sentenced to six years of prison by a court of first instance was sentenced to two years of prison by a court of review.
Sediqeh Maleki Far, his wife said, "On June 15, 2009 he was walking in the park when a Bassij came and told my husband to come with him and they arrested him in this way".
"His only crime was being in the park. Later, when they saw that they could not pin any charges on him, they said he was in Mir Hossein Moussavi's election staff", she added. Prison officials did not give Khastar a new year leave despite his unsuitable health in prison.