Abbas Lisani in May 2006 demonstration in Ardabil, Iranian Azerbaijan

Abbas Lisani, is an activist for the rights of the Iranian Azerbaijani minority.

Abbas Lisani Ərdəbil 2006-cı il May ayı etirazlarında
عباس لسانی در تظاهرات خرداد ١٣٨۵ در اردبیل

On 27 September 2006, one day after Abbas Lisani was released from detention, Branch 105 of Ardebil General Court sentenced him to 10 months' imprisonment and 50 lashes for participating in the "cartoon demonstration" on 27 May 2006 in Ardebil, and to a furthersix months' imprisonment for participating in the destruction of public and state property by calling on people to participate in the demonstration which had led to this damage.

Abbas Lisani submitted a written appeal against this sentence, dated 26 October 2006. He claimed in his defence that the demonstration was not illegal, and that he had never called on people to cause damage, but had rather sought to keep matters calm. He alleged that the authorities had ignored video and other evidence from the demonstration to this effect.

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