Mother of slain Iranian protester sentenced to 13 years in prison for 'blasphemy' and 'insulting Iran's supreme leader'
In Iran, Mahsa Yazdani, the mother of Javad Zahedi Sarawi, who was killed during protests in 2022, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. this . reports The Independent Yazdani's lawyer, Maysam Mousavi, said Yazdani was given five years for "blasphemy", another five years for "incitement", two years for "insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran" and one year for "disseminating propaganda against the regime". She will not be eligible for parole for the first five years.