A journalist and an engineer, Narges Mohammadi was arrested in November 2021 after she attended the memorial of a man killed by Iranian security forces during nationwide protests in November 2019.

A prominent Iranian human rights advocate has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to collect garbage for three months.

Mostafa Nili, a lawyer for activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a tweet on October 9 that his client has been handed the sentence for spreading propaganda against the system.

Nili said Mohammadi must collect garbage four hours a day for three months in "uninhabited areas" of Iran once her prison sentence ends.

She also must report to the police for two years after serving her prison sentence and for two years cannot leave the country or join any political parties, organizations, or groups.Mohammadi was not present at her trial as she had refused to acknowledge the case.A journalist and an engineer, Mohammadi was arrested in November 2021 after she attended the memorial of a man killed by Iranian security forces during nationwide protests in November 2019.In late January, a court sentenced her to eight years and two months in prison, as well as 74 lashes.