Political scientist Sadegh Zibakalam given jail sentence over DW interview a court has sentenced Sadegh Zibakalam to 18 months in prison. The prominent political analyst is accused of “spreading lies and propaganda against the Islamic Republic” in an interview he gave to DW. The Islamic Revolutionary Court handed down a jail sentence to Sadegh Zibakalam on Tuesday, citing critical comments he made during an “interview with a Persian-language foreign medium.”
