Iran Reform Advocate Tajzadeh Jailed for Five Years

Leading reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh, who has been jailed for five years by an Iran court, is seen here registering his candidacy for last year's presidential election, before he was disqualified by a conservative-dominated vetting body - AFP

Leading Iran reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh, who has made repeated public calls for "structural changes" to Iran, has been jailed for five years, his lawyer said late Tuesday.

The 65-year-old, who was arrested on July 8, before the wave of protests triggered by the death in morality police custody last month of Mahsa Amini, has begun serving his sentence after choosing not to appeal, lawyer Houshang Pourbabai said on Twitter.