Coffee chain tycoon detained for supporting January protests in Iran

Sadegh Saeedinia, manager of the Saeedinia coffee chain, was detained and convicted of "propaganda against national security" in Iran. The tycoon was sentenced for publishing messages on Instagram about the January protests in the country and for encouraging his coffee chain employees to join strikes. Iranian authorities considered that his actions represented a threat to national security. The case illustrates the ongoing repression by Iranian authorities against any form of support or participation in protests in the country.