The ban on Kawakbayan's media activity was increased to two years and eight months following Mustafa Kawabian's interview with the Iran 24 website and the violation of the court's decision to ban him from media activity for two years, his sentence was increased by a third from two years to two and eight months. The summons to the trial and the indictment of this political activist and the mentioned news site were also issued on the charge of publishing material against the constitution (section 12, section 6 of the Press Law).