An Iranian court sentenced a journalist to six months in prison and banned her from working for two years on charges of "spreading false information," according to local media.

The sentence was issued against Sara Masoumi following a post on the internet related to the student Armita Geravand (17 years old) who died under controversial circumstances, according to the reformist newspaper "Shargh" on Wednesday, quoting lawyer Ali Mojtahedzadeh.

It was not immediately clear which post she was tried for, but Iranian media reported that Sara Masoumi questioned the cause of the girl's death.

The "Shargh" newspaper reported that Masoumi was sentenced to six months in prison and banned from practicing journalism for two years on charges of spreading false information.

Armita Geravand, who comes from a Kurdish area, died on October 28 after falling into a coma under controversial circumstances in the Tehran metro.

The authorities said the girl suffered a "drop in blood pressure," and denied any "verbal or physical altercation" between her and "passengers or metro officials."

But non-governmental organizations said she was seriously injured during an attack by the morality police responsible for enforcing women's compliance with wearing the hijab in public places.

The "Shargh" newspaper also mentioned that Iranian journalist Maryam Lotfi was briefly arrested in early October in Tehran after going to the hospital to investigate Armita Geravand's health condition.

Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh was also detained after attending Geravand's funeral on October 30 and was released after about two weeks.

This case comes as authorities remain on alert after just over a year since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who was arrested by the morality police on charges of violating strict dress codes.

Amini's death sparked a widespread protest movement in the country that left hundreds dead, including police officers, and led to the arrest of thousands of people.