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Tag : imprisoned journalists

November 26, 2019

“We Know Where You Live,” Iran Goes After Foreign-based Reporters

Campaign of Intimidation Against Families of Journalists Intensifies in Wake of Protests Intelligence Agents Tell Families Reporters Will Be “Hurt” If They Do Not Stop Their Work Iranian intelligence agents have been issuing direct threats to the families of ...

August 16, 2019

Six-Year Prison Sentence Upheld Against Journalist Who Was Denied Right to Fair Trial

An Appeals Court in Tehran has upheld a six-year prison sentence against political affairs journalist Hamed Aynehvand without holding a hearing, his lawyer, Hossein Bayat, informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on August 13, ...

June 11, 2019

Detained Journalist Denied Hospitalization Despite Worsening Symptoms

Sanaz Allahyari has Been Without Counsel for Five Months Family Barred from Sending Letter Appeal to Parliament Imprisoned journalist Sanaz Allahyari has been denied hospitalization despite suffering from worsening health problems in Tehran’s Evin Prison, a source ...

June 5, 2019

“Your Pens Should Be Broken” Journalist Jailed for Social Media Posts

Charged with national security crimes for his social media posts, journalist Masoud Kazemi has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, of which he must serve two years (subject to ...

May 15, 2019

Reformist Magazine Suspended After Advocating Diplomacy to Ease US-Iran Tensions

Tehran’s Culture and Media Court suspended the reformist weekly magazine “Seda” (The Voice) on May 11, 2019, hours after it had published an article about the possibility of a war with the United States. “The suspension of Seda magazine ...

May 6, 2019

Journalists Condemn Arrest of Reformist Reporter Ahead of World Press Freedom Day

Marzieh Amiri, a reporter for the reformist Shargh newspaper, has been in Evin Prison’s Ward 209 under the control of the Intelligence Ministry since she was arrested while covering a Labor Day protest in Tehran on May 1, ...

February 14, 2019

Imprisoned Journalist Hamed Aynehvand Denied Right to Post Bail in Iran

Aynehvand Denied Legal Counsel by Hardline Judge Mohammad Moghiseh Judicial officials in Evin Prison in Tehran are illegally preventing the release of political journalist Hamed Aynehvand by falsely claiming he has insufficient funds ...

January 7, 2019

Iranian Journalist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison Without Lawyer

Revolutionary Court Blocked Hamed Aynehvand From Using Lawyer of His Choice Political journalist Hamed Aynehvand has been sentenced to six years in prison without the presence of his lawyer on the ...

November 7, 2018

Masoud Kazemi is the Second Journalist to Be Arrested in Tehran Within Two Weeks

Unidentified security agents detained journalist Masoud Kazemi in Tehran on November 5, 2018, making him the second known case of a journalist being arrested in the Iranian capital within the last two weeks. ...

October 31, 2018

Iranian Journalist Could Face Death Penalty For Allegedly “Insulting” Shia Prophet

Pouyan Khoshhal Fired From Reformist Ebtekar Newspaper Iranian journalist Pouyan Khoshhal has been arrested in Tehran and charged with a crime that could carry the death penalty for using the word “demise” instead of “martyrdom” while ...

September 14, 2018

Iranian Activist Hengameh Shahidi Refuses to Hire New Lawyer Against Judge’s Orders

Detained Iranian political activist and journalist Hengameh Shahidi has defied a judge’s order by refusing to hire a new lawyer. “I have been trying to visit my client ...

August 24, 2018

Iranian Journalist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Criticizing Ultra-Conservative Cleric in a Tweet

Amir Mohammad Hossein Miresmaili, a former journalist and satirist for the Jahan Sana’at (Industry World) newspaper in Iran, has been sentenced to a decade in prison after allegedly disparaging a Shia imam in a ...

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