Journalist Sentenced to 10.5 Years Imprisonment for Covering Labor Day Rally
Four months after being arrested while covering a Labor Day protest, Journalist Marzieh Amiri has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison and 148 lashes by ...
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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
August 25, 2018
Journalist Recounts “Inhumane” Living Conditions at Tehran Penitentiary
An Iranian journalist who was detained at Iran’s Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary (GTCP) has written ...
December 21, 2017
Two Journalists Held for Months Without Charge Released on Bail
After four months in arbitrary detention, Iranian journalists Sasan Aghaei and Yaghma Fashkhami ...
December 18, 2017
In Letter From Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi Demands Judiciary Stop Violating Due Process Rights
Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has criticized Iran’s judiciary and security organizations for holding detainees in solitary confinement for prolonged periods without charge while trying to build ...
October 17, 2017
Reformist Journalist Sasan Aghaei in Prolonged Solitary Confinement Despite Calls for His Release by MPs
The Iranian judiciary is refusing to release reformist journalist Sasan Aghaei, who has been detained for ...
October 11, 2017
Imprisoned Editor Ehsan Mazandarani Told to File for Temporary Release With One Month Left on Sentence
A reformist journalist imprisoned in Iran who is due to be freed in less than a month has gone on a hunger strike to protest ...
July 7, 2016
Imprisoned Journalists Granted Brief Reprieve from Prison
After eight months in detention, newspaper columnist Afarin Chitsaz was released from Evin Prison in Tehran on July 5, ...
May 5, 2016
Iranian Journalists Face Growing Threats and Intimidation by Authorities
Tactics Meant to Sow Fear among Independent Journalists in Wake of Reformists’ Parliamentary Election Gains Iran’s Intelligence Ministry officials are increasingly harassing and ...
March 10, 2016
Imprisoned Reformist Iranian Journalist Hospitalized After Prolonged Hunger Strike
Issa Saharkhiz, imprisoned reformist journalist and former political prisoner, was hospitalized on March 9, 2016 due to life-threatening health deterioration from successive hunger strikes. ...
October 30, 2015
Reformist Journalist Freed from Prison after Serving Four Years
Alireza Rajaei The prominent journalist Alireza Rajaee has been released from prison upon completion of a four-year sentence ...
August 13, 2010
“No Legal Reasoning for the Verdict”, says Journalist’s Attorney
Branch 26 of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts has sentenced journalist Badrolssadat Mofidi to six years in prison and five years’ deprivation of press activities. Mofidi is Secretary General of the Iranian Journalists Association. Mohammad Sharif, Mofidi’s lawyer, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...