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Tag: Jailed Journalists
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Sentences issued for journalists accused of “enemy infiltration”
Four of the Iranian journalists arrested by the Revolutionary Guards and accused of being “elements of enemy infiltration” have been sentenced to prison terms…
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Fate of detained journalist remains unknown
The situation of Afarin Chitsaz, an Iranian journalist who was arrested in Iran last November by the Revolutionary Guards, remains completely in the shadows.…
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Cell conditions bring asthma attacks for jailed journalist
Jailed Iranian journalist Ehsan Mazandarani, who has been under interrogation by the Revolutionary Guards for months, is suffering from lung problems. The International Campaign…
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Press rights group slams Iran’s jailing of female journalists
Reporters Without Boarders says Iran is “the biggest prison for women journalists” with five female journalists serving jail terms between one and 12 years.…
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Journalists put on trial after long wait in jail
Ehsan Mazandarani and Davoud Asadi, two Iranian journalists charged with “propaganda against the regime and acting against national security”, were finally taken to court…
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Trial date set for three detained journalists
The trial of Issa Saharkhiz, Ehsan Mazandarani and another journalist, who were arrested last November by the Revolutionary Guards in the course of a…
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Washington newspaper fears for health of reporter jailed in Iran
The Washington Post has expressed concern about the health of reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been in prison now for 500 days. The U.S.…
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Rohani makes promise to wife of detained journalist
The Iranian president has assured the spouse of detained journalist Ehsan Mazandarani that he will follow up on the arrest of her husband. ILNA…
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IRGC arrests “enemy elements” in Iranian media
A website linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Islamic Republic hardliners says the IRGC has arrested “five enemy elements” involved in the media.…
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Journalist charged again, starts immediate hunger strike
Iranian journalist and political activist Issa Saharkhiz was arrested on Monday at his home in Tehran. Mehdi Saharkhiz, the detained journalist’s son, reported his…
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Jailed journalist gets brief respite from prison
Sarajeddin Mirdamadi, a jailed Iranian journalist serving a three-year sentence in Evin Prison, has been temporarily released on bail. The Human Rights Activists News…
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Journalist released after serving sentence
Iranian journalist Sajedeh Arabsorkhi has been released from Evin Prison after serving her one-year sentence. The Human Rights Activists News Agency reports that Arabsorkhi…