MP Fatemeh Alia says it is an “insult” to the people of Iran that jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi is the 2011 recipient of the Hellman-Hammett award.
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Two more years in prison for jailed Iranian journalist
Jailed Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz has received an additional two years on top of his three-year prison term.
Jailed Iranian journalist receives Hellman-Hammett prize
Jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi has been awarded the Hellman-Hammett grant for 2011 by Human Rights Watch.
Imprisoned Journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi Writes Letter to Wife on Her Birthday
June 12, 2010, Parham (second from right), Ahmad Zeidabadi’s youngest child pictured here at his eighth birthday with his mother, Mahdieh Mohammadi, (far right) and two brothers (first two on the left).The Advar News site has published a letter written by Ahmad Zeidabadi on July 20th from Rajai Shahr ‘Gohardasht’ prison to his wife […]
Journalist Issa Saharkhiz Warns: They Plan To Kill The Protesting Prisoners Silently And Gradually
Prominent journalist and one of the founders of Society for the Defense of Press Freedom in Iran, Issa Saharkhiz, has written a letter from Rejaei Shahr prison to the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Dr. Ahmed Shaheed urging him to take immediate action and travel to Iran.
‘Voting For Ahmadinejad Was A Political Mistake’
Conservative blogger and journalist Mohammad Mohajeri, who used to write for the ultra-hard-line “Kayhan” daily, seems to believe it was wrong to vote for Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. He says those who made that “mistake” should now admit it:
Iranian journalist, Farid Salavati, released
Iranian jounalist Farid Salavati, who was arrested last week after reporting on a gang rape in Khomeini Shahr, was released today.
Cellmates of deceased journalist Hoda Saber issue a statement describing the conditions that led to
Rahana – In a statement, Ward 350 prisoners announced that Hoda Saber was beaten on his eight day of hunger strike. Sixty-four Iranian political prisoners from Ward 350 of Evin Prison have issued an announcement declaring that Reza Hoda Saber, the jailed Iranian journalist who died on Saturday following nearly 10 days on a […]
Authorities deny journalist was on hunger strike before death
Islamic Republic authorities gave their first response today to the death of Reza Hoda Saber, denying that the jailed journalist and political activist had been on a hunger strike during his final days.
Iranian security forces delay burial of activist
Iranian security forces held up the burial of Reza Hoda Saber this morning, surrounding the family and mourners in anticipation of outbursts of protest against the death of the jailed activist, an opposition website reports.