After detaining 33-year-old Christian pastor Farshid Fathi for 16 months without indictment, judicial authorities finally sentenced him to six years in prison in April 2012.
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Iranian journalist Hassan Fathi released
Hassan Fathi, the jailed Iranian journalist, was released on bail yesterday in Tehran, BBC reports.
Journalist Hassan Fathi kept in solitary confinement and barred from visitation
According to the wife of imprisoned journalist Hassan Fathi, authorities have barred Mr. Fathi from visitations, strongly indicating that he is being held in solitary confinement.
Iranian journalists denounce arrest of Hassan Fathi
One hundred Iranian journalists have issued a statement challenging the arrest of their colleague Hassan Fathi by Iranian authorities.
Journalist Hassan Fathi arrested after being accused of collaborating with the BBC
Fars News Agency reported that the “colleague at the illegal network BBC, has been arrested in Tehran for spreading lies and disturbing public opinion.”