Ninety-six social and political activists have issued a letter urging the Islamic Republic judiciary to take the necessary steps for the release of jailed journalist Saeed Razavi Faqih. The letter highlights Razavi Faqih’s need for immediate medical care and reminds the judiciary of its responsibility for his health and safety. The letter indicates that […]
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Jailed Journalist Ahmadi Amouyi completes sentence
Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi, a jailed Iranian journalist, has been released after serving out his sentence. Jila Bani Yaghoub, a prominent Iranian journalist and Ahmadi Amouyi’s wife, reported that Ahmadi Amouyi was released on Staurday October 4 with two days of delay. Ahmadi Amouyi was arrested in the aftermath of the 2009 election protests in […]
Journalist Mirdamadi gets six-year sentence
Jailed Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi was sentenced to six years in jail on Sunday July 27 at Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court. The sentence, which was issued at a preliminary hearing, can be appealed within 20 days. Mirdamadi used to reside in Paris and collaborated with a number of media outlets including Radio […]
Trial of jailed journalist suddenly goes ahead
Jailed Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi stood trial on Monday July 21 in Branch 15 the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Giti Pourfazel, Mirdamadi’s lawyer, told ISNA that the trial had been scheduled for August 1 and she had applied for bail to be set for her client. Instead, she said, Judge Salavati changed the trial […]
Journalist jailed for sending letters to father in prison
Sajedeh Arabsorkhi, an Iranian activist and journalist, has been transferred to Evin Prison to serve out a one-year prison sentence. According to the Kaleme website, she is accused of propaganda against the regime for writing letters to her father, Feizollah Arabsorkhi, a political prisoner at the time. Feizollah Arabsorkhi, a prominent reformist figure, was […]
Journalists call for release of jailed colleague
Eighty-two Iranian journalists have spoken out against the continued detention of Serajeddin Mirdamadi, an Iranian journalist who has been in custody since May 10. Kaleme reports that a statement from the journalists denounces Mirdamadi’s continued arrest and the judiciary’s refusal to release him. They write that his continued detention is a “violation of the promises” […]
Journalist summoned to court to serve sentence
Iranian journalist Marzieh Rasouli says on her Twitter page that she has been summoned to serve out her sentence of imprisonment and fifty lashes. She adds that she will report to court on Tuesday in response to the summons. Rasouli was arrested at her home in 2011 and released three months later on bail […]
Jailed journalist speaks to family after weeks
Saba Azarpeyk, the Iranian journalist who has been under arrest since late May, has contacted her mother for the first time in more than 40 days. Her mother, Akram Mohammadi, told ILNA that her daughter contacted them, as was promised by the investigator, and expressed serious hope that she soon would be released. Azarpeyk […]
Journalists rally around detained colleague
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, 147 Iranian journalists have issued a statement calling for the release of Saba Azarpeyk, saying her arrest is “illegal.” The Kaleme opposition website reports that their statement refers to the arrest of Azarpeyk and the failure of authorities to inform her family about her situation as “illegal […]
Fate of Tehran journalist unknown after arrest
The situation of detained journalist Saba Azarpeyk remains unclear five days after her arrest in Tehran. The Kaleme opposition website reported on Wednesday that Azarpeyk was arrested at her place of work in the offices of the Tejareat-e Farda weekly magazine. Azarpeyk’s family reports that they have not been informed where she is being […]