Denial of Medical Care is Routine for Political Prisoners in Iran Imprisoned journalist and political activist Serajeddin Mirdamadi is in need of urgent medical attention at Evin Prison’s infamous Ward 8, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Authorities are refusing to transfer him to the hospital to be treated […]
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Appeals court to hear case of jailed journalist
The case of jailed journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi, who was recently sentenced to six years in jail in the preliminary court, has been forwarded to the appeals court. The Shahrvand daily reported on Monday August 18 that Mirdamadi became the subject of judicial prosecution last year upon his return to Iran with his family for […]
Former president condemns journalist’s sentence
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami visited the family of jailed Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi on Tuesday August 5 and expressed dismay about his arrest and his “unfair” sentence. Mirdamadi was sentenced to six years in jail on Sunday July 27 in the preliminary court. Khatami was quoted as saying: “In the upper echelons of […]
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 […]
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” […]
Judge Refuses to Set Bail for Imprisoned Journalist Seraj Mirdamadi
Temporary Detention Has Exceeded the Legal Limit of One Month Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi’s prolonged “temporary detention” is illegal, according to his lawyer Giti Pourfazel, who told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the case judge refuses to release Mirdamadi on bail. “Temporary detentions cannot exceed a month, whereas Mr. Mirdamadi […]
Lawyer says journalist should be tried in other court
Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi stood trial on Wednesday January 8 in a Revolutionary Court in Tehran for “propaganda activities against the regime” and “collusion against national security.” Giti Pourfazel, Mirdamadi’s lawyer, told IRNA that the Revolutionary Court has no jurisdiction to decide Mirdamadi’s case because charges involving the press should be heard in the […]