Drawing of Iranian journalists Nilofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi. Photo: AFP
Tehran: At least 28 Iranian journalists who have been arrested are still in detention in connection with the protests that prevailed in the country after the death of Mahsa Amini who was arrested by the Iranian morality police.
Tehran journalists association has published the names of 28 journalists who are still in detention as of January 11, including at least 9 women journalists.
Tehran journalists association issued the report on its Telegram messaging app channel, which stated that the number of journalists arrested since the beginning of the protests reached 70, and some of them were released on bail.
The names of Nilofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi are also a part of the list. They were arrested by the Iranian regime for reporting the death of Mahsa Amini.
Iran has been witnessing protests since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, on September 16, after she was arrested in Tehran by the morality police on suspicion of not respecting the country’s dress code.
The demonstrations involved people from all walks of life and different sects in Iran after Amini’s killing.
Iranian women are at the fore in the demonstrations, in which many young people participate, to chants of “Woman life freedom” and “Death to the dictator.”
The protests represent one of the country’s boldest challenges since the 1979 revolution.
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