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Iran releases two women journalists after 16 months in jail for covering Amini’s death
Iranian authorities have released two women journalists after 16 months in prison for covering the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. On Sunday, January 14, 30-year-old Niloufar Hamedi and 35-year-old…
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‘No complaint’: Iranian judiciary dismisses sexual assault reports of jailed scribe
The judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday charged that a female journalist who claimed sexual and physical assault in prison failed to “report” or “provide any evidence” to prove…
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Iran sentences 2 women journalists to 3 years for ‘colluding with hostile countries’
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have ordered a three-year prison sentence for two women journalists for ‘colluding with hostile countries’, local media reported. A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced Negin Bagheri and Elnaz…
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28 Iranian journalists still in detention over anti-hijab protests
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…