Journalists who reported the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran will be jailed again

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Iranian authorities order journalists to be jailed Elahe Mohammadi and Nilufar Hamedi, awarded United Nationswhich were already detained and released later in January for case reporting Mahsa Aminikilled at the hands of Iranian police for not wearing the veil properly.

Representative of the judiciary Asghar Jahangirconfirmed on Tuesday that both journalists should be in jail until Thursday to complete five-year sentence for propaganda crimes against the state.

New protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini
arrested for improperly wearing a veil

His death highlights tensions between the Islamist regime and Iranian youth, who reject the use of violence to impose a strict dress code. pic.twitter.com/aFs0O31gyC

— DW Español (@dw_espanol) September 20, 2022

Mohammadi and Hamedi They were sentenced a year ago. in the midst of important protests that were called in Iran over Amini’s death in 2022, as well as repressive laws and dress code set by the ayatollahs.

Although the authorities They dropped the charge that they acted as US agents at the protests. saved crimes related to propaganda, sentenced to five years despite Iran’s supreme leader’s latest amnestyAli Khamenei, according to their lawyers, they should have benefited from this.

While they were in temporary prison, Hamedi and Mohammadi received “in absentia” UNESCO his award for freedom of speech.

(Europe Press)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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